On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig
While Lessig is gracious here, I don&#x27;t have to be.<p>Tanden and Podesta are representative of what will become the Clinton white house. This sort of rhetoric indicates where they, and Clinton, stand on a variety of interconnected issues, from money in politics to lobbying and outright corruption.<p>Lessig has done more than almost anyone to champion the idea of separating money from politics. To many, he is a hero. To Tanden and Podesta, two of the current (and future) policy leaders of the Clinton administration, he is a smug professor who needs to have the shit kicked out of him. This should tell you all you need to know about the outlook and direction of a future Clinton administration.<p>Never in American history has money had such a stranglehold on our elected officials. The winners in this system, such as Hillary Clinton, are perfectly happy with the status quo. People like Lessig want to blow it up. Take note.