Not really anything new here that you can't find in a million other books on the pervasiveness of technology. The policy proposals were the only interesting part and should have been focused on more.

Our technological advancements have become so pervasive that they are now intrinsic to our very being. The New Technology State is where we currently reside.What William Raduchel has said in The New Technology State goes much beyond a simple caution. It's too late for that, but the book's basic ideas are based on the work of economist John Kenneth Galbraith, who, despite having written his book more than 60 years ago, has proven to be a forerunner of sorts. Rather, it's a descent; a realization that dystopia wasn't abrupt but creeping; that those who were looking saw this coming; that beneath the sheen of modern progress lay the foundation for our near-future techno-fascism.I think this book is great for people who want a more relaxed perspective on the topic of where modern technology stands.In exchange for my honest review, I would like to thank #NetGalley, the publisher, and the editor for providing me with an electronic advance copy of the book.

"...our epoch is defined by technology— technology so omnipresent it has become as fundamental as our DNA. Today we are living in the New Technology State."

The New Technology State, by William Raduchel, is more than a warning. It's too late for that, though the crux of the book is based on the work of economist John Kenneth Galbraith, who, writing over 60 years ago, has proved himself to be a visionary of sorts. Rather, it's a rappel; that dystopia wasn't sudden but slowly creeping; that those who were looking saw this coming; that hidden under the veneer of shiny progress was the infrastructure of our contemporary techno-fascist future, now closer than ever.

I'd recommend this book to anyone interested the paralax view of past and present on the question of the modern technology state.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the editor for the digital advance copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book is an interesting overview that touches on the major ways new technology is and will continue to be influential at all levels of life and policy. There are some trite truisms throughout (e.g. technology is neutral) that are contestable, and suggest the book is best used for bare introduction to facts rather than deep exploration of conceptual issues relating to technology. The list of policy proposals is interesting, intriguing, and provocative. Overall, certainly worth the time to read.

This was a wonderful book. It not only looks at where the world has come from but there it is going to. This one will be read in economics and government classes for many years to come.