Lee VinselHow to Be a Better Reactionary: Time and Knowledge in Technology RegulationI wrote this essay for a workshop that will be held at George Washington University this week titled “Politics of Controlling Powerful…22 min read·Oct 17, 2023--2--2
Lee VinselCosts Untold: Sheila Jasanoff and the Long Trail of Emotional Abuse and Academic BullyingIn 2015, I started writing this essay about my experiences with emotional abuse and academic bullying at the hands of Sheila Jasanoff in…13 min read·Nov 7, 2022--1--1
Lee VinselCosts Untold: Sheila Jasanoff and the Long Trail of Emotional Abuse and Academic BullyingIn 2015, I started writing this essay about my experiences with emotional abuse and academic bullying at the hands of Sheila Jasanoff in…·13 min read·Nov 7, 2022----
Lee VinselWhy the Crypto Crash is Nothing Like the Dotcom CrashGreat internet tech emerged from the rubble of the early 2000s — but there’s no reason to think blockchain will do the same·5 min read·Jun 20, 2022--25--25
Lee VinselWhat Was “the New Economy”?This paper for the Business History Conference is the shaggiest thing I have written in years. Work and personal life developments —…·25 min read·Mar 29, 2022--8--8
Lee VinselThe Myth of the “Pinto memo” is Not a Hopeful Story for Our TimeA few of the issues I mention below were changed after I finished this post, when Wired “updated” the article on 10/20/21, but I think it…·10 min read·Oct 21, 2021--2--2
Lee VinselYou’re Doing It Wrong: Notes on Criticism and Technology HypeMaybe more people are writing about the real and potential problems of technology today than ever before. That is mostly a good thing. The…·19 min read·Feb 1, 2021--25--25
Lee VinselinThe StartupSeven Theses on Technology and the US EconomyOver the past five years, including while writing The Innovation Delusion with Andy Russell, I have been reading a number of works that…·7 min read·Jan 25, 2021--2--2
Lee VinselinOneZeroI Won’t Buy Another iPhone Until Apple Supports Right to RepairWhy one longtime Apple fan is giving up on the company·11 min read·Feb 26, 2020--8--8
Lee VinselRifkin’s Erroneous Riffing, or Why Basing Plans on Techno-Prophecy is Such a Bad IdeaIn the last few weeks, friends at Virginia Tech have been asking me worried questions about the futurist and writer Jeremy Rifkin, who has…10 min read·Feb 11, 2019--1--1
