The New Republic has added Paul Ford as a contributing editor. He will write a monthly column titled Big Data. A former commentator for NPR, Ford has served as director of the technology consulting firm Activate since 2010, and has written for the New York Times Magazine and Bloomberg Businessweek. He is also the author of the novel Gary Benchley, Rock Star. Get the The New Republic’s vantage point on public affairs via Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.

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