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Amicus: Why “Cheap Speech” Threatens Democracy

Amicus: Why “Cheap Speech” Threatens Democracy

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Amicus: Why “Cheap Speech” Threatens Democracy

FromSlate Daily Feed

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31 minutes
Released:
Mar 5, 2022
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Election denialism and disinformation threaten the integrity of U.S. elections, but what can we do about this growing crisis? In this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick talks to election-law professor Rick Hasen about his new book Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics–and How to Cure It.
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Mar 5, 2022
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