Something happened to me on June 7th, 2016. As I watched Hillary give her victory speech (for being the presumptive Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party), tears came to my eyes. I was shaken to the core. Rationally, I could … Continue reading
When a Filipina friend told me that her relatives and friends were voting for Donald Trump, I was dumbstruck. I knew they voted for John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012. The rationale then was that the Republicans … Continue reading
For years, I have been asking the question, “Where is the outrage?” When George W. Bush took America into never-ending wars against Afghanistan and Iraq, I asked the question, “Where is the outrage?” When it became clear that the wars … Continue reading
Like many technical professionals who have always made a comfortable living, I have spent a lifetime fantasizing about the artistic life. I have made pronouncements like, “If I had to do it all over again, I would go to Columbia … Continue reading
For all her self-aggrandizement, Hillary can’t seem to inspire or lead. She never talks about her dreams for our glorious country, just anlaytical details …. This election season has revealed a strange reality to me, namely that a large proportion … Continue reading
Published by India Currents Whenever Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talks, I cringe. He reminds me of Peter Sellers trying to imitate an Indian guy pretending to be a Southerner. Or rather, lacking Peter Seller’s talent, he sounds like a B-actor … Continue reading
After nearly a decade, I am back in Washington, D.C. wandering the majestic monuments. And even though I have been to DC several times during the aughts, I feel inexplicably nostalgic. Is it because I first walked these streets nearly … Continue reading
Not long ago, I announced in these very pages that a TV show like Breaking Bad will never come again. Well, I have to eat humble pie and say that there is a show just as good as Breaking Bad, … Continue reading
I watched the televised debate between Governor Jerry Brown and Republican challenger Neel Kashkari with interest. Just the other day, an Indian friend had pointed out that Kashkari had voluntarily become homeless in order to study poverty. “It must be … Continue reading
In 1971, V.S. Naipaul published a short story collection titled In a Free State. The first story is about an Indian domestic servant who accompanies his diplomat master to Washington, D.C. The man bundles up his belongings in a piece … Continue reading