University of California School of law. We are here because rick has written a terrific new book cheap speech how disinformation points as ouron politics and how to cure. Were going to ask rick a number of questions about the book. And then want to get your questions. Please be sure to send them into the youtube chat. Rick, i find the title of the book quite provocative. You call it cheap speech what you mean by cheap speech . Firstly think the Commonwealth Club for putting this form together. I would have helped by the samba could do it in person hopefully next time wet are together havig conversation will be able to do it facetoface with thank you irwin as always for agreeing to be here. The term cheap speech is not mine it originates with a student professor he wrote an article in the yield law journal back in 1995 where he was talking about the upcoming information revolution. And many ways it was a pressing discussion and that piece great talks about things like what would now see
Im the dean of the law school the university of California Berkeley School of law as my great pleasure to be here today with russia rick kasson. Whos the chancellors first of law and Political Science the university of california Irvine School of law. Were here because rick is written a terrific new book cheap speech how disinformation poisons are politics and how to cure it. You want to ask rick number of questions about the book and talk with them about it. And then what very much to get your questions, so please be sure to send them in to the youtube chat. Rick i find the title of the book quite provocative when you call it cheap speech. What do you mean by cheap . Speech . Well first let me thank the Commonwealth Club for putting this form together. I would have hope we could by this time be doing it in person, but hopefully next time that were together having conversation. Well be able to do it face to face and thank you erwin as always for agreeing to be the interlocutor here. So
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Which will take place after the luncheon. Thank you. As i said i am Michelle Roberts from joint task force and apical are task force had the responsibility for planning and courtney being the military ceremony is support for the now girl activities. Once the luncheon is complete, the president come to the first lady the Vice President of the second leg will be escorted out to these front of the capital where they will be greeted by mage or general michael lamington the commander of the task force and he will escort them down the steps to take what is called the path in review in the and the path in review essentially is the president ial escort unit which is comprised of approximately 387 servicemembers followed by each of the Service Armed guards and the u. S. Army band as well as the marine corps band. And they will go past the president s location on the east front of the capital and once they complete the path in review, then the president ial escort follows the more decayed and th