People blame Facebook for fake news and partisan bile. They’re wrong.; Only 7 percent of citizens in this African country feel free to join political organizations; Democrats’ policies are more popular. But Republicans are more ideologically unified.; Is diversity inherently dangerous?; Trump may be borrowing Nixon’s ‘back channel’ strategy in his contacts with Russia; A Trump-Duterte bromance would be complicated — but so are U.S.-Philippine ties;     AC/DC, ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap': The Week In One Song This week: The CIA suggests that Russia — at low cost to itself — intervened in the election to assist Donald Trump’s candidacy:   By Christopher Federico  •  Read more » People blame Facebook for fake news and partisan bile. They’re wrong. The problem isn't Facebook. It's that we've lost the habit of treating each other as fellow citizens. By Jennifer Forestal and Menaka Philips  •  Read more »   Only 7 percent of citizens in this African country feel free to join political organizations The United Nations formalized the freedom to associate 50 years ago, but not all countries are fulfilling their commitment. By Kim Yi Dionne  •  Read more »   Democrats’ policies are more popular. But Republicans are more ideologically unified. Do Republicans “vote against their own self interest” — or are they dedicated to being good conservatives? By Yphtach Lelkes and Paul M. Sniderman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Is diversity inherently dangerous? White Trump voters have more economic and political reasons for conflict than immigrants. By Jóhanna Kristín Birnir, Christian Davenport, and Erika Forsberg  •  Read more »   Trump may be borrowing Nixon’s ‘back channel’ strategy in his contacts with Russia And secrecy worked out just fine for Nixon. By Richard A. Moss  •  Read more »   A Trump-Duterte bromance would be complicated — but so are U.S.-Philippine ties Washington and Manila have a long — and rocky — history of military cooperation By Victoria Reyes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Wonkbook Your daily cheat sheet on economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog. Sign Up »         Share Monkey Cage:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for the Monkey Cage. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071