First came the Internet. Then, about five minutes later, came the defamation. I’m guessing about that timing. Going by the level of hate speech on the Internet today, it probably didn’t take nearly that long. Most victims suffer in silence, even as the online rhetoric oozes into their offline lives. Bloomberg’s Dune Lawrence at least has a publication where she can tell her story. And in The Art of the Smear, she does just that. “I wrote this story because I have a platform to fight back. How can I, with the resources and reach of a global magazine, let him intimidate me? It’s my job to write about Wey. Still, I’m not looking forward to what’s coming next.”