On Christianity and Liberalism

I am a Christian and I am a liberal.
As I’ve mentioned earlier, I’ve been reading a lot of feminist books lately, and learning a lot more about feminism.  It’s been really wonderful to feel like I OWN my feminism for the first time in my life.  But one of the things that I learnt, while [...]

A heat-inspired rant on warming

It’s 42 degrees C in Sydney today.  I am hot, and I am pissed off.
I was at an event this week that discussed global warming.  I shouldn’t share any more specifics of the event, but it was attended by lots of men in their 50s, and the general vibe in the room was to complain [...]

Happy Weekend

I went to see Cloud Control tonight.  Awesome, as usual.  It’s wonderful to see how popular they’re becoming ’cause they totally deserve it.
So here’s some Cloud Control goodness to celebrate the arrival of the weekend:

PS. There is no dancing like dancing to live music.
PPS. I’m pretty sure their new song, the one they played between [...]

Recent posts at the USSC

I’ve been busily blogging away over at the USSC blog, which I hope y’all have subscribed to by now.  Check out my thoughts on watching Health Care Reform pass in the House, and on the execution of the possibly-innocent Cameron Todd Willingham, and what it means for the Death Penalty in the United States.

Women, want to be happy? Expect less!

I’ve spent much of the last few months thinking about gender.  I didn’t ever take a Women’s Studies class, something I really regret, so I’ve been trying to read some classic feminist texts.  So I’ve been working on a lengthy blog post about how I came to be comfortable with my feminism, and what it [...]