Warren Buffet’s golden jubilee at Berkshire is a right royal occasion
by Rashmee
Posted on February 28, 2015
If all goes well, Warren Buffett will put out an especially long annual letter today. …
Read MoreWhat should we make of Netanyahu’s judgement? Or lack of?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 27, 2015
Less than a week before Binyamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech to the US Congress, what should …
Read MoreISIL’s historical reinvention is destined to end in failure
by Rashmee
Posted on February 26, 2015 / The National
If they were more cuddly ISIL might be called “the history boys” of the radical …
Read MoreWill 1st LGBT envoy mean more people will see US as dedicated to human rights?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 25, 2015
The US now has its first envoy promoting equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender …
Read MoreDid you know that millennials really really like to read deadtree books?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2015
Millennials like to read deadtree books, reports The Washington Post, a declaration that is …
Read MoreThe US is just a tenth as wired up as South Korea – and it’s losing out
by Rashmee
Posted on February 23, 2015
Seventy per cent of South Korea is fibre-optic cabled. The US is at just one-tenth …
Read MoreWal-Mart will pay its workers more. Is this proof that a better world is here?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2015
Here’s a remarkable bit of good news: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, is …
Read MoreKim Jong Un’s new haircut is an up-do so does that mean things are improving?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 21, 2015
North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has a new haircut, reports Vox’s @amandataub. …
Read MoreWhat does it mean that Raqqa in Syria and Derna in Libya are twin cities?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 20, 2015
It’s been five months since Derna threw in its lot with ISIL – an opportunistic …
Read MoreKejriwal should look to Indonesia for inspiration
by Rashmee
Posted on February 19, 2015 / The National
Arvind Kejriwal has been in his job for less than a week but his rise …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK