Topic: Information Flow

At the Frontiers Conference, President Obama called for a "curating function" for the "wild wild west" of internet information. He lamented the loss of a "basic body of information" once provided by figures like Walter Cronkite and suggested a "truthiness test" is necessary to discard baseless theories. The hosts interpret these remarks as a call for government-sanctioned censorship of alternative media.

The hosts discuss the Free Flow of Information Act (Senate Bill 203) and Senator Dianne Feinstein's amendments. They conclude that the legislation is a move toward government licensing of journalists, effectively ending open independent journalism.