Pluralistic: Georgia's voting technology blunder (18 Apr 2026)

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Georgia's voting technology blunder: It's possible for Dominion machines to suck, but not in the way that Tucker Carlson says they do.
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Pluralistic: 07 Jun 2021

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Podcasting "I Quit": My essay on smoking cessation, doubt, denial, and the worst corporations on Earth.
New York to revolutionize antitrust: "Consumer Welfare" is bad for your welfare.
New York to revolutionize voting: The SAFE Act and PAVE Act ride again!
Competition tames ISPs: How living on the wrong side of the street can cost you thousands of dollars.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
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Pluralistic: 12 Apr 2021

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Fraud-resistant election-tech: A "transparent" ballot-marking device.
Big Tech's secret weapon is switching costs, not network effects: Mr Zuckerberg, tear down that wall.
Podcasting How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Part 2.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 04 Feb 2021

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Organic fascism: The Pastel Q/organic food crossover.
Stop the "Stop the Steal" steal: My op-ed on ES&S's bullying of e-voting critics.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 11 Jan 2021

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DC's security theater panned: The curtain-call's gonna be BRUTAL.
Weaponing and monetizing apophenia: 5G conspiracies have a business-model.
Awful voting-machine demands silence: ES&S; piggybacks censorship on Dominion's grievances.
Someone Comes to Town Part 27: My latest podcast installment.
This day in history: 2006, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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