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March 2008

March 20, 2008

In This Political Season, Health Care Reform is a Business Issue

Here is another guest article for Drishtikone. John Hammergren is CEO of McKesson Corporation, the...

March 12, 2008

Spitzer, Law-enforcers, Human failing and a 10,000 years pretense!

A first-term Democrat, built his political reputation on rooting out government corruption, and made a...

February 2008

February 24, 2008

Pakistani Democracy and American farce!

What is wrong with the US? First it tells everybody and his brother to go...

February 21, 2008

Inflating its way to Recession?

Is US inflating its way into Recession? Lowering interest rates > Lower Dollar > Inelastic...

February 20, 2008

Busharraf – betting on the wrong horse or the Rider took the horse down?

Musharraf's party lost terribly. Rejected by people. But Mushy was backed solidly by the US....

February 19, 2008

Conservative Republican world: Foxes guard the hens!

Look at this resume of this Republican politician in the US. He is considered a...

February 19, 2008

Is US of today where Persia was yesterday?

Like I said earlier in the post, Religion colors everyone's logic and rationale. Whatever one...

February 16, 2008

Prisons, US, Human Rights and Hypocrisy.

Another prisoner has a broken ankle. He can’t crawl fast enough so a guard jabs...

February 13, 2008

US Army Recruiting and the changing morals

I have had a lot of discussions with people who uphold the primacy of morals....

February 12, 2008

Private Measures to mitigate foreclosure problems

As an update to my earlier post, I wanted to point out that Warren Buffett...

February 12, 2008

Option ARMs, Bind Insurers, and the Mortgage mess

Here is an interesting scenario: A person buys a house for $185,000 in 2006 and...

January 2008

January 24, 2008

Bush Legacy

Interesting, self explanatory chart. Source

January 23, 2008

Bush pardons himself from war crimes

Someone once said to me that you should have successful friends - because your salary...

January 23, 2008

Bush Administration made hundreds of false statements after 2001

A study by two non-profit journalism organizations now shows that Bush administration issued hundreds of...

January 22, 2008

How US has changed in the last 150 years!

Over the years, US has changed.. right? The Civil War. The Civil Rights. The rights...

January 22, 2008

Obama in his Historic speech: "I have a Hope"

There are election speeches and then there are HISTORIC SPEECHES. Speeches that come out from...

January 21, 2008

NY Cops laugh away as man dies on roadside

A few policemen in New York city saw a homeless Guatemalan immigrant dying on the...

January 20, 2008

Founding Fathers and the Truth of US of today

What is the US of today and what did it start as? There is a...

January 17, 2008

US Presidential candidate, Huckabee: I used to fry squirrel in a popcorn popper!

I am a vegetarian, but I do not believe that the non-vegetarians rot in hell....

January 17, 2008

Monitoring Scandal: Bush cronies make money while investors get looted TWICE-over!

Just in.... after so many other scandals.. here is another scandal that involves the thoroughly...

January 04, 2008

Why I think Obama will be the 44th US President

Two observations about Obama's victory in Iowa caucus this week that I found significant and...

January 04, 2008

How USD 3.8 Trillion US Notes with the World are threatened by US Consumers!!

The US economy mess canbe gigantic if not checked! The savings rates are low and...

January 03, 2008

The New Rage

My friend, Raj, wants one of these things! :-) What do you say? A voter...

January 01, 2008

American War Paar Da

This is a very interesting and hillarious video of a "Surangani"-type take on America and...

December 2007

December 30, 2007

New Mexico Judge puts 14-yr Rape Victim in Jail!

Its not only those nutty Islamic countries that put rape victims (instead of rapists) in...

December 29, 2007

Stealing wheat in Kansas

US regularly and consistently dumps wheat into the sea and ocean because it cannot be...

December 25, 2007

Billions in Aid to Pakistan was diverted against India: US Officials

There are reasons why I call the American administrations dealing with Pakistan blind. Indians knew...

December 23, 2007

CIA impeded 9-11 Inquiry: Commission "Convinced"

There is a general story about the 9-11 incidents - which every one knows. And...

December 18, 2007

Obama in Bollywood style!

December 15, 2007

Two Indian Doctoral students found killed!

Two Indian Doctoral students at the Louisiana State University (LSU) were found dead - shot...