Davos or not, Donald Trump will feature in Great Man Theory of History

by Rashmee

Posted on January 26, 2018


On the day Donald Trump addresses Davos, it’s worth asking if he belongs to the …

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In 100 days Trump shows he’s same scam artist he described in Art of the Deal

by Rashmee

Posted on April 28, 2017


Today, on the 100th day of his presidency, consider Donald Trump’s accomplishments: : 30 …

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America favours strategic coercion over Pyongyang

by Rashmee

Posted on April 20, 2017 / The National


Is Donald Trump trying to “out-North Korea the North Koreans” at this moment of high …

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2017 in a nutshell: You start with a joke then Trump’s White House seriously sends it out

by Rashmee

Posted on March 20, 2017


Have you heard of Alexandra Petri? She writes for The Washington Post but the White …

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Historians see Trump in terms of Great Man Theory. Hacks as part of Big Personality Rule

by Rashmee

Posted on February 11, 2017


Princeton historian David Bell calls it the Great Man Theory, as well he might. Journalist …

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Trump-ism & philosophy. Lessons from the 10th cent & its insistence on thinking for oneself

by Rashmee

Posted on January 22, 2017


This blog is NOT about President Donald Trump and philosophy (even though his aides had …

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Does it matter that no poet graced the inauguration of President Donald Trump?

by Rashmee

Posted on January 21, 2017


Did it matter that no poet graced the inauguration of President Trump? Nah, the scoffers …

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Things fall apart when the centre cannot hold as Trump takes office

by Rashmee

Posted on January 19, 2017 / The National


 On Friday, Donald Trump takes charge of an America in which various arms of the …

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Trump is Jacksonian, ie isolationist. What’s his excuse for fearing the world?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 13, 2016


Fareed Zakaria has it absolutely right. Donald Trump’s foreign policy address last week may …

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Obama’s win revealed America’s racism. Will Hillary’s run show its sexism?

by Rashmee

Posted on May 11, 2016


Could Hillary’s run for president change the US in the same that happened with Barack …

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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