Joe Rogan Experience #1214 - Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig is an academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

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Dec 13, 20182h 17mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 13, 2018
Duration: 2h 17m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Lawrence Lessig is an academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

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Lawrence Lessig
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Lawrence Lessig, Joe Rogan Experience #1214 - Lawrence Lessig explores lawrence Lessig Explains How Money, Maps, And Media Hijack Democracy Lawrence Lessig outlines how American democracy is structurally corrupted, not by illegal bribery, but by legal dependence on a tiny group of wealthy donors, lobbyists, and partisan map‑makers. He explains “Lesterland,” where about 100–150,000 big donors and roughly 100 super‑PAC funders effectively filter who can run and win, forcing members of Congress to spend most of their time fundraising and catering to funders, not voters.

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