This book consists of articles written in 2023-26, on my observations of the Western political landscape of this era. Together, I think they make a clear case for the need for a new moderate-libertarian politics. This politics would be inherently moderate i.e. rejecting both the ideological far-left and far-right alike, and also libertarian-gradualist, i.e. with a clear goal of moving towards more freedom over time. The latter point is important, because with both the far-left and the far-...

Natalie is a young trans woman living in the early 21st century. Her diaries chart both her own transition story, and the cultural and political events of the 2000s and 2010s in the US, UK and Australia. In the beginning, she had felt rejected by feminism all her life, and also decided to reject feminism. Feminism's complicated relationship with marriage equality, something she was passionate about, became yet another reason for her to reject feminism. However, as feminism changed, so did ...

This is a collection of articles about marriage equality, written in 2011-2013, by TaraElla. TaraElla is a singer-songwriter, and has been a strong supporter of marriage equality for over a decade. Many of these articles were written to sincerely convince conservatives to come on board the movement, therefore they may be particularly useful for convincing people to support marriage equality.NOTE: This book was initially released with standard copyright conditions, as stated in the ...

This is the story of my journey, as an LGBT author and singer-songwriter navigating the ever-changing media landscape, and constant cultural upheavals of the early 21st century. My journey towards embracing a positive attitude to life, to our differences, and to the world in general. I have chosen to tell my story in the hope that it will inspire others, and I hope that more people do this too. I am grateful to the stories of other people, and their life journeys, for inspiring me over the...

The early 21st century is a time of unprecedented opportunity for those coming of age. It is a time when many young adults set out to achieve their dreams, be it starting their own business, starting a political movement, or propelling themselves to superstardom. Angelle's dream is to become Cultural Royalty of Pacificland, thus achieving what her mother couldn't. Her vision is based on freedom, dreams, love and fairness for all. However, she soon finds that whilst change appears to be in ...

You aren't the President or Prime Minister of a country. Surely, you get to vote every three, four or five years, but the politicians never listen to us anyway, right? As a result of thinking like this, many people just observe the world go by. And as a result of that, some things never really change. In other words, we just give up.But you don't have to be a politician, celebrity or journalist to help change things - nor are these people as powerful as they look. Information and i...

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on the 'quarter life' period of human life, roughly defined as the late teens to mid thirties. In the past, it used to be assumed that people went straight from being a teenager to being an adult. However, it has been recently recognized that there is a period of transition, in which there are certain things that need to be navigated and resolved. Some have described this as recognizing a new 'life stage', similar to how the teenage life s...

It all began with the dream. Ever since I was young, I had wanted to be somebody who participated in the cultural conversation, rather than just observe it. I was determine to be one of those who made the culture. I didn't know what I wanted to make, I didn't know what I wanted to say, but I knew I wanted to 'join the conversation', and help shape the culture.However, there were a few problems. Firstly, I didn't know how to get into those exclusive places where they make the cultur...

What does liberal mean? There can be no agreement, it seems. It all goes back to a historical split in liberalism, actually. Since most democracies functioned on a two-party system, alliances had to be chosen. Once liberalism had split, instead of choosing each other, welfare liberals chose to side with socialists and social democrats, and small government liberals, now often called libertarians, chose to side with conservatives.If liberals, left-liberals and right-liberals alike, ...

The early 21st century is a time of unprecedented opportunity for those coming of age. It is a time when many young adults set out to achieve their dreams, be it starting their own business, starting a political movement, or propelling themselves to superstardom. Angelle's dream is to become Cultural Royalty of Pacificland, thus achieving what her mother couldn't. Her vision is based on freedom, dreams, love and fairness for all.However, she soon finds that whilst change appears to ...

TaraElla is a singer-songwriter. She has been writing and performing music since 2003. She is, however, most notable for her cultural projects. This book is all about her take on life.This book includes everything in the previous Smashwords eBook editions of TaraElla's Way to Life and TaraElla's Self Made Star Book.NOTE: This book was initially released with standard copyright conditions, as stated in the book, but the author has agreed to release it under a Creative Common...

The family as an institution has existed for the entire duration of human civilization, and in all but a few unfortunate exceptional cases, has served to support and enrich the lives of humans in countless generations. It is therefore just natural that supporting the family, and supporting values that support families, for example encouraging the life-long commitment of spouses, and the responsibilities of family members to one another, are held in high regard by most people across the wor...