Closing Thoughts“Why is it always Hitler? Why not Mao? Or Stalin? Stalin killed a lot more people than Hitler did.” I was getting a golf lesson and the…Nov 5Nov 5
One Week OutThe Economist prediction model gives Donald Trump a 54% chance of victory. Nate Silver (previously of fivethirtyeight.com) contends that…Oct 29Oct 29
2024 Elections — My Ballot GuideI approach my biannual ritual of putting together a ballot guide with a sense of dread of what might transpire after Nov 5th. I can’t deny…Oct 25Oct 25
The Conspirator Next DoorLast Saturday I was out golfing with my friend, who is also a first generation immigrant from India. We were to be paired up with two other…Oct 14Oct 14
Is 2024 Different?Typing that sentence wasn’t easy — the scars of 2016 are still fresh. Knowing how badly I want that to be the case, I find myself being…Aug 29Aug 29
2022 Midterm ElectionsThe midterms are almost upon us and given the increase in early voting, many people have already cast their ballots. Midterm races are…Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
January 20, 2021Nov 7, 2020, 8:46am: My phone beeps, indicating the arrival of a DM on WhatsApp. I glance down to read a one word message…Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
Three Weeks OutAlmost exactly a year ago, on Oct 15, 2019, Jodi Maroney took her own life. While every suicide is a tragedy, they are unfortunately all…Oct 14, 2020Oct 14, 2020
Elections 2020: My Voter GuideVoting started in California on October 5th and a significant majority of people are planning to use their mail-in ballots. If you drop…Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
“The Worst Journey In The World”True stories of exploration and discovery have always fascinated me — in particular those involving Mt Everest and Antarctica. This blog…Aug 11, 2020Aug 11, 2020
