Michael Rich

President and CEO of the RAND Corporation

President and CEO of the RAND Corporation

Michael Rich on KCRW

It’s not just “fake news” it’s “truth decay:” increasing disagreement about what’s real and a blurring of facts and opinion.

Are we suffering from Truth Decay?

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