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Time on President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, Scooter Libby, Valerie Plame, and the Legacy
Time magazine has a detailed article on the fight for legacy by President Bush and Vice-President Cheney. Scooter Libby’s actions and the Valerie Plame episode frame the different perspectives … more →
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Time on President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, Scooter Libby, Valerie Plame, and the Legacy
gkalyanaram wrote 4 months ago: Time magazine has a detailed article on the fight for legacy by President Bush and Vice-President Ch … more →
Comments and commentary on Professor Henry Louis Gates, Cambridge Police, and Race
gkalyanaram wrote 4 months ago: President Barack Obama’s comments in his surprise appearance at the White House Press Conferen … more →
Justice Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings: Is a comparison of the roles of umpires and judges reasonable?
gkalyanaram wrote 5 months ago: This is an interesting article in The New York Times on the comparison of the roles of umpires in ba … more →
President Barack Obama: A man of dignity and personal distinction
gkalyanaram wrote 5 months ago: While Barack Obama’s policies (health care reform, effect of stimulus, management of the econo … more →
Iraq, and Withdrawal of American troops from the cities
gkalyanaram wrote 5 months ago: The New York Times article Abstract: “In accordance with the security agreement, there were fe … more →
The reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EMVs)
gkalyanaram wrote 5 months ago: India just concluded monumental elections for the 15th Indian Congress (Lok Sabha). The voting was … more →
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Judge Kim Wardlaw and Solicitor General Elena Kagan: Their potential Achilles' Heels for a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: Law.com has an interesting discussion of some of the critical opinions issued by Judge Sonia Sotomay … more →
Presidents Barack Obama, George Bush and Bill Clinton, and their legacies
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: William McGurn has an insightful opinion piece (in The Wall Street Journal) arguing persuasively why … more →
Justice Diane Wood, a replacement for Justice David Souter in the U.S. Supreme Court?
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: As President Barack Obama considers various personalities as potential replacement for Justice David … more →
Tim Geithner: How We Tested the Big Banks (in New York Times)
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: As we await the results of the stress tests of the U.S. banks, Tim Geithner has written on the param … more →
Entertainment and Media (Bollywood, Hollywood, and Motion Pictures): China, India and the United States
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: The media and entertainment businesses are finding India a more hospitable and welcoming than China … more →
Consideration of parameters and issues in the replacement of Justice David Souter
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: Stuart Taylor of National Journal has written thoughtfully on the processes and parameters, people a … more →
President Barack Obama on Pakistan (April 30th)
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: As reported by Whitehouse.gov, President Barack Obama on Pakistan (Press Conference on Wednesday, Ap … more →
Sri Lanka, Eelam and Tamilians: A long, slow descent... by Ramesh Guansekara
gkalyanaram wrote 7 months ago: Ramesh Gunasekara in The Guardian has produced a lovely essay on the tragedy of Sri Lanka. Here … more →
U.S. and Global Economy: Banks, TARP, Stress Tests and Policy
gkalyanaram wrote 8 months ago: Another report on U.S economy from Vageesh Naik of Reva Capital Markets – Executive Summary: … more →
U.S. Banks, Regulations, Stress tests and Prospects for the U.S. and Global Economy
gkalyanaram wrote 8 months ago: Vageesh Naik of Reva Capital Markets LLC files the following report on U.S. Banks, the proposed regu … more →
U.S. and Global Banking Challenges, and Potential Restructuring Plans
gkalyanaram wrote 8 months ago: Reported below are some interesting (recent) observations U.S. and Global Banking Challenges, and Po … more →
Greetings, and Return to Reporting
gkalyanaram wrote 8 months ago: Greetings. Belated as it may be, I wish you a prayerful Passover, Easter, and New Year (various part … more →
Concession Remarks by Atal Behari Vajpayee in May 2004, and John McCain in November 2008
gkalyanaram wrote 1 year ago: Many Indians have compared the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s concession re … more →
