BEST OF HACKER NEWS · 25 TALKS

Best Law, policing & justice Talks Recommended on Hacker News

This ranked list contains 25 Law, policing & justice talks from a 187-video topic archive. Entries are ordered by distinct Hacker News recommenders, then by the catalog score; the leading titles include Antonin Scalia - On American Exceptionalism, All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles, and Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED. The broader topic archive has 1,156 labeled comments across 2009–2026, but this list only includes videos classified as talks. Each row shows its recorded recommendation count and a reason based on its tags and HN history. Use the recent-video archive to browse every format by latest HN mention instead.

  1. 1
    Antonin Scalia - On American Exceptionalism

    12 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2019–2025.

    12 recommenders
  2. 2
    All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles

    5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Tech industry & business models; the recorded mentions span 2023–2026.

    5 recommenders
  3. 3
    Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED

    5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Mental health & neurodiversity; the recorded mentions span 2017–2025.

    5 recommenders
  4. 4
    Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how we fix it | Larry Lessig | TEDxMidAtlantic

    4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about US politics & elections; the recorded mentions span 2017–2024.

    4 recommenders
  5. 5
    "You Have the Right to Remain Innocent" (James Duane)

    4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2018–2026.

    4 recommenders
  6. 6
    DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory Doctorow

    4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Tech industry & business models; the recorded mentions span 2023–2024.

    4 recommenders
  7. 7
    Germany: Low Crime, Clean Prisons, Lessons for America | Jeff Rosen | TEDxMountainViewHighSchool

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2017–2022.

    3 recommenders
  8. 8
    DEFCON 17: That Awesome Time I Was Sued For Two Billion Dollars

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2015–2026.

    3 recommenders
  9. 9
    Republic, Lost (my favorite version)

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about US politics & elections; the recorded mentions span 2011–2022.

    3 recommenders
  10. 10
    Susan Crawford on Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry & Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Networking & internet infrastructure; the recorded mentions span 2013–2014.

    3 recommenders
  11. 11
    In full: Rowan Atkinson on free speech

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2020–2023.

    3 recommenders
  12. 12
    The Surprising History of Copyright and What It Means For...

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2016–2021.

    2 recommenders
  13. 13
    Laws that choke creativity | Larry Lessig

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2011–2012.

    2 recommenders
  14. 14
    Lawyer. Passport. Locksmith. Gun. (A Talk About Risk & Preparedness)

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Security & hacking; the recorded mentions span 2023–2025.

    2 recommenders
  15. 15
    Rowan Atkinson on free speech

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2024–2026.

    2 recommenders
  16. 16
    TEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Transit, cities & urban planning; the recorded mentions span 2012–2024.

    2 recommenders
  17. 17
    The $8 billion iPod | Rob Reid

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2012–2026.

    2 recommenders
  18. 18
    Copyright is Brain Damage | Nina Paley | TEDxMaastricht

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2017–2026.

    2 recommenders
  19. 19
    Cybersecurity as Realpolitik by Dan Geer presented at Black Hat USA 2014

    1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Security & hacking; the recorded mentions span 2014–2023.

    1 recommenders
  20. 20
    Talk - Eben Moglen - Free and Open Software: Paradigm for a New Intellectual Commons

    1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2013–2023.

    1 recommenders
  21. 21
    Ochko123 - How the Feds Caught Russian Mega-Carder Roman Seleznev

    1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime; the recorded mentions span 2017–2024.

    1 recommenders
  22. 22
    How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is) | William Black

    1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Macroeconomics & financial crises; the recorded mentions span 2015–2023.

    1 recommenders
  23. 23
    DEF CON 17 - Deviant Ollam - Packing and the Friendly Skies

    1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Security & hacking; the recorded mentions span 2015–2023.

    1 recommenders
  24. 24
    Copyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement | Damien Riehl | TEDxMinneapolis

    1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2020–2026.

    1 recommenders
  25. 25
    The Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium Presents: The Price of Privacy: Re-Evaluating the NSA

    0 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime; the recorded mentions span 2018–2023.

    0 recommenders