The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg

[View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg Good morning! It was another boffo day for Donald Trump, dear reader, as America’s favorite president threatened to [plunder Iraq’s oil]( proposed his [own state-run television network]( and threatened to [liquidate the auto industry]( out of spite. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, Abigail Tracy investigates what the Manafort-Mueller breakup means for Julian Assange, while Joe Pompeo explains how The Guardian bombshell could blow up in its face. Plus: Duff McDonald on how Harvard Business School produced a generation of corporate monsters and William D. Cohan with the latest twist in the Redstone psychodrama. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [Paul Manafort]( [The Manafort Saga Part I: Is Manafort Seeking a Pardon—Or Just a Total Scumbag?]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [“The only way this could make any sense is if he doesn’t believe that he is going to face any consequences,” says a former counter-intelligence agent. “Or if he was trying to buy time.”]( [The Manafort Saga Part II: How The Guardian’s Bombshell Set Off Its Own Little Media World War]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Luke Harding’s story of when Manafort met with WikiLeaks’s Julian Assange contains vivid detail, but very vague sourcing, and both Manafort and WikiLeaks deny it—which doesn’t mean it’s not true.]( [“When You Get That Wealthy, You Start to Buy Your Own Bullshit”: The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg]( By [Duff McDonald]( [Harvard Business School invented the "leadership" industry—and produced a generation of corporate monsters. No wonder Sandberg, one of the school’s most prominent graduates, lacks a functioning moral compass.]( [“Deteriorating Health Condition”: Sumner Redstone’s Lawyer Turns Up the Heat as Shari’s Merger Fantasy Beckons]( By [William D. Cohan]( [In a new court filing, Redstone’s attorney asks to move up a trial that may effect the future of CBS and Viacom.]( [Facebook May Have Known About Russian Meddling Since 2014]( By [Maya Kosoff]( [During a hearing before lawmakers from nine countries, a British M.P. accused Facebook of burying a tip from an engineer about suspicious Russia-linked activity.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, [vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com]( to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2018. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.