Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google

What this video covers

Lawrence Lessig's Talks at Google presentation based on his book Republic, Lost, arguing that money in politics corrupts Congress and eroded public trust, and outlining what could be done about it. It supports the argument with data on political donations.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

A perennial HN recommendation whenever lobbying, SOPA, taxes or political corruption come up, with several commenters saying it changed their views.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“It's well worth watching and counters your statement.”

“I saw the 1 hour speech at Google from last year, that was based on it, and it was great.”

“That video has changed my point of view on the entire subject and has allowed me to start striking at the root.”