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Oct 2020
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7: The Electoral College, Faithless Elec...

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This episode is with Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig in which we talk about the Electoral College, the recent faithless electors Supreme Court case that Prof. Lessig argued, and the current polarization in our country. Professor Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prof. Lessig is the founder of EqualCitizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons. Prof. Lessig has focused much of his career on law and technology, especially as it affects copyright and currently addresses “institutional corruption” especially as that affects democracy. He is also the author of his new book “They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy.” Intergenerational Politics is a video series created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Listen more on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast streaming services.

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