American voters are set to elect their next president on November 5. With early voting numbers already breaking records nationwide and opinion polls predicting a cliffhanger, a few hundred thousand voters in a handful of critical swing states may ultimately determine who will become the 47th president of the United States (US).American voters are set to elect their next president on November 5. With early voting numbers already breaking records nationwide and opinion polls predicting a … [Read more...]
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Frank blogs regularly for the Huffington Post and writes occasional columns and articles for publications such as the International Business Times and The Economic Times of India.
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American Carnage or American Courage?
At his inaugural address on January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump infamously said, “This American carnage ends right here and ends right now.” As usual, Trump was wrong. Due to his presidency and his destructive behavior since he left office on January 20, 2021, American carnage has grown. Given this, an overarching question as we approach the presidential election of 2024 is: Will the American citizens vote to bring carnage back to the presidency by electing Donald … [Read more...]
Two Roads Diverge in America Today
Two roads diverge in America today And we cannot travel both While some would decry the “politics of envy”, others would decry the “politics of inequality” While some would call protecting those at risk “socialist”, others would call caring for those less fortunate “humanist” While some would embrace “free market capitalism”, others would embrace “the democratic society” While some would make government “the enemy of the people”, others would make government … [Read more...]
Trump vs Harris battle is more than an election
There have been 59 presidential elections in the United States (US) since 1789, when George Washington became the first commander-in-chief of the new nation. For nearly the next 220 years, presidential contenders shared one key characteristic — they were all White males, despite representing different political ideologies and parties, until Barack Obama was elected in 2008 as America’s first Black president. The Illinois junior senator’s election as the 44th … [Read more...]
Narrowing the Urban-Rural Divide
In the United States of America in 2024, there is unquestionably an urban-rural divide politically, with Republicans dominating in rural areas and Democrats dominating in urban areas. This divide is not recent. It has been developing for some time, but it has expanded considerably in this 21st century. Suzanne Mettler, professor of political science at Cornell University, and her student, Trevor Brown, point this out in their 2022 Annals of Political … [Read more...]
Olympic Labor
Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. U.S. Department of Labor, History of Labor Day Labor Day is a day to celebrate all workers and all forms and levels of work. On September … [Read more...]
Advancing The Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy, a book written by JD Vance, the current Republican Vice-Presidential candidate, was a best seller in 2016. Vance’s book was a “memoir” and story about the devastating problems in his family life and the white working class city of Middletown, Ohio in which he grew up. Elegies are typically written to mourn loss, and to reflect upon and pay tribute to who or what was lost. Vance’s Elegy did not. It primarily placed blame on those “hillbillies” who … [Read more...]
Harris’s candidacy is a symbol of US progress
Harris’s nomination marks a pivotal moment in American history for several reasons. On August 22, at around 9pm Central Daylight Time, Kamala Devi Harris will make history when she accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president of the United States. That moment, set to unfold in front of 5,000 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, will cap an extraordinary period in American politics. At the beginning of summer, the stage was set for a rematch … [Read more...]
How Indian Americans are shaping the future of the US
On July 4, the United States (US) celebrated its founding as a nation 248 years ago in 1776. There were no future citizens from India in the US at that time. There are Indian American citizens in the US today, and they play a major role in shaping America’s future. This is the key takeaway from a landmark report released last month by the US-based nonprofit group, Indiaspora, which details the contributions of Indian Americans to the US … [Read more...]
Reasons for Hope and Happiness on the 4th of July
I want to be happy But I won’t be happy Till I make you happy too. Life’s really worth living When we are mirth giving Why can’t I give some to you When skies are gray and you say you are blue I’ll send the sun smiling through Those are lyrics from “I Want to be Happy,” a song written for the musical No, No, Nanette in 1925. In the first half century after that, from 1925 until 1975, versions of … [Read more...]