And You Thought the Economy Was Scary?
Andrew Keen is the author of the bestseller Cult of the Amateur, which has been translated into 15 languages. Known as the Anti-Christ of Silicon Valley, he is the most hated person on the Internet. He twitters at @ajkeen.com.
Over in Eastern Europe, the recession is threatening fragile governments and alliances, promising the kind of chaos not seen since the '30s.
The Internet Is Bad For You
Andrew Keen is the author of the bestseller Cult of the Amateur, which has been translated into 15 languages. Known as the Anti-Christ of Silicon Valley, he is the most hated person on the Internet. He twitters at @ajkeen.com.
Can Obama's plan for universal broadband turn the recession into a political nightmare resembling the 1930s? Yes, it can, writes the author of the controversial book, The Cult of the Amateur.
In Defense of Sleazy Lobbyists
Andrew Keen is the author of the bestseller Cult of the Amateur, which has been translated into 15 languages. Known as the Anti-Christ of Silicon Valley, he is the most hated person on the Internet. He twitters at @ajkeen.com.
Forget "yes we can." We need the K Street pros.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Lee Siegel has written about culture and politics and is the author of three books: Falling Upwards: Essays in Defense of the Imagination; Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television; and, most recently, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. In 2002, he received a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
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