The Official Blog of Julie Ann Dawson
I had a civics teacher in high school once tell us, |There is no freedom without responsibility. Freedom without responsibility is anarchy, and in an anarchy the bully and the thug win.” Those words have stuck with me my entire Continue reading Get Vaccinated
(CNN)Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the business that preserves the author’s legacy said. The titles are:“And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”“If Continue reading Dr. Seuss and Hiding From the Past
When you argue “both sides” are at fault, what you are really saying is that misdemeanor offenses by people of color justify felony responses from white people. What you are really saying is that a death sentence is a perfectly Continue reading To Hell With Your “Both Sides”
There is an explosion of issues erupting in various communities both online and in the real world. Without getting into specifics (because, honestly, there are too many individual stories to discuss and I don’t have all the facts in most Continue reading Chaos, Anarchy, and Empathy
All of the official government recommendations regarding how to prepare for a potential pandemic is hysterical to me. It is hysterical because, as many of you know, I have a day job. And part of my day job involves safety Continue reading Political Post: Paid Sick Leave
I was sitting in the unemployment office, representing my employer in a hearing about an independent contractor trying to claim unemployment benefits. At one point the hearing was paused for some reason and I went into the waiting room to Continue reading Losing the War
So, once again, an old white male politician has been tripped up by some racist/sexist/homophobic behavior from his past. And, once again, everyone is making the wrong argument about what it all means. There is not a person alive who Continue reading Past Wrongs and Future Thoughts
