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Zeb Larson

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Hello! I'm a freelance writer based in Columbus. My background is as an academic historian and I studied U.S. foreign relations in the 20th century, but as a freelance writer I cover a wide variety of topics.

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Op-Ed: Anti-apartheid divestment built a movement of people. That's what the climate crisis needs

Op-Ed: Anti-apartheid divestment built a movement of people. That's what the climate crisis needs

The environmental activist and writer Bill McKibben estimates that the movement to pressure institutions to s…

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The Entire U.S. Governing Class Owns the Crisis in Afghanistan

The Entire U.S. Governing Class Owns the Crisis in Afghanistan

The "peace" that the United States brokered in Afghanistan wasn't expected to last, but it seems few official…

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The U.S. Capitol Insurrection Sets a Dangerous Precedent

The U.S. Capitol Insurrection Sets a Dangerous Precedent

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All That Jazz: KC's rise and fall

All That Jazz: KC's rise and fall

Rhythm and blues musician Jesse Stone, a Kansas City, Missouri native, once said "Kansas City... did more for…

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4 Lessons on Organizing From the Anti-Apartheid Movement

4 Lessons on Organizing From the Anti-Apartheid Movement

June 16 is national Youth Day in South Africa, and it marks the anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. In 1976, …

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Perspective | Why corporations can't be trusted to advance human rights

Perspective | Why corporations can't be trusted to advance human rights

China's ongoing repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang has produced a relatively weak response from the United Sta…

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Trumpism Is Destroying America’s Civic Morality

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Cruelty, corruption, and spectacle have become defining features of American public life. Rebuilding democracy will require restoring the expectation that power must answer to decency. This article was made possible because of the generous support of DAME members. We urgently need your help to keep publishing. Please join us for as little as $1.00 a month or make a one-time gift in any amount! The Lincoln Memorial has always had a potent symbolism that our other monuments don’t quite have.
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Confidence Man - Truthdig

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By Zeb Larson
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Donald Trump’s popularity with evangelicals has always been confounding. He doesn’t respect them or their belief system, or embody any recognizable Christian values. Nor does he seem to have a favorite evangelist, the way George W. Bush was associated with Billy Graham. Trump does, however, have an all-time favorite pastor, whom he recalled fondly in 2015, saying, “He would bring real-life situations, modern-day situations into the sermon, and you could listen to him all day long.
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La tradición oral que dio origen al software podría no sobrevivir a la IA

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By Zeb Larson
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Hasta que me convertí en ingeniero de software a los 32 años, toda mi vida profesional giró en torno a la palabra escrita. Era historiador, firmemente arraigado en libros, archivos y artículos. Cambié de carrera por razones que no vienen al caso y sobre las que he escrito en otros lugares; baste decir que el mercado laboral para los historiadores era tan malo que quise hacer otra cosa. Me hice ingeniero de software porque me gustaban los aspectos de resolución de problemas y diseño.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

Approaching everything with healthy skepticism and looking to verify it.

What's your favorite social network?

Bluesky.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be persistent. The industry is tight, rejection is just part of the daily grind.
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