Matthew Lasar

Matthew Lasar teaches United States history and politics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is also a frequent contributor to Wired and Ars Technica, where he writes about history of technology and media, intellectual property, the FCC and the Internet. He is author of Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative Network, which chronicles the history of the Pacifica radio stations up to the late 1960s. He received the UCSC Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016.