JOI CHADWICK

Sad man sitting on sidewalk with a dog in his lap and a paper cut on the ground in front of him

Talking about cutting social welfare at a birthday dinner

This sounded like many a Facebook discussion to me. “Why should I pay for this? Bootstraps, amirite!?” But it’s my ethical responsibility to advocate, so here’s my answer.

United States Capitol building on a clear day

Congressional Analysis: SMARTWATCH Data Act and Beyond the Box for Education Act

Here’s what I wrote on Bill Cassidy and Jacky Rosen’s SMARTWATCH Data Act and Cedric Richmond’s Beyond the Box for Education Act of 2019.

‘Cancel culture’ is in the title, so will it even make sense?

AKA “I don’t think ‘cancel culture’ means what you think it means, and you might want to love it.”