electionit, this last in the brain's election, that was very much the creation of the clever manipulation of people. through brands like cambridge of milk -- can bridge -- cambridge analytica. determine weapons from social media and you can get people to vote that way. what is the antidote to that? don't be an outer them, be a human, think for yourself and then you can't be manipulated by your government or large technology companies or the russians for that matter. if we all think ourselves, we resolv -- we solve a lot of problems. allison: this is a think tank that is devoted to thinking through some of the challenges that america faces in the digital age. brian: what kind of a contract do you have with them? limited to a year? allison: yes, i will be there for a year, i have a nice home and people to speak with. it is a wonderful place to be. brian: now that you have seen the world in washington, what is your take? >> i've seen it before. it performs a valuable function. thatnk what you can see is it has its limits. very much again as i was saying, there is a role for tentative academi