#Current Affairs

Return of the Kabuliwala

Indian Nobel Price winning poet Rabindranath Tagore's iconic short story "Kabuliwala" describes a heart-rending friendship between a...

#Breaking News

How many "Breaking News" a day can a common person handle? I saw one latest Breaking News: "Axe throwing has become the most watched...

The Immigrant Spirit

I am a "lawful" immigrant in the U.S. from India. Like many others, I came to this country with a Student Visa, completed my masters...

Roar of the Lame Duck

Some historic events of note. In 1892, John Adams, the second President of the United States, was defeated by Thomas Jefferson in his...

Are you a "Liberal" or a "Conservative"?

Suppose some one asks you, "are you a Liberal or Conservative", how would you reply? First, let us define the terms in current political...

What have we Wrought?

At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "What have you Wrought?" He answered, "a Republic, if...

Sour Grapes and Good Vintage

In winery, the difference between sour grapes and good vintage is a matter of days. In politics, it is depends on the persona. In...

Bullets, Ballots, Aliens and Unborn.

Where are our major differences? We fight about our guns. We argue about how we cast our ballots. We cannot agree on immigration. We...

Inexplicable Inefficiencies

Updated: 5 days ago Example 1 The tree in our front yard died. It happened to be in our County's right-of-way. We had to depend on the...