ALEXISWICHOWSKI
ARTICLES & ESSAYS
TECH & DEMOCRACY
Wichowski, A. (2021). "Why Big Tech shouldn't govern citizens." Tech Policy Press
Wichowski, A. (2020). "The U.S. can’t regulate Big Tech companies when they act like nations," (op-ed) The Washington Post
Wichowski, A. (2020). "Let's Polarize Together," (essay) Public Books
Wichowski, A. (2020). "How the world's biggest tech companies regulation-proofed themselves," (op-ed) The Hill
Wichowski, A. (2017) "Net states rule the world. Ignore them at your peril." Wired
Wichowski, A. (2015). “Examining the future of the open and universal Internet.” Proceedings: Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber Security, May 14-15, 2015. Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs.
Wichowski, A. (2015). “Human rights, freedom of expression, and the Internet.” Proceedings: Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber Security, May 14-15, 2015. Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs.
CIVIC TECH & TECH CULTURE
Wichowski, A. & Benjamin, K. (2021). "Public service as a service." Medium
Wichowski. A. (2020). "How to forge partnerships during crises (in 4 easy steps)," Apolitical
Wichowski, A. (2020). "Chapter 1: Rise of the Citizen-User," The Information Trade, HarperCollins. New York: NY
Wichowski, A. (2018) “Misery loves bureaucracy: why technology hasn’t saved government.” GovExec
Wichowski, A. (2017) "Hack the bureaucracy: a user's guide to getting things done in government (with or without tech" (abridged version published in GovExec)
Wichowski, A. (2013). “What government can and should learn from hacker culture.” The Atlantic
TECH AS GLOBAL POWER
Wichowski, A. (2021). "Nations need ambassadors to Big Tech." WIRED
Wichowski, A. (2020). "American needs a technology ambassador for the digital world." The Hill
Wichowski, A. (2016). “So long, smoke and mirrors! Digital diplomats wear no clothes.” London School of Economics Review of Books
Wichowski, A. (2015). “‘Secrecy is for losers’: why diplomats should embrace openness to protect national security.” In M. Holmes & C. Bjola (Eds.) Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge.
Wichowski, A. (2013). “Social diplomacy: Or how diplomats learned to stop worrying and love the tweet.” Foreign Affairs [PDF]
OTHER
Wichowski, A. (2017) "How New York City invests in veterans." Medium
Johnson, J. & Wichowski, A. (2015). “Immerse me: how to get lost in story (story not required).” TechCrunch
Wichowski, A. (2009). “Survival of the fittest tag: folksonomies, findability, and the evolution of information organization.” First Monday, 14 (5-4)