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The must-read summary of Lawrence Lessig's book: “Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress –and a Plan to Stop It”.
This complete summary of "Republic, Lost" by Lawrence Lessig, an American attorney and political activist, presents his argument that American democracy is threatened by political corruption through money and the seizure of government control and influence by powerful interested parties. He believes that it is time for the American people to notice and take action, as this situation impedes democracy.
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To learn more, read "Republic, Lost" and discover how we can overcome the democratic crisis by fighting against corruption in all areas of government.
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Book Presentation: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessig
Book Abstract
The overwhelming threat to America’s democracy at the present time is not foreign military might but the capture of government control and influence by powerful special interests. Campaign finance reform is America’s most important and pressing public policy issue. Until this gets fixed, the government will remain stalled indefinitely. It’s time for the American people to get angry about the small but systemic distortions which block the ability of democracy to work the way it should and to do something about it.
Practically every important issue in American politics today is tied to the connections between elected politicians and special interests. This is not bribery in the sense that cash is secreted to buy privilege but it is a process which is happening in plain sight. The economy of influence has normalized a process which distorts democracy by drawing power to act away from the will of the people towards those who have the greatest wealth. The government has become for all intents and purposes an engine of influence which seeks to give the best deal to those who are the most connected. It’s time we enact the most obvious solution.
I have become convinced that while a corruption of Congress is destroying the republic, that corruption is not the product of evil. On the contrary, a corruption practiced by decent people working with a system that has evolved the most elaborate and costly bending of democratic government in our history. If we understand the nature of this corruption, its solution will become obvious. The challenge, then, will be to build a movement to bring about that solution. Such a movement is possible. It has been built before.
About the Author
LAWRENCE LESSIG is a professor at Harvard Law School and directs Harvard University’s Center for Ethics. He was previously professor of law at the University of Chicago. He leads the Fix Congress First movement and serves on the boards of a number of companies and other organizations. He is the author of several books including Remix, Free Culture and The Future of Ideas.
Summary of Republic, Lost (Lawrence Lessig)
The Nature of This Disease
There is a growing anxiety among many Americans today that this nation’s period of greatness is nearing its end – that the United States will inevitably in the future go into a period of decline in much the same way the British, Roman and Greek empires have done in ages past. Many people assume that in the words of Benjamin Franklin, we the people have in recent times a republic as a representative democracy slip through our fingers and be lost.
