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Medical leave is available for mental illness. Take it if you need it.

Don’t let stigma or any amount of guilt deter you from protecting your brain.

8 min readOct 9, 2019

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Medical leave is available for mental illness. Take it if you need it.

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Human Parts

The Birthday Paradox

It took me 12 years to realize I’m worth celebrating — even if my birthday’s not

8 min readJun 11, 2019

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The Birthday Paradox

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I’m a Child of Trump, and I’m taking action.

I haven’t spoken to my parents since Tuesday.

3 min readNov 11, 2016

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I’m a Child of Trump, and I’m taking action.

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Ben Breier

It took me 15 minutes to prove Donald Trump was lying

Using data to investigate a Trump falsehood, much to the surprise of nobody.

4 min readSep 12, 2016

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It took me 15 minutes to prove Donald Trump was lying

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Ben Breier

When brands invoke the power of women, but not their spirit

If brands are going to lean into female empowerment, they need to give women the opportunity to tell that story whenever possible. Not men.

3 min readMay 4, 2016

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When brands invoke the power of women, but not their spirit

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Ben Breier

Why do we accept Life or Death’s statement on Heathcliff Berru?

When I read the statement that Heathcliff Berru put out in response to the cascade of accusations concerning his abhorrent maelstrom of…

3 min readJan 20, 2016

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Why do we accept Life or Death’s statement on Heathcliff Berru?

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David Bowie & the strangers of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

In August 2013, I was coming back from a business trip from Chicago to New York City through a detour in Atlanta, a counterintuitive…

5 min readJan 11, 2016

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David Bowie & the strangers of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

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Ben Breier

Using Spotify to bring back your ghost

Dear Dan,

7 min readDec 3, 2015

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Using Spotify to bring back your ghost

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Ben Breier

Using data to see how liberal Hillary Clinton actually is

The more you run from your base, the less likely you may be to win.

9 min readApr 16, 2015

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Using data to see how liberal Hillary Clinton actually is

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Anti-advertising Ello is already attracting brands

Ello aims to bring privacy back to digital data. The network’s brand manifesto is a virtual Clint Eastwood “get off my lawn” moment.

4 min readSep 25, 2014

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Anti-advertising Ello is already attracting brands

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Ben Breier

Ben Breier

@misterdisco everywhere // political journalist turned disco DJ turned strategist // OH -> DC -> NYC // opinions are mine, just like my sailor venus tattoo.

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