The Law, such as it is

Lessig talks to Rob Reich, Jeremy M. Weinstein and Mehran Sahami about their new book, SYSTEM ERROR [https://systemerrorbook.com] — which unpacks the effect of technology on culture and policy, and redirects how we might respond.

American University Professor David Vine has developed a powerful critique of the war mentality that America takes for granted. We argue about whether we should be a “welfare state.” Why don’t we argue about whether we should remain a “warfare state.” In this episode, he discusses two of his books, The United States of War [https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520385689/the-united-states-of-war] and Base Nation [https://www.davidvine.net/base-nation.html], and what lessons they teach us now.

A discussion with Daniel Immerwahr about his book, How to Hide An Empire [https://amzn.to/3lTjgki]. The United States is not comprised solely of states. As well as states, our nation includes territories. This book tells the story of the role and place of those territories in the history of the United States. #Empire America

A discussion with Zephyr Teachout about her book, Break ‘Em Up [https://amzn.to/2U4JCnV]. Zephyr is the most important thinker on the Democratic left. This conversation continues from the last about how markets have been transformed from engines of freedom to systems of control. #Competition

A discussion with Barry Lynn about his new book, Liberty from All Masters [https://amzn.to/3AuXYxG]. There is a kind of competitive market that the American story presumes — competitive, every actor having limited power over us. This book tells the story of the undoing of that market. #Competition