Thousands of Smart, Conservative Ladies Together? Count Me In

Being the dumb guy of Smart Girl Politics isn’t easy.  Wait- sure it is.  Hard-working visionaries founded the community, built the site, and presently lead philosophical and practical efforts to encourage conservative activism.  Meanwhile, all I do is find two things per week about which to complain and post the ensuing rants here.  I end up making [...]

Happy Birthday SGP! An interview with co-founder, Teri Christoph on how it all got started.

I recently reached out to SGP co-founder and Executive Director, Teri Christoph to get the inside story on how the group was started one year ago today. Happy Birthday Smart Girl Politics!
SGN: Stacy Mott is the founder of SGP, right? How and when did you get involved? Were you also a part of its “birth”?
TC: [...]

Twitter and Revolutions

c/p PULSE Review

The value of social networking and micro-blogging in modern revolutions is being hotly debated. The real core question is whether or not these new services make it easier for citizens to make their will known in the face of a suppressive government. There is a growing body of evidence that these services do have [...]

Do you see yourself in the face of an Iranian?

By Lisa Farrar Wellman
Protesting an election is pretty darn liberated of the Iranians, don’t you think? At first I watched their actions with a cynical attitude. They march in vain. Their elections are rigged. What’s the point? Now, though, I’m rooting for them. I believe in them. This is bigger than Mousavi, who is just as radical and untrustworthy as Ahmadinejad. If you spend 6.5 seconds on Twitter, you’ll see Iranians now calling for revolution, for the end of the mullahs and the Supreme Leader. They’re calling for workers to strike and citizens to refuse to pay their utility bills. Tweets ask for help translating first aid instructions into Farsi. Others offer advice on how to treat gunshot wounds and tear gas symptoms. This people held down by restrictions and fear is organizing itself using the latest in today’s technology and social networks. They’re demanding freedom from the oppression that has strangled their country for far too long.

Iranians fight today for what we already have and take for granted.