US presidential elections go on so long they’re a crying shame. Literally
by Rashmee
Posted on September 2, 2016
A Boston Globe columnist has been reminding Americans why the presidential election is a crying …
Read MoreWin or lose, Trump will disrupt US democracy
by Rashmee
Posted on August 12, 2016 / The National
After 240 years, American democracy is facing a serious challenge. If Donald Trump, the most …
Read MoreTrump needn’t worry about ‘rigged’ poll. OSCE is an observer & Putin rather likes them
by Rashmee
Posted on August 6, 2016
Donald Trump has said he worries the November 8 election will be “rigged” against him …
Read MoreAmerica’s ambassadors reflect the country? Yes, that fund-raising pays off
by Rashmee
Posted on March 25, 2015
America’s ambassadors reflect the place they come from. In the sense that the US takes …
Read MoreWhy Sarah Palin, Narendra Modi and Mitt Romney shouldn’t mention dogs
by Rashmee
Posted on January 5, 2015
I thought of Narendra Modi when I read about the row over Sarah Palin’s Facebook …
Read MoreRonald Reagan: Another kind of lame-duck president. Swim not sink
by Rashmee
Posted on November 18, 2014
Like Woodrow Wilson, as Sean Braswell recounts in OZY, Ronald Reagan was a pretty …
Read MoreWoodrow Wilson, America’s lame-duck president who wasn’t
by Rashmee
Posted on November 17, 2014
As Sean Braswell recounts in OZY, not all lame-duck periods are alike. Woodrow Wilson …
Read MorePoor America. A lame-duck president is like having older model iPhone
by Rashmee
Posted on November 16, 2014
“History suggests that having a lame-duck president is not unlike having an older-model iPhone,” writes …
Read MoreUS midterm elections & the three D’s: Dynasty, deja vu, die-hardism
by Rashmee
Posted on November 3, 2014
Funnily enough, tomorrow’s US midterm elections may be all about three D’s: dynasty, deja vu, …
Read MoreBritish agencies take new interest in #Haiti, but not enough
by Rashmee
Posted on June 18, 2013
Two Haiti events in two days – both brought to us by British agencies. It …
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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