Twenty-five years ago a computing revolution occurred as computers moved to the desktop. Today, a similar revolution is beginning that will fundamentally transform how we access information. As computers become ever lighter and less expensive, they are moving off the desktop and are becoming mounted in vehicles, appliances and tools, as well as worn on our bodies. In twenty years imbedded and w...

Will the information technology revolution make autocratic regimes easier to overthrow? Probably not. I describe a game between one such regime and a large number of individuals. Individuals face a coordination problem: the more people act against the regime, the more likely it is to be overthrown and the greater the incentive for any individual to also act against it. Individual decisions are ...