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an ode to lessig’s optimism, taking on gigantic challenges… and a quibble

Posted: Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 @ 12:50 am in policy | 2 Comments »

Last night, I went to see Lessig pitch his latest book, Republic, Lost. His latest spiel is fantastic, fine-tuned, gripping, thrilling, inspiring. I’ve been an avid fan of Lessigian story-telling for 13 years now. The way he sets up his argument, the way he goes far beyond the obvious, far beyond the quick fix, and [...]