Thank you very much for being here, and i want to thank him because he graciously allowed to have the subcommittee hearing and for me to be able to chair it. This is a discussion really important to so many of us here and so many of our colleagues. Information is power today, and we see it all over the globe when its used improperly, hes used as a weapon. Democracies like ours require a well informed electorate, but our enemies are increasingly trying to undermine that principle through socalled disinformation campaigns designed to mislead voters. Malign actors like russia systematically exploit social media, radio, television, and print to twist facts to suit their needs and distort the truth to an unsuspecting populous. Its not just about elections. We see it today with regard to the coronavirus and misinformation thats being spread. Its an interesting tactic because its inexpensive and yet can be very effective. It has a high degree of deniability. Its anonymous almost always and if
A murder mystery that goes right to the top the Prime Minister of the african kingdom of this to be charged with killing his a strange wife. And as the Berlin Film Festival gets underway we turn the spotlight on a film adaptation in which literature itself is taking part. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today. People here in germany have been holding vigils for the 10 killed by a suspected far right extremist in the western city of hanno authorities have a dent a fire the attacker as a 43 year old German National prosecutors are treating the killings as an act of domestic terrorism. Or people have been coming together to mourn the victims and also to call for action. I fear and disbelief in how no people gather to stand up to hate and xenophobia one of the mourners germanys president. Bush the younger than i did him and im standing with people who are threatened by hate and violence and fear together we stand side by side downs are against violence and language and that degra
Susan matthew greene, the speaker of the house from 1931 1933 and became fdrs Vice President once said, the speaker of the house job is the hardest job in washington. Do you agree . Professor green absolutely, i agree. It was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities and duties than today. If anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. Susan unlike the senate majority, this position is named in the constitution without a lot of detail. I am wondering, when the framers created the position, what are position, they were look into the english model, what are they have in mind . Professor green they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. The job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. They also understood the position could take on other responsibilities. I think it is telling it is only mentioned once in the constitution and s
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