Jonathan Taplin will talk with us about digital media, and ultimately the threat it poses to democracy.

Jonathan is the author of Move Fast and Break Things: How Google, Facebook, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy.

"A stinging polemic..."  

One could say this book started the "Techlash".

"Move Fast and Break Things" is the most important book yet about the tragic consequences of monopoly power in the internet. Google, Facebook and Amazon have done wonderful things, but by a combination of design and unintended consequences, they have caused great harm to the creative arts, our culture and (in the case of Google and Facebook) our politics.

I have been a professional tech investor for 35 years. My first investments in Google, Amazon, and Facebook happened when they were tiny private companies. I don't think these companies intended to do harm, but it never occurred to them to take appropriate steps to prevent harm. The result was disastrous. Jonathan Taplin explains it all. If you care about technology or politics, this book is a must read."