Seth Masket at Pacific Standard: Overall, Lessig seems to be treating the presidency as a symbol, or simply a bulletin board on which to attach his reform manifesto. The presidency may be those things (and has certainly been used as… Continue reading

Bauer weighs in.

Fascinating Trip Gabriel for the NYT: Is Iowa for sale? That is the perception sending shudders through the state’s Republicans, after the leader of Rick Perry’s Iowa campaign quit when Mr. Perry suspended pay to staff members, then quickly went… Continue reading

Weekly Standard: This economic critique fits into a sophisticated attack on the present state of presidential campaign finance. It is not a call for reform. It is a boast of his own unbuyability in a world where all politicians… Continue reading

The Iowa Republican has this item of interest.

Nick Confessore for the NYT: When Ready for Hillary, a pro-Hillary Rodham Clinton “super PAC,” wanted to take out a million-dollar loan five months before it planned to go out of business, it turned to a bank… Continue reading

Larry Lessig responds to Tom Mann’s post of yesterday: I get the appeal in blaming Republicans. I understand the attraction in good vs evil stories. I see the strength in the partisan rally. I get it’s a great strategy for… Continue reading

Mark Schmitt for Vox.

Steven Rosenfeld at Alternet: Given the arc of Lessig’s activism, it’s not surprising that an individual who is driven to address one of the fundamental flaws in American politics is willing to embrace one of America’s most divisive politicans because… Continue reading

Election 2016: Dumbing Down American Politics: Lawrence Lessig and the Presidency: The hubris of the Harvard Professor is breathtaking. In virtually every respect, his strategy is absurd. Lessig’s political reform agenda is stymied by Republicans, not Democrats.  Why not direct… Continue reading