Iraq. Bangladesh…Are some countries second-class triggers of global grief?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 11, 2016
Some countries are second-class triggers of global grief. It’s true, for all that we pretend …
Read MoreThe violence to come…as America unthinkingly cheers #DonaldTrump
by Rashmee
Posted on March 13, 2016
Earlier this month, Peter Beinart wrote a piece in ‘The Atlantic’. It was headlined “The …
Read MoreWill Terre Haute pick America’s next president as it nearly always does?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2016
Is Terre Haute the Middletown of the famous 1930s’ American sociological studies conducted on Muncie, …
Read MoreEgypt’s all-night Tahrir Sq party: Right now, it’s all about highs, not headaches
by Rashmee
Posted on August 9, 2015
We zipped through Tahrir Square at 5 o’clock on Friday morning (August 7) on our …
Read MoreLanguage and the lawn: Don’t ban it; make it seriously un-cool
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2015
Language can accomplish things that the law cannot. Accordingly, consider this. Lawns don’t deserve to …
Read MoreAmerica’s militarized streets can’t fully explain #MichaelBrown’s death
by Rashmee
Posted on August 17, 2014
Militarized streets have some bearing, of course. But they deflect attention from the real, unchanging …
Read MoreNot a single US city among world’s most beautiful but 3 on ugly list
by Rashmee
Posted on May 25, 2014
Speaking of great cities, great perceived beauty can, of course, make up for several problems. …
Read MoreMessage to this hologram we call our world: 3D is a form of reality too
by Rashmee
Posted on March 4, 2014
As the world busies itself inventing “the internet of everything”, it turns out that …
Read MoreThe war touches Smallsville
by Rashmee
Posted on September 14, 2011
It is sobering to consider how crucially the war touches Smallsville. Here, in the middle …
Read MorePeople hearing without listening
by Rashmee
Posted on September 11, 2011
Might the best template for the 9/11 memorial 10 years on, be the words Paul …
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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