Organized, peaceful protest works. I know it does not always seem like it does. But the Occupy Wall Street folks changed the conversation in this country. It may not seem like much, but we no one is going to work on fixing problems no one is talking about. Changing the conversation matters.

In that same vein, the very loud internet protests of this week have resulted in Congress withdrawing the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy measures. Protecting intellectual property is good, but not at the expense of our freedom of speech. We do not need more laws; we need better laws.