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Jake Siegel discusses his book 'The Information State' and the intersection of government and technology in suppressing dissent.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit nancyrommelmann.substack.com Jake Siegel talks about his new book The Information State , which explores how government and technology joined forces over the past century to squash dissent. Siegel is an editor at Tablet , an original thinker with great writing chops (our kinda guy), and he talks with Nancy and Sarah about the tools of information warfare he saw while serving in Iraq …

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Hosts: Nancy Rommelmann, Sarah

Guest: Jake Siegel

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Organizations: Tablet

Books & works: The Information State

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