Author Archives: Lessig

We lost. Badly.

There’s no spinning this. We tried something that others said couldn’t be done. So far,… (Original post on Tumblr)

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We lost. Badly. (1/2)

(On the numbers from the race, see my second post) There’s no spinning this. We tried something that… (Original post on Tumblr)

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Let’s try this one last time: What you think “lobbyist” means

I’ve been encouraged by the strong affirmance by many — including most prominently Senator… (Original post on Tumblr)

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What New Yorkers Can Do About Money in Politics

There’s a meme spreading fast through the tubes of the Internets about what explains Governor Cuomo’s refusal to debate Zephyr Teachout. Here’s one tweet: So Cuomo won't debate Zephyr Teachout in NY and Abbott won't debate Wendy Davis in TX? Yeah, … Continue reading

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Ok, this is just not nice.

So yesterday, even though it was my kids’ birthday, I responded promptly to the Brown… (Original post on Tumblr)

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Let’s have a debate, Mr. Brown.

Scott Brown’s campaign called me a “liar” because Mayday. US used the word… (Original post on Tumblr)

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“Of course Scott Brown was a lobbyist. It doesn’t matter how the Senate rules define the word, the…”

“Of course Scott Brown was a lobbyist. It doesn’t matter how the Senate rules define the… (Original post on Tumblr)

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On what I’ve “admitted”

It’s kind of terrifying to watch the spin around this Brown story. Further down you can read… (Original post on Tumblr)

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Is this better, Mr. Brown. (And what value did that influence…

Is this better, Mr. Brown. (And what value did that influence have to those who bought it?) I’ll believe Scott Brown is not a lobbyist just as soon as someone convinces me that ketchup is a vegetable.  (Original post on … Continue reading

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Wow: Nastygram from the Brown campaign

I received this nastygram by email today from Scott Brown’s campaign manager — cc-ing my… (Original post on Tumblr)

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