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Republic, Lost (my favorite version)

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What it is

Lawrence Lessig's 2011 Berkeley book talk based on Republic, Lost, arguing that money in politics creates institutional corruption in Congress. He calls it his favorite version of the talk.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people point to it as a starting place for understanding how money corrupts American government.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “A good place to start is here”

    Lessig's argument on money in politics as a root problem.

    alexqgb, 2011-12 · Strong recommendation · in “The Only Way to Stop SOPA”

  2. “I think this is a good discussion by Prof Lessig, "Republic Lost”

    Lessig discussion on how money corrupts American government.

    lifeguard, 2013-06 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: US this bad about civil liberties?”

  3. “Lawrence Lessig has some great talks about this topic, here's one of them”

    Lessig talk on institutional corruption in politics.

    dbrgn, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, approved”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: lessig, corruption, congress, campaign finance, institutional corruption

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