85 minutes as president. Kamala Harris’ place in history
by Rashmee
Posted on November 19, 2021
Her DNA ensured Kamala Harris made history on November 3, 2020, when she became the …
Read MoreAmerica’s Democrats can’t risk another ‘basket of deplorables’ moment
by Rashmee
Posted on November 13, 2021
Remember Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” moment? The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee …
Read MoreAI, the tank and the ‘blitzkrieg’ concept: The US needs to think in a whole new way
by Rashmee
Posted on April 10, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… Can America think asymmetrically in the struggle with China? It’s a pressing …
Read MoreIn America, the usual suspects start to vote in-person
by Rashmee
Posted on October 20, 2020
In-person voting starts in Wisconsin, Hawaii and Utah on October 20. Only one should have …
Read MoreIf politics is now a ‘co-ed sport’, women have to take the ball and run… and run
by Rashmee
Posted on November 19, 2019
I was very taken by Ruth Marcus’s comment in The Washington Post on the great …
Read MoreFrom ‘lock her up’ to ‘send her back’, Donald Trump’s evolution continues apace
by Rashmee
Posted on July 18, 2019
From ‘lock her up’ to ‘send her back’, Donald Trump’s political evolution continues apace. He …
Read MoreThe lessons of Australia’s ‘climate-change’ election
by Rashmee
Posted on May 20, 2019
Be careful not to read the wrong lessons from the surprise result of Australia’s so-called …
Read MoreI’m colluding with Russia. The farce to which American politics is reduced
by Rashmee
Posted on November 1, 2017
I write at a desk on which stands a Matryoshka doll. By the US president’s …
Read MorePart II – What’s got a jazzy label and is confusing? The new politics of our age
by Rashmee
Posted on May 23, 2017
Here’s the second lot of new political labels, properly parsed. (Click here for Part I …
Read MoreDo you really believe Donald Trump cares about justice for Hillary?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 10, 2017
In his three months as president, 18 months on the campaign trail and decades in …
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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