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About Me

I critically explore American history, public policy, media, technology and sexuality.

I am the author Sin, Sex & Subversion: How What Was Taboo in 1950s New York Became America’s New Normal (Skyhorse, 2016) and have regularly contributed to AlterNet, Black Star News, Brooklyn Rail, CounterPunch, Filmmaker,  The Progressive and Salon.  I have also written for AND-Magazine, MediaChannel, FilmInFocus, FourTwoNine, Harvard-Neiman Watchdog, Hollywood Reporter, Huffington Post, IndieWire, Red Herring online, San Francisco Focus, Sexuality and Culture, Z Magazine, Eureka Street (Australia) and Counterpoint (India).

I am author of two earlier books:  Off-Hollywood: The Making & Marketing of Independent Films (Grove), commissioned by the Sundance Institute and the Independent Feature Project, is considered a “bible” of the indie film movement; and  Sex Scandal America: Politics & the Ritual of Public Shaming (Key), the title speaks for itself.

Professionally, I am business-development consultant with twenty years experience having served on the management teams taking public two high-tech start-ups, launched worldwide the first CD-ROM system and provided executive-level strategic consulting services to major U.S. and international for-profit corporations and non-profit organizations, start-up ventures and independent media makers. I also created and was executive director of Digital Independence: The Forum for Creativity, Technology and Democracy, supported by the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations.

I have served on the board of directions/advisors of the Independent Television Service (ITVS-PBS, Treasurer), MoMA-NY Video Collection, Film Arts Foundation and a U.S. Congressman.

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Recent Articles

The Culture Wars Continue: Biden Takes on Abortion

Pres. Biden is moving aggressively to redress many of the conditions left by Donald Trump’s administration.  However, the most intractable challenge that he will face may be the resistance of the … [Read More...]

Why History Matters: the Legacy of Slavery

Slavery was formally abolished in New York State in 1827, but the slave trade lived on in the city until the Civil War. Read more. … [Read More...]

Confronting the Digital Divide: New York City vs. Verizon

On November 24, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the settlement of a six-year dispute with Verizon to wire 500,000 additional homes for high-speed internet service. Read more. … [Read More...]


DAVID ROSEN is a widely published author whose books include
Sex, Sin & Subversion: The Transformation of 1950s New York’s Forbidden into America’s New Normal (2016); Sex Scandal America: Politics & the Ritual of Public Shaming (2009); Off-Hollywood: The Making & Marketing of Independent Films (1991), originally commissioned by the Sundance Institute and the Independent Feature Project. He is author of many scholarly articles, book reviews and popular pieces on media-tech, telecom, politics, sex and American life.

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