A crime wave in America?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 6, 2021
With one eye on next year’s midterm elections, Republicans are talking about the alleged crime …
Read More‘Wrongthink’ and other issues at liberal institutions
by Rashmee
Posted on October 5, 2021
Further to professors Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro’s argument for classrooms as a venue …
Read MoreA colour revolution…or not, in Virginia
by Rashmee
Posted on October 4, 2021
Hong Kong is politically colour-coded — yellow signifies support for the protest movement; blue means …
Read MoreMulti-coloured ‘porcelain’ berries, cycle lane sharing in the DMV area
by Rashmee
Posted on October 3, 2021
The DMV area – Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia – is rich in interesting sights.…
Read MoreThe ‘Indiana banana’ and its close Indian relative
by Rashmee
Posted on October 2, 2021
Having never eaten a pawpaw, it was hard to resist the stall in the Dupont …
Read MoreVignettes from the DMV area — DC, Maryland, Virginia
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2021
Vignettes from the Washington metropolitan area, one of the most affluent and educated in the …
Read More‘Slow streets’ need to be the way we live, a lot faster
by Rashmee
Posted on September 29, 2021
The “Slow Streets” signs in Washington, D.C. are the last vestiges of an ultimately doomed …
Read MoreAfghanistan’s embassy in Washington, D.C. is like a metaphor for the country
by Rashmee
Posted on September 28, 2021
One of the plants in the big urns that flank the front door of the …
Read MoreWashington, D.C.’s new signs and what they might mean
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2021
“Symbols help us make tangible that which is intangible,” wrote the British-American commentator Simon Sinek. …
Read MoreMary MacBride finishes off a perfect fall evening in Washington, D.C.
by Rashmee
Posted on September 26, 2021
One of the more charming aspects of Washington, D.C. is the way one can round …
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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