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It’s Harder to Hate the Other Side When You Come Face to Face
Our correspondent sets out across the country to find out why we’re so divided. What he discovers might surprise you. Introducing: Ben Meets America!
By Ben Kawaller
03.18.24 — Ben Meets America
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We all know the stereotypes of one another. The Bud Light–protesting Republican NASCAR fan. The they/them-pronouned museum worker unionizing for three months off during summer. 

But aren’t these quick sketches all a little tired? Is this what you actually see in the world? Isn’t there more to say? I feel like I get enough of these caricatures reading the…

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Ben Kawaller
Ben Kawaller's videos and humor writing have appeared in The Times of London, The New York Post, The Free Press, LA Magazine, Racket News, The American Bystander, The Advocate, and Salon, among others. He lives in New York.
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