Nehru, Modi, and Colonial Legacy: Personality Dominates Context
Colonialism was India’s bane, yet its legacy continues to divide opinion. India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, chose to preserve much of that legacy; Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to erase many of its symbols. This post highlights that Nehru and Modi’s upbringing and deeply held beliefs, reflected in their personalities, were more impactful in shaping their […]
Analyzing Trump’s Victory: Candidacy, Race, Anti-Incumbency, and Rhetoric
This post is an election special motivated by Donald Trump becoming the second American president, after Grover Cleaveland in the late 1880s, to have won, lost, and won in three successive presidential elections. I will discuss Trump’s historic win through four interrelated factors listed in the title. Let me caution my post includes speculations about […]
Boring Biden Vs. Temperamental Trump
Nothing about the Biden and Trump matchup is unsaid. Nonetheless, I feel compelled to blog about it because of its topicality. While I follow presidential elections, I do not vote, so this post is from a hypothetical voter. The Choice Many Americans feel we deserve better than being forced to choose between Biden and Trump. […]