Reflections
90. The Great Depression and Hitler
In January 1929, when President Herbert Hoover was inaugurated, the stock market soared to extraordinary levels, earning the name the Hoover Bull Market. The stock market was already undergoing r...
89. Sanctions do not end wars
U. S. President Donald Trump is quite unpredictable. At times, he shows genuine interest in mediating peace in Ukraine, but other times, he seems more focused on advancing his own agenda.And that is t...
88. Do not go gentle into that good night
Today was the day the poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was born. He died fairly young at 39, but during his lifetime, Dylan was the most popular poet, a prominent voice on the r...
87. A message for Donald Trump and the Many Vultures
According to the reports coming from Gaza, Israel Defense Forces have now started installing yellow concrete markers every 200 meters to delineate the area remaining under Israeli control during the f...
86. Falling in love is not easy
Love is wonderfully explained by Pascal, who said that the heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. So, why should we discuss something like love? But I will, because I can't resi...
85. Yamuna River back in the news, as usual
Every year, in the days leading up to the Chhath festival, the Yamuna River in Delhi makes front-page news. So why should this year be any different? However, this time, the news has a different meani...
84. Deathbed repentance
On May 15, 2025, Glen Rogers, known by several names such as The Casanova Killer and The Cross-Country Killer, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison after spending nearly 30 years o...
83. Filtering the world through a lens
Once we develop an emotional attachment to someone, we start filtering the world through that lens.Psychologists refer to this as Selective Perception. We cannot verbalize the reason we are drawn...
82. Japan is Back, but from where?
As anticipated, Sanae Takaichi, 64, has become Japan’s first female prime minister. Following Donald Trump’s one-liner speech, she declared, “Japan is back,” and her goal is to build a stro...
81. The Face of War
It was inevitable. I had this feeling from the very first day. I was sure that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was just buying time. He might follow the first phase of Trump’s fragile cea...
80. When the market won over the collective labour
October 19, 1990, marks a significant day in Soviet Russia's history, as President Mikhail Gorbachev secured parliamentary approval to transition to a market economy amid an economy that was severely...
79. Oscar Wilde gets justice
The man who said, “There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about,” is once again being remembered. And the man is the famous novelist, poe...