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Whoever controls technology controls the future. While that prospect stings, it has a bright side. America's preeminence stems from a remarkable intertwining of technology and democracy. The Constitutions set the course. Technology provided the means. As we recognize that technology is about power, physical, economic and political, business is facilitated but principles of liberty and justice may be at risk. This book examines causes and offers remedies to strengthen self-government and restore politics as the public life of a people.

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This insightful volume, by the first science and technology adviser to Congress and a member of three presidential staffs, shows how technology and democracy are intimately connected, both requiring our best anticipatory thinking skills to make ethical choices for the future. -The Futurist ?This insightful volume, by the first science and technology adviser to Congress and a member of three presidential staffs, shows how technology and democracy are intimately connected, both requiring our best anticipatory thinking skills to make ethical choices for the future.?-The Futurist Ed Wenk has married his extraordinary understanding of technology to his deep love of democracy to produce a wonderful book. -George Lindamood Vice President, Information Executive Program Gartner Group Wenk shows that technology and democracy are intimately related and both merit more attention than we are currently providing. -John H. Gibbons Retired Science Advisor to President Clinton This book is a wake-up call for today...and a primer for a better tomorrow...a must read for both aspiring and practicing politicians, engineers, and humanists. -A.R.C. Westwood CEO, Research Councils, UK

This insightful volume, by the first science and technology adviser to Congress and a member of three presidential staffs, shows how technology and democracy are intimately connected, both requiring our best anticipatory thinking skills to make ethical choices for the future. -The Futurist ?This insightful volume, by the first science and technology adviser to Congress and a member of three presidential staffs, shows how technology and democracy are intimately connected, both requiring our best anticipatory thinking skills to make ethical choices for the future.?-The Futurist Wenk shows that technology and democracy are intimately related and both merit more attention than we are currently providing. -John H. Gibbons Retired Science Advisor to President Clinton Ed Wenk has married his extraordinary understanding of technology to his deep love of democracy to produce a wonderful book. -George Lindamood Vice President, Information Executive Program Gartner Group This book is a wake-up call for today...and a primer for a better tomorrow...a must read for both aspiring and practicing politicians, engineers, and humanists. -A.R.C. Westwood CEO, Research Councils, UK

This book is a wake-up call for today...and a primer for a better tomorrow...a must read for both aspiring and practicing politicians, engineers, and humanists. -A.R.C. Westwood CEO, Research Councils, UK

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EDWARD WENK, Jr. is Emeritus Professor of Engineering and Public Affairs from the University of Washington at Seattle. He has served as a presidential advisor during three separate administrations and published several books dealing with the technology of politics.

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