Monday, September 26, 2011

The collapse of neoliberal capitalism - War Room - Salon.com

The collapse of neoliberal capitalism : It is a bit premature to talk of collapse of neo -liberalism . Rolling back the state is , after all , not such a bad idea . Minimum government and maximum governance is the need of the day .

Letter to NAC on Proposed Communalism Prevention Bill | Hindu American Foundation (HAF)

Letter to NAC on Proposed Communalism Prevention Bill | Hindu American Foundation (HAF): A Response to the Proposed Obnoxious Bill by educated and proud Hindus living outside India

Sunday, September 25, 2011

A divisive Communal Bill | | | The New Indian Express

A divisive Communal Bill | | | The New Indian Express : Ram Jethmalani --- The Bill is not only divisive and unjust , but heavily loaded against the majority community .

Saturday, September 24, 2011

How the two-party duopoly operates - David Sirota - Salon.com

How the two-party duopoly operates - David Sirota : Students of Political Science have been knowing since their sophomore days that American political parties are like two empty bottles with different labels .

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Richard Dawkins, an Original Thinker Who Bashes Orthodoxy - NYTimes.com

Richard Dawkins, an Original Thinker Who Bashes Orthodoxy - NYTimes.com: The Hindu saints , sages and philosophers have been asking questions like who we are , from where have we come , where shall we go , what is the purpose of life , etc ? History seems to have come to a circle as Richard Dawkins raises these questions .

Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Dalai Lama's War | The National Interest

The Dalai Lama's War | The National Interest:

Ram Chandra Guha is a historian with an ideologically coloured view . In describing Neville Maxwell's India's China War of 1962 (without an acknowledgement) and Nehru's role in this Guha shows his bias . He talks about Hindu Right's criticism of Nehru . Here Guha sounds so absurd that it is impossible to believe that such absurdities have come from the pen of a historian of such eminence .

Wilhelm Reich, Victorians, and Sexual Revolutions : The New Yorker

Wilhelm Reich, Victorians, and Sexual Revolutions : The New Yorker:

Advaita Vedant

Advaita Vedant:

Bricks in the Wall: How far does RTE go?

Bricks in the Wall: How far does RTE go

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011

A Brief History of Corruption in India

A Brief History of Corruption in India Dr Gould has presented a more or less accurate and objective account of  corruption in modern India . Had Dr Gould as a historian widened his canvas to include ancient and medieval India the study would have been more useful . In his study what Dr Gould could not understand was the fact that the present conflagration against corruption was the people's way of showing its disenchantment with and distrust of the present ruling regime .

Culture wars over London riots

Culture wars over London riots: There was definitely a cultural dimension to British street violence

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Jan Lokpal Bill and Parliament

Jan Lokpal Bill and Parliament: Parliament has power to legislate over any matter which is not enumerated in the State List .

Thinker's Pad: Apolitical!

Thinker's Pad: Apolitical!: In ancient Greece a person who did not take part / interest in politics was considered an Idiot as politics concerns the life of every citizen .

Friday, September 2, 2011

What's wrong with our universities? by James Piereson - The New Criterion

What's wrong with our universities? by James Piereson - The New Criterion: Democratizing and spreading higher education is taking its toll . The points raised in the book need serious consideration .


Hannah Arendt's challenge to Adolf Eichmann | Judith Butler | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Hannah Arendt's challenge to Adolf Eichmann | Judith Butler Hannah Arendt , one of the most original political philosopher of the 20th Century coined the phrase " banality of evil " to describe the holocaust . Is " banality of evil " confined to a particular society ?