Opinion

We can’t blame Russia for American unrest anymore. It’s homegrown.

NEW YORK — We can’t blame the Russian bots. We can’t scapegoat Facebook or even a newer, more addictive platform we’re trying to delink from China.

The problem, at its core, is us. We, regular old Americans, are the ones destroying America’s social fabric.

In the past week, U.S. campus conflicts over Israel and broader issues of bigotry and human rights have exploded, scattering shrapnel across the campaign trail and the criminal justice system. And the speed of the escalation has been astounding.