Israeli TV campaign not just insulting to Israeli Americans

When I think about the ongoing destruction of Palestinian homes and construction of illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, I assume that part of the reason is lack of space in the land they already had. You would think if the Israeli government were serious about peace, they would be taking a serious look [...]

Not My Business

Haven’t posted for quite some time – since Julia Gillard became Prime Minister. Thought I’d kick off my foray back into blogging by sharing a poem I taught when I was living in England, called Not My Business by Niyi Osundare. It captures a lot of what I’ve been thinking about recently in terms of [...]

Should I feel something?

I really should start off by saying that I’m an educated and employed white male from a developed economy. This means I really have no remit to have an opinion about absolutely anything, let alone gender, seeing as though my ilk is arguably to blame for the majority of the problems in the world (though [...]

The Insiders Blogs: Conroy Exposed, but lives to toad another day

I’ve started blogging on an external site, the Insiders Blogs based around the ABC’s Sunday morning TV political treat, the Insiders. You can check out my first post to the site here. Essentially it’s lamenting that the host of the show missed good opportunities to lynch a federal senator about his shenanigans. It might not be that accessible if [...]

The longer you leave something…

Alright. It’s been a seriously long time since I blogged. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been thinking about it. In fact, on my whiteboard I have a list of titles for posts that I’ve been meaning to write. This is the list: iphone killed the electronic dictionary Alvin and the Chipmunks vs mixed race [...]