The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Chris Gilliard on how politics shaped the way we think about the internet.
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The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism w/ Chris Gilliard | Tech Won’t Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia's final book Cyberlibertarianism and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the internet.
Chris Gilliard is co-director of the Critical Internet Studies Institute and author of the forthcoming book Luxury Surveillance, coming in 2026.
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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia’s final book, Cyberlibertarianism, and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the Internet.
Chris Gilliard is codirector of the Critical Internet Studies Institute and author of the forthcoming book Luxury Surveillance, coming in 2026.
The Nation Podcasts
Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
A Practical Guide to Messing with Big Tech Oligarchs w/ Cory Doctorow / Fighting Fascism
Cory Doctorow, guy who coined the term enshittification, has been eviscerating Big Tech oligarchs for many years. He’s now turning his razor-sharp mind onto one of our most/least favorite topics: AI. His new book, The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI, is in many ways a practical guide for how to resist (actually resist, not just feel-good resist) the biggest financial scam in human history. Cory joins us to discuss what we should be really protesting when we protest AI. (And, at the end, we make sure to touch on his idea that Democrats should start preparing to prosecute the fascists who have so desperately got it coming, a.k.a., the Nuremberg Caucus.)
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