On 10/10/2007, at 6:34 AM, air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org wrote:
For instance we don't have the same background of libertarianism in Canada. We like our good government, peace and order.
Nice use of the 1960s cultural myth of Canada. The liberal party lost hold of government in the last election because of a corruption scandal. Money has a huge, often corrupting influence on politics in most countries. Canada is no exception. Libertarianism has had many guises in Canada from the Western wing of the conservatives to the more left-leaning folks who were behind the (about-to-be turned-back) reforms in laws around the prohibition of marijuana. (Mark Emory is nothing if not a libertarian.)
I will listen to his interview but I like to offer the above warning. I did learn a lot reading his book but that was his technical analysis which was a bit of a help even if borrowed and inaccurate.
Missing the point of a lot of Lessig's work if you accuse him of borrowing.