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Jamie Raskin: “He detected a little bit of an Achilles' heel in the United States, which is our openness, and specifically our…”

On the recordOctober 23, 2017
He detected a little bit of an Achilles' heel in the United States, which is our openness, and specifically our openness, our freedom of expression on the internet.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin points out that U.S. freedom of expression is exploited by foreign adversaries.

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