HackerTube.live
← Politics, History & Society

talk / general / evergreen

Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

Your next rabbit hole.

The YouTube player loads when you choose to watch.

Watch on YouTube instead

Unavailable here? The creator may restrict embedding, age or region. Open the original video ↗

FROM THE SOURCE CARD / AI-WRITTEN

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.

How the source describes its HN context

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

These descriptions and labels come from the original dataset’s AI-assisted curation. They are not our personal review. Check the video and the linked discussion for context.