‘Trumpian-ness reminds us of just how vulgar democracy is, unless moderated by conventions’
by Rashmee
Posted on January 19, 2022
Harvey Mansfield, who is both politically conservative and philosophically liberal, recently offered one of the …
Read MoreTrump’s alternate reality fits with a metaverse that doesn’t really exist, in a galaxy far far away
by Rashmee
Posted on January 13, 2022
Listen to the full broadcast of NPR’s January 11 interview with Donald Trump and you …
Read MoreBiden should have called Trump out as Covid’s Typhoid Mary
by Rashmee
Posted on December 7, 2021
I have to say I agree with Jamelle Bouie (paywall): Joe Biden was wrong not …
Read MoreNah, Donald Trump probably won’t be back in the White House. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on November 30, 2021
Read the petroleum trails just as you would the tea leaves. The Gulf Arab states …
Read MoreJournalists are comically attached to linear narratives even when trying to wake up in 2041
by Rashmee
Posted on November 29, 2021
Journalism is a very different profession from writing fiction (as I have learnt, slowly, painfully, …
Read MoreAmerica is no South Africa, that’s for sure
by Rashmee
Posted on June 30, 2021
/IT’S THE BUSINESS South Africa’s highest court has sentenced former president Jacob Zuma to 15 …
Read More4 reasons to believe America may be in better political shape than we think
by Rashmee
Posted on June 18, 2021
/ LANGUAGE In his final column (June 17), The New York Times’s departing long-time columnist …
Read MoreFrom Bill Clinton to Joe Biden, America’s climate story is one of dizzying change
by Rashmee
Posted on May 8, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… Enough time has elapsed since Joe Biden’s April 22 climate summit for …
Read MoreWords have long been a weapon against Asian Americans
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2021
/ LANGUAGE As America confronts a yearlong escalation in anti-Asian violence, the role of language …
Read MoreImpeachment: The American equivalent of a parliamentary no-confidence vote?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 15, 2021
/ POLITICS IN AMERICA On the Friday before Donald Trump was acquitted for a second …
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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