About this episode
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 …
People in this episode
Hosts: Nancy Rommelmann, Sarah
Guest: Jake Siegel
Topics covered
- information warfare
- government
- technology
- dissent
- Iraq
- media
Keywords
- information state
- government
- technology
- dissent
- Iraq
- media
- Jake Siegel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tablet
Books & works: The Information State
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