In case anyone doesn't know, Richard Posner is a federal judge, for the 7th circuit court of appeals (and former chief judge of that circuit) and a professor at

In case anyone doesn't know, Richard Posner is a federal judge, for the 7th circuit court of appeals (and former chief judge of that circuit) and a professor at the University of Chicago law school. RP is widely regarded as the most influential legal scholar in the last 50 years (eg, he's the most cited legal scholar of the 20th century). As a judge, his body of legal opinions over his 36 years (and counting) on the 7th circuit put him in the company of Hand, Holmes, Cardozo, etc. this piece by RP appears to echo Larry Lessig's. Interestingly, LL was a law clerk for RP, after graduating from the law school where RP taught.