The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice is a classic play read, enacted and revered all over the World. How could it not be? Written by William Shakespeare, probably the greatest playwright in history, The Merchant of Venice is indeed a superb play. Yet, this great play could NOT be written today. Even the most ardent…
There have been some changes to the top 10 list since our last update on November 8, 2008. Below is the list of this Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles (in terms of viewer hits) as of Friday, January 18, 2009.1. “Shabana Azmi on “Indian Democracy is unfair to Muslims” – Our views and the Relevance…
As we watched President Bush give his final press conference on Thursday, January 15, 2009, we recalled our prior articles on his foreign policy accomplishments. We realize that some of our readers would heap scorn on our use of the word accomplishments. They should recall that Fareed Zakaria, a darling of the Indo-American left wing and…
Readers of this blog are no strangers to Akshay Kumar, probably today’s most bankable star in Bollywood, with block buster hits such as “Singh is Kingg”, “Welcome” and “Namaste London”. As Rachel Saltz of the New York Times wrote on August 15, 2008 about his performance in “Singh is Kingg”, “…the immensely likable Mr. Kumar…
Editor’s Note: We were in Mumbai in November – December 2008. We experienced the anguish and anger of all Mumbaikers. The day after the attack, we were involved in a scare near the Taj due to rumors of a second attack by remnants of the attackers. In the weeks following the attack, we spoke with…
We have argued consistently that Talibanization of Pakistan is taking place at a fast, unrelenting pace and this poses a grave danger to the World. The crux of this thesis was that the history was repeating itself and the Pashtuns had begun their invasion of Panjab, the heart of Pakistan just as they did a…
Editor’s Note: This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about issues and topics discussed on Television and other media. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions based on anything written in or inferred from this article. Investing is…
Editor’s Note: This is an article about financial television and financial media in general. It is not an investment article and no one should base any investing decisions or conclusions based on anything written in or inferred from this article. Investing is a serious matter and all investment decisions that should only be taken after…
Neel Kashkari, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, got roasted by members of Congress when he appeared before a Congressional Committee on Friday, November 14, 2008. Mr. Kashkari oversees the Office of Financial Stability including the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or the US Bailout program. Unfortunately for him, the TARP program seems to be in…
A tremendous amount has been written and discussed about the differences between the personalities, upbringing, politics of George Bush and Barak Obama. We wish to focus on one critical difference that has not received the scrutiny and debate it deserves. That difference is between the global frame of reference of the two men.George W. Bush turned the…