Ceteris Paribus

Recently, Warren Mayer of  Coyoteblog , one of my favorite blogs that is still active, posted about the 10-year anniversary of his blog, wh...

On Christmas Day 2009, aspiring Nigerian pantybomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab set his explosive-laden underwear on fire in an attempt to br...

On the cab ride back from the theater where we saw Avatar, my friend Uthra remarked how it was odd that protagonist Jake Sully's avatar ...

As an Indian, the 11th of November never really had much significance for me. World War I is largely absent from the Indian consciousness. S...

Today is, as we all know Gustavus Adolphus Day. It is a day of solemn celebration of this great man, of marzipan medallions eaten on no oth...

Ever since the announcement yesterday morning that US President Barack Obama has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, some (or at...

So earlier today, a friend of mine posted a link to a column by NY Times impresario Thomas L. Friedman on Facebook. Foolishly misinterpretin...

Ever since I came to the US, I have noticed (and appreciated) how polite the people here are. Store clerks and shoppers greet each other whi...

For the past week, the English language media in India has been all over the utterly bizarre controversy following External Affairs ministe...

MAAJAR SPOILER ALERT (Don't read this before watching the movie. If you do, don't bother watching it. Unless you see it on HBO for f...

Imagine this: A smooth, oily mortgage salesman is selling his product to a newly married couple. Try our adjustable rate mortgage, he says. ...

An article I wrote about how the Anti-Defection Law makes Indian politics is up at The South Wing. Please check it out here . [Note to India...

A great system is one where Caligula could be elected president, and it wouldn't affect our liberties one iota, because he'd lack th...

I must learn to speak like this.

There was a flap recently at NYU, my university, about a student group staging an "occupation" of the student center to protest......