New Hampshire, Now South Carolina – Supporters or Champion?
What a change one week makes. The loss in Iowa, said one smart guy on CNN, stripped the “winner” image from Donald Trump. Now, after a thump...
Category: History
ISIS – In Libya & Back To Where It All Began
You have to hand it to ISIS – they move fast & they move with purpose. It seems just like yesterday when we began talking about where ISIS was ...
Interesting TACs of the Week (January 23 – January 29, 2015)
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. ...
Reagan, FDR, & Nixon – 2016 Election
After a long political preseason, the opening game is at hand. The Iowa caucus on February 1 promises to be momentous for both Democrats & Republican...
2000, 2008, & Now 2016 – My Time Yet? Asks the Contagion
Just a week ago, we wrote about the curse of the 8th year of a two-term Presidency and asked whether 2016 would be a Happy or Interesting New Year? And l...
Interesting TACs of the Week (January 2 – January 8, 2016)
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. ...
2016 – A Happy or Interesting New Year?
May you live in interesting times is a time honored call. And nothing has been more interesting than the last year of a two-term President. Remember the ...
Descendants of Bajirao & His Generals – Evidence of Why India Tends to Collapse?
One of the most popular articles of this Blog is the one titled Why Does India Tend to Collapse So Often? Written in June 23, 2012, it spread far & w...
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
We wish a very Merry Christmas to readers who celebrate Christmas and Happy Holidays to those who don’t. We should ideally stop right here. But w...
An Opulent, Spectacular Film That Speaks To So Much
Just as most film rasiks in the world were engrossed with Star Wars, Indians & the Indian Diaspora were mesmerized by a film steeped in earthly war. ...