If President Donald J Trump has any sense, he would do this. Give a presidential pardon to Julian Assange on the final day of his presidency. Listen to Tucker Carlson make the case. Source: Fox News. Trump should also pardon… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, Swami Vivekananda
“There is no God separate from you, no God higher than you, the real ‘you’. All the gods are little beings to you, all the ideas of God and Father in heaven are but your own reflection. God Himself is… Read More ›
Joe Biden is not a Retard
It’s hard to argue that people generally are not stupid. Just look at the Americans. They aren’t the worst of the lot but still they are bad. The Dems and Repubs end up competing with each other on who can… Read More ›
For Wrong People to do the Right Thing
“We will not solve our problem by electing the right people. We will only solve our problem by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing.” — Milton Friedman. He was one of the greatest… Read More ›
The World Economy
The world economy was pretty huge at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The aggregate global GDP was US$ 88 trillion according to howmuch.net. US continued to lead at $21.43T, about 50% larger than the next biggest, China at $14.34T…. Read More ›
Course Announcement – How the World Works
I am offering an online 10-week course titled “How the world works – an introduction.” The course will be on zoom for one hour every week on Friday at 9 PM IST (10:30 AM Eastern) starting Jan 15th. Homework will… Read More ›
Cancel Culture — Salem Witch Trials Redux
Freedom of speech and expression is the indispensable foundation of a society of free individuals. Civilization cannot long survive without it any more than it can survive without food. As Rowan Atkinson so eloquently argued in his defense of free… Read More ›
Schopenhauer on the Upanishads
“Temples and churches, pagodas and mosques, in all lands and in all ages, in splendour and vastness, testify to the metaphysical need of man, which, strong and ineradicable, follows close upon his physical need. Certainly whoever is satirically inclined might… Read More ›
The Nietzschean Ladder
Asking the question “compared to what?” helps in putting things into perspective. The year 2020 was bad. Yes, but compared to what? It looks bad only when compared to what one would have expected from the relatively peaceful and prosperous… Read More ›
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
Once in a while I like to review stuff that I have on this blog. Here are some excerpts to fill in the gap while I get around to writing new material. Here’s a bit from Konark and Beyond (January… Read More ›
