Richard Hasen: Can American Democracy Be Fixed By Making Political Speech More Expensive?


Author: Andrew Keen July 12, 2022 Duration: 37:58
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Richard Hasen: Can American Democracy Be Fixed By Making Political Speech More Expensive?

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Richard Hasen, author of Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—And How to Cure It.

Richard L. Hasen is Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. His previous books include The Voting Wars, Plutocrats United, The Justice of Contradictions, and Election Meltdown. He lives in Studio City, CA.


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