CAN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE?

CAN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE?
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What can be done consistent with the First Amendment to ensure the American voters can make informed election decisions and hold free elections amid a flood of virally spread disinformation? Dr. Hasen’s piercing insight into the current debates over free speech, censorship and Big Tech’s responsibilities will light the way. In an era when quack treatments and bizarre theories gain credibility, he explains how to assure both freedom of ideas and a commitment to the truth.

Presenter: Dr. Richard L. Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at UCI, CNN Election Law Analyst, Co-Director of the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center, author of the forthcoming book, Cheap Speech, How Disinformation Poisons our Politics and How to Cure it.

Developer: Carolina Tercero

Date:
Friday, February 18

Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Facilitators:
Carolyn Brothers
LaDonna Bornzin