>"Why resisting distraction is one of the foundational challenges of this moment"

One way or another, we need a way to curb the excesses and abuses of the insatiable attention economy.

[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/07/media/donald-trump-news-cycle-reliable-sources/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/07/media/donald-trump-news-cycle-reliable-sources/index.html) >"A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter."