Politics - Larry Lessig

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If you have a spare few minutes (ok, 1/2 hour) take a look at this clip from Larry Lessig, one of the public interest lawyers I most admire, and was lucky enough to work with (a teeny tiny bit) in an amicus for his Supreme Court case which attempted to put the brakes on ever expansive copyright protections. Larry knew Barack Obama when they were both teaching in Chicago, and tells an interesting story of just how extraordinary the man is and was even then. His theory (Obama's) of "transformational presidency" is discussed in a rather uplifting way.

Gods know we need all the uplifting we can get these days, and Larry's enthusiasm for our new president is definitely refreshing, well reasoned, and well delivered.