My work

Below is some of my past work.

Pension Forfeiture and Police Misconduct

I originally wrote this paper for a class in 2016. I then worked with my professor to expand it for presentation at a conference and publication in the school journal. The full legal citation is D. Bruce Johnsen & Adam David Marcus, Pension Forfeiture and Police Misconduct, 14 J.L. Econ. Pol’y 1 (2017).

Security Issues Unique to Cloud Computing

This was an article I ghost-wrote for the March 2013 issue of Cyber Defense Magazine.

Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor

I wrote this letter in response to an article about the US Census Bureau. Full text: Your editorial “ The GOP’s Census Takers ” (May 12) rightly celebrates the importance of statistical information to improving decision-making in both government and the private sector, from investment to hiring to basic research. The American Community Survey may … Continue reading “Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor”

The census’ broken privacy promise

Guest commentary for C|NET Full text: Seventy-two years ago, the federal government made a promise to the American public: “No one has access to your census record except you.” So said a radio ad intended to promote participation in the 1940 census by assuaging privacy concerns. President Franklin Roosevelt even proclaimed, “No person can be … Continue reading “The census’ broken privacy promise”

The Next Digital Decade: Essays on the Future of the Internet

I did all of the editing and layout for this book that has become a required reading for many college and law school courses about the Internet.

Digital Economy Fact Book, 10th Edition

I produced many of the charts and tables and did all of the final production of this 192-page reference guide for the digital economy.

Change that Tune: How the payola settlements will affect radio airplay for independent artists

This was an 18-page report I wrote for the Future of Music Coalition in 2008

Written Congressional testimony on telework

I ghost-wrote this testimony for the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia on why and how some telework programs succeed.

Agency memo on national disclosure rules for cellular phone bills

I wrote this memo on behalf of California Public Utilities Commission Commissioner Susan P. Kennedy while working as a legislative intern