Jacob Bruggeman
@jacobbruggeman.bsky.social
Intellectual & political historian writing on political economy, professions, technology, and hackers in the modern US | Examining the ideologies in/of Silicon Valley | Friend, Neighbor, Cat Dad & Baltimorean
Digital criminals depicted in a 1978 issue of an Ann Arbor paper
May 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Digital criminals depicted in a 1978 issue of an Ann Arbor paper
A 1980s computer surveillance cartoon to brighten up your morning...
March 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A 1980s computer surveillance cartoon to brighten up your morning...
Spotted in Midtown Atlanta
March 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Spotted in Midtown Atlanta
RIP to the Hack. Hackman’s portrayal of Harry Caul in The Conversation is still my favorite of his performances.
February 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
RIP to the Hack. Hackman’s portrayal of Harry Caul in The Conversation is still my favorite of his performances.
Newsfeeds from the past few weeks sketch a dark horizon for American politics, but we have historical resources for this moment. Plutocrats populate every chapter in the history of American industrial capitalism. They wield enormous power—but so do the American people. The future isn’t foreclosed.
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Newsfeeds from the past few weeks sketch a dark horizon for American politics, but we have historical resources for this moment. Plutocrats populate every chapter in the history of American industrial capitalism. They wield enormous power—but so do the American people. The future isn’t foreclosed.