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The Informationist:

Life during the transition from industrial age to information age.

Bruce Abramson

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2008

January

So Now I’m a Republican

2007

November

The SF Chronicle uncovers the Secret

October

New Publications

April

A Cautionary Tale of our Times

Copyright v. Freedom

March

Podcast Now Available

Viacom v. Google: A Puzzlement

Inchoate Imperialism Part II: Policy Prescriptions

Recalibration and Realignment?

Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Information Age

Inchoate Imperialism. Part I: A New Narrative

Coming soon to the Commonwealth Club—really

Eminent Irony

February

Copyright v. The Free Market

New Gig: Cities on a Hill

Every Now and Then. . .

Radio Play in Boston

January

The Informationist Decides, 2008 (or at least he starts thinking about 2008)

A Local Issue

Something vs. Something

The Secret Circuit: Coming “Soon”

2006

December

And Now, for Something Completely Different

November

The Last Public Liberal?

Consensus for Defeat

Can’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Prop 90 and Kelo

On the Source of Academic Bias

October

How to Prevent Future Conflicts

Credit Where Credit is Due

Coming Soon to the Commonwealth Club

The Phoenix Enters the Dragon’s Lair

Informationism, Inc. Unveiled

September

Two Honest Men

August

A Move Against Appeasement

A Bit of Handicapping

A Declaration for Independents

Goliath, Unmasked

July

Back to the Airwaves

As if on Cue. . .

Reality Trumps Realism (finally)

The EU Fines Microsoft

The Technical Chamber of Greece

June

Special Thanks to Senators Bennett, Lieberman & McConnell

So Google’s Launching a Spreadsheet

The Moral Issues Stem from the Economic Issues

The results are in . . .

March

The Supremes Get One Right

January

Blogger Finds Himself Mired in Hectic, Uninspired Period

2005

November

The Ripples of the Grokster Case

October

Three Strikes and You’re Out?

Guest Blogger: Chaim Scheff on Global Temperature Management

Turkey’s Road to the Future

No Third Way

On the Sad Demise of the Bush Doctrine

Who is Harriet Miers?

What Hurricane Andrew Tells Us About How To Fix FEMA

September

Initiative and Responsibility

The Airwaves of Lincoln

Truth in Advertising

Why Not Rush To Judgment?

Vote for Roberts

War on the Cheap

Katrina: A Preview of the Forthcoming Inquiry’s Conclusions from the Past

Guest Blogger: Jeffrey Itell on FEMA and the Confederacy of Bush Dunces

The Powerful vs. the People

An Interesting Question

Atlantis Redux?

August

Thoughts from the Front Lines

Mea Culpa

Does Anyone Out There Care About Facts?

Crooked Timber

Ideology or Partisanship?

Summer Reading & the Information Economy

Gandhi in Gaza

Thoughts from the Road

Disengagement Blues

Darknet on Hold

Saga of a Baffled Dry Cleaner

Through the Looking Glass

Iraqis or Iraq?

Shalom, Tony & Jack

Regrets? I’ve Got a Few. But then again. . .

July

What Digital Phoenix might have Said about the Blogosphere

Informationism in A Few Bullet Points

The Informationist Hits the Airwaves - KQED in San Francisco, Monday 8/1 at 9 AM

You Get What You Pay For, or Beware the Free G!

Neoconservative Triumphalism

A Republican Notices Democratic Support for American Values

More Defense of Neocons over at TPM Cafe (sigh)

Arab Genocide, Arab Silence

Greece at a Crossroads: A Book Review (Sort of)

Two Cents of Free Trade

World Currency, or Why is Everyone Picking on China?

June

Zero Tolerance for Anti-Semitism

Unbearable Frustration and a Call for Empathy

Some Initial Thoughts about MGM v. Grokster

A Confession and a Clean Start

Tech Central Station Archives, part 2: Political Philosopy

Tech Central Station Archives, part 1: Patent Reform

Finally--the Bush Presidency without Histrionics

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