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AI Is the New 'Who Did You Vote For?'
Data centers are humming, families are splitting, and "slop" has become a moral accusation. The American wedge issue is already at the table.
Jul 9
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Ethan Ward
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The Country Wants My Hope. No, Ma’am
America asked for my hopes and dreams ahead of its 250th birthday. The most honest answer I have starts with the passport that lets me leave.
Jul 2
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Ethan Ward
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June 2026
What Fast Food Hides
In Bali, a green orange, a roadside warung, and a KFC counter changed what I thought I knew about a meal.
Jun 29
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Ethan Ward
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Made by Hand, Gone by Sundown
Bali’s daily offering appears at temple steps, on shop counters, and in places you would not expect. Nine photographs of canang sari.
Jun 23
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Ethan Ward
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Women Can’t Tell I’m Gay
Gaydar was supposed to be a survival skill. Almost nobody has it, and the women told to develop it paid the highest price.
Jun 15
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Ethan Ward
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Four Bottles of Water
Cyrus Carmack-Belton, four bottles of water he put back, and a verdict that left his killer free.
Jun 8
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Ethan Ward
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May 2026
Exeunt Omnes
Shakespeare inside a Kentucky prison, telecom companies profiting from incarcerated families, Byron Allen buying BuzzFeed, and the war is punishing the…
May 15
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Ethan Ward
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When Language Stops Naming Things
As reading weakens and AI writing spreads, public language grows less precise about harm and responsibility.
May 11
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Ethan Ward
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Wendell Pierce Is Not Done Yet
The actor has spent 40 years carrying the stories of the dead. His next role may be the one that explains why.
May 4
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Ethan Ward
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His Face on Your Passport
Trump is redesigning your passport, the Supreme Court just killed the Voting Rights Act, and the Michael Jackson biopic exposes a racial double standard…
May 1
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Ethan Ward
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April 2026
Salary for Two
I did the math. The math needs a roommate — or a lover.
Apr 27
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Ethan Ward
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Gentrified Shoplifting
The microlooting debate has a bodycam rebuttal, Emma Grede's memoir is dividing Black women on TikTok, and the Strait of Hormuz is coming for your…
Apr 24
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Ethan Ward
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