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When Systems Stop Seeing People
This was originally published in EastBayRI:
Jun 12
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Jay Werther
May 2026
What We’re Not Telling Kids About Alcohol
This essay was originally published in the Deseret News:
May 2
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Jay Werther
April 2026
Jay Werther: Where the Machine Society Has Led
How modern systems are replacing human judgment and reshaping everyday life
Apr 14
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Jay Werther
What Utah’s Medical Marijuana System Gets Wrong
Substance use, recovery, and treatment are rarely as simple as policy makes them seem.
Apr 12
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Jay Werther
Is There an App for That? Maybe There Shouldn’t Be
If every problem has an app, we should start asking whether the problem is actually being solved or just managed in a way that keeps us dependent on the…
Apr 12
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Jay Werther
Do We Have a Right to Be Forgotten Online?
This essay was originally published in the Times Union: https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-right-forgotten-online-21129109.php
Apr 12
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Jay Werther
December 2025
Caregiver Children of Failing Parents
There is a growing population in America that almost no one talks about.
Dec 19, 2025
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Jay Werther
The New One Percent Isn’t Wealth. It’s Visibility
The most powerful divide in America is no longer money. It is visibility.
Dec 18, 2025
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Jay Werther
When a Headline Becomes a Permanent Label
How search snippets freeze people in their worst moment long after life has moved on.
Dec 13, 2025
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Jay Werther
My Opinion Writing
by Jay Werther
Dec 6, 2025
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Jay Werther
November 2025
Men My Age Are Disappearing in Plain Sight
We talk about teen mental health. We never talk about the men quietly falling apart in the middle of their lives.
Nov 20, 2025
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Jay Werther
Digital Reputation Should Have an Expiration Date
We accept the idea that people can change.
Nov 14, 2025
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Jay Werther
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