by Julianna Siemssen – The Tacoma Ledger

Discrimination against Cluster B personality disorders

May 30, 2017August 21, 2017 Ledger Staff 606 Viewsableism, by Julianna Siemssen, mental health 2 min read

In the face of any tragedy or political disaster, people with mental illnesses can always expect to be among the

Opinion: Sharia is probably not what you think it is

May 1, 2017August 23, 2017 Ledger Staff 139 Viewsby Julianna Siemssen, culture, islamaphobia 4 min read

Some people are panicking about “sharia law.” In Britain, two parties have pledged to ban it, and a handful of

Opinion: The crisis in autism research

April 17, 2017August 24, 2017 Ledger Staff 189 ViewsAutism, autism speaks, by Julianna Siemssen 3 min read

Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism charity, wants to create a “spectrum of solutions” for autism. Similarly, MIT’s new $20

Opinion: HIV is not a crime

April 10, 2017August 24, 2017 Ledger Staff 153 ViewsAIDS, by Julianna Siemssen, HIV, serophobia 2 min read

If you’re HIV-positive and don’t tell your sexual partners, is that a problem? Probably. But is it worse than rape

Opinion: The Democratic Party needs to fix itself

April 3, 2017August 24, 2017 Ledger Staff 175 Viewsby Julianna Siemssen, democrats, leftist, politics 3 min read

It’s been five months since the presidential election, and Newsweek is still asking, “Would Bernie Sanders have won?” Meanwhile, a

Opinion: Thinking of moving to Canada? You can’t if you’re disabled

February 27, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 243 Viewsableism, by Julianna Siemssen, healthcare, Immigration 2 min read

Canada, compared to the United States, is a pretty great place. The operative phrase here is “compared to the United

Opinion: There are some kinds of terrorism Trump doesn’t mind

February 21, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 136 Viewsantisemitism, by Julianna Siemssen, racism, white supremacist 2 min read

What comes to mind when you hear the word “terrorist”? In the popular mindset, terrorism is associated with Islam. However,

Union questions establishment’s potential for change

February 21, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 106 ViewsAna Mari Cauce, by Julianna Siemssen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Unions, workers rights 2 min read

On Jan. 20, Milo Yiannopoulos — an editor at the conservative website Breitbart — spoke at the University of Washington

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