The Dilemmas of Maker Culture
Thinking through the consequences of the proliferation of powerful tools and technologies
John Tierney
John Tierney is a contributing writer for The Atlantic and a former professor of American government at Boston College. He is the author of Organized Interests and American Democracy (with Kay L. Schlozman) and The U.S. Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Government Enterprise.
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