Monica Lewinsky and the killing price of shame: No real job or home or niche?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 23, 2015
How would the story of the White House intern, Bill Clinton and the stained blue …
Read MoreIf it all goes pear-shaped for Hillary, who will the Democrats field?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 17, 2015
The email controversy may unseat Hillary Clinton. That’s the sum and substance of all the …
Read More21 years ago Hillary blamed everything on DC ‘inexperience’. And now?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 13, 2015
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus sadly offers a 21-year-old story that says a lot about …
Read MoreAmerican fat cats aren’t financing trust fund babies in the way some think
by Rashmee
Posted on December 30, 2014
Even though Thomas Piketty said it, the facts don’t support the theory that inheritance has …
Read MoreLife in Abu Dhabi: Why I went to Yas Island to buy an Ikea Lack table, again
by Rashmee
Posted on December 28, 2014
When I moved to Abu Dhabi, I bought an Ikea ‘Lack’ table. Again. Despite three …
Read MoreThe end of the 113th US Congress. Good riddance but for one thing
by Rashmee
Posted on December 26, 2014
Would you believe that the 113th US Congress died after passing this significant piece …
Read MoreThe Interview: Have we all, Obama too, been getting worked up about a nullity?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 23, 2014
No one ever thought ‘The Interview’ would be high art, but its lows are unwittingly …
Read MoreUnhealthy US labour dispute leaves McDonald’s Japan a small fries order
by Rashmee
Posted on December 22, 2014
For everyone who wants fast food outlets to serve better food – not quite so …
Read MoreIn the 1950s, Pyongyang routinely attacked movie theatres in Seoul
by Rashmee
Posted on December 21, 2014
In all the kerfuffle over the cyber attack on Sony Picture’s comedy film ‘The Interview’, …
Read MoreNo, the Sony hack doesn’t qualify for a drone campaign. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on December 20, 2014
Speaking of the Sony hack, has the threat of cyberwar become more real than ever …
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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