Author Archives: Lessig

Each year I try to take a chunk of time away with my family, off-the-grid, as an imperfect balance to the 100+ days away that defines the rest f the year. This year, we’re going to be near my parents, … Continue reading →

On Bill Moyers, and in the Daily Beast, I spoke about the need for code to protect liberty and privacy in cyberspace. (Or a little more precisely, I repeated an argument for code to protect privacy that I have been … Continue reading →

I was invited to the Bilderberg conference this year — embarrassed I hadn’t known anything about it before, and more embarrassed I hadn’t known anything about the controversy around it.  But having been there, and done that, I confess I … Continue reading →

For someone who grew up when I did, nothing could be cooler than being interviewed by Bill Moyers.  (Original post on Tumblr)

I’ve been collecting research about the Framers view about the potential for American aristocracy. My RA, Dennis Courtney, found this fabulous quote from Patrick Henry at the Virginia Ratifying Convention (emphasis added):  It has been said, by several gentlemen, that the … Continue reading →

The “Money Bomb”: A super PAC to end all super PACs. (Original post on Tumblr)

morningamp: Legal scholar and developer of the Creative Commons licenses that have opened up access to intellectual property old and new, Lawrence Lessig has also been focused on the corrupting influence of money on American elections and politics. Earlier this … Continue reading →

Thanks to Jonny for this perfect followup to my whining about bike lanes. (Original post on Tumblr)

The Boston area is working hard to add bike lanes wherever they can. As a biker, in principle, I like the idea. But as I’ve watched a busy stretch of road convert from no bike lanes to bike lanes, here’s … Continue reading →

It is the last thing in the world that I want to do to continue the debate over the prosecution of @aaronsw. But my colleague, Phil Heymann, father of the line prosecutor, recently delivered a paper at a faculty workshop criticizing … Continue reading →