Unknown knowns: Euphemism & China’s thought controllers?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 19, 2015
China calls its internet police “public opinion analysts”. You’ve got to love it – this …
Read MoreKnown unknowns: Why America ‘does god’ with a fervent vengeance
by Rashmee
Posted on May 18, 2015
American voters ‘do’ god with a fervent vengeance. It is, of course, ‘one nation under …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Hillary Clinton’s ‘other costs’ meant college can’t be free?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 17, 2015
Like most politicians, American or otherwise, Hillary Clinton has a problem with telling it like …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Doesn’t trust deficit just mean dishonest?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 16, 2015
Is Hillary Clinton honest enough to be president? The Washington Post posed the question in …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Can language fix US political injustice of the dynasties?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 15, 2015
Pooja Bhatia has a great idea on OZY about how to spread America’s political lolly. …
Read More‘Bill Clinton is like nuclear energy’: known known but a new phrase
by Rashmee
Posted on May 13, 2015
It’s rare in the samey, stale homogenous world of political writing to find a new …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Is Indian racism only about the ‘habshi’ word?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 11, 2015
Reshmi Dasgupta, my former colleague from the Times’ group of newspapers, recently wrote an interesting …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: The lack of clarity on Grexit and eurozone policy
by Rashmee
Posted on May 10, 2015
The language of common sense is not about whether you speak English or French. This …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Rishi Sunak, MP, & Richmond’s many words for ‘racism’
by Rashmee
Posted on May 9, 2015
Somewhat unnoticed in the hubbub of the British election, has been the Conservative Party’s sincere …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Bloomberg’s Cameron vote had many dying metaphors
by Rashmee
Posted on May 8, 2015
One day after the British election and I can’t help but recall Michael Bloomberg’s championship …
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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