Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

Expertise: Technology, Biotech, Renewable energy

Education: M.S,J. Northwestern (Medill School) 1978; B.A. Rice University, History and Political Science 1977

Awards & Accomplishments: Tech reporter since 1982, Freelance since 1983, on Internet since 1985. Created first online coverage of Internet with a magazine, Interactive Age, 1994 Co-wrote BBS Systems for Business in 1991, Wrote Guide to Field Computing in 1992 Wrote technology history now called "Living with Moore's Law" in 2001, 2010, 2021 Author of over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction

About Dana:
Dana Blankenhorn has been a financial journalist since 1978, a technology journalist since 1982, and an Internet journalist since 1985. He writes a Substack newsletter, Facing the Future, which covers technology, markets, and politics.

He has written a half-dozen technology books, several novels available at the Amazon Kindle store, and covered beats ranging from education to e-commerce, and from open source to renewable energy. He lives in Atlanta.

Recent Articles

CVS Health Beats Estimates, Market Yawns

CVS stock can be seen as either a great pharmacy stock, better than Walgreens, or a poor health insurer compared with United Healthcare. CVS Health becoming a leader in managed care.

United Airlines Should Not Be Bailed Out

The CARES Act gives United the cash to get through another year, but bankruptcy might deliver a more sustainable future.

Warren Buffett’s Growing Cash Pile Is a Sign Panic Is Yet to Come

Warren Buffett is waiting for a return of economic activity. But income inequality is keeping money away from the people who need it most.

Bezos’ Long View Makes Amazon Stock a Buy on the Dip

Amazon is plowing all its coming cash flow into protecting its operations from COVID-19. Its long-term growth story remains intact

RCL Stock May Look Cheap Now, but It Is Purely Speculation

Royal Caribbean has a reported $3.6 billion in liquidity to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, and hopes to still have a summer season.