My Publius essay on the polyglot internet
For the past several months, the Berkman Center has been involved with an ambitious project, called Publius. On its surface, Publius is a collection of… Read More »My Publius essay on the polyglot internet
Is ad-supported journalism viable in a pay-for-performance age?
While a great deal of what I write here is underinformed speculation, this piece is unusually speculative and underinformed. It’s possible that I’m flat out… Read More »Is ad-supported journalism viable in a pay-for-performance age?
Seduced by BBC’s maps of British infrastructure
I’m in love. I’ve been blogging these past few weeks about infrastructure and how we understand and misunderstand it. My motives are a bit oblique… Read More »Seduced by BBC’s maps of British infrastructure
Mapping: Infrastructure and flow
I love airline route maps. I’ve fallen asleep staring at the tangle of possible journeys so often that I sometimes confuse the capilaries I see… Read More »Mapping: Infrastructure and flow
Bridgeblogger and Xenophile, a tale of two bloggers
Erik Hersman and I look a bit alike. We’re both beefy, balding white dudes who spend a lot of our time thinking and talking about… Read More »Bridgeblogger and Xenophile, a tale of two bloggers
The weekend in Dubai
I’ve been in Dubai for the past three days at a World Economic Forum event. WEF is starting a new project called “Global Agenda Councils”,… Read More »The weekend in Dubai