Over the past few years, the U.S. Supreme Court has elevated the rights of some and subjugated the rights of others. Two of the primary beneficiaries of the court’s rulings have been the Supreme Court itself and the presidency of the United States. Those who have seen their rights reduced include: Women with the 2022 decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion that … [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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A Day to Celebrate American Workers–and Immigrants
That was the opening line of our Labor Day blog last year. Because of the American performance in the Olympics in 2024, we focused on celebrating the work of the American athletes, and the connection between their Olympic spirit and the spirit of those American workers “committed to excellence in all lines of work.” We went on to state that those workers: … are on the playing field and the battlefield; on the shop floor and in the office, in the classroom and the … [Read more...]
Trump’s mercantilism risks America’s global leadership
“I have a chronic, incurable trade deficit with my barber,” prominent Washington Post columnist George Will told HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher last week. “Once a month … I buy a haircut from her; she buys nothing from me. She has a trade deficit with Iowa because she buys corn products and pork. And no Iowan ever comes to Washington to get a haircut. Amazingly, it works — somehow!” Nothing captures US President Donald Trump’s approach to trade better than Will’s quip, … [Read more...]
The Need for More Responsive and Responsible Higher Education
As we wrote in our blog preceding this one, since returning to office on January 20, Donald Trump and his administration have launched an unprecedented and unwarranted attack on higher education that will do considerable damage to it. That’s not just our opinion. It’s also the opinion of hundreds of college leaders who signed a public statement titled “A Call for Constructive Engagement,” issued by the American Association of Colleges and … [Read more...]
Higher Education, Lower Expectations
Since returning to office on January 20, Donald Trump and his administration have launched an unprecedented and unwarranted attack on higher education that will do considerable damage. Unfortunately, in this century, the higher education establishment has done considerable damage to itself. Public Opinion and Views on Higher Education At one time, higher education was held in uniformly high regard. Today, for a variety of reasons, this is no longer the case. The expectations … [Read more...]
Indian Americans fret over Big Beautiful law
On July 4, as Americans marked the 249th anniversary of the nation’s founding, President Donald Trump signed into law his signature legislative achievement: The “One Big Beautiful Bill”. Spanning nearly 900 pages, the legislation overhauls the US tax code, boosts spending on defense, border security, and infrastructure, and introduces a wide array of industry-specific incentives and subsidies. In addition, the law slashes funding for some entitlement programmes, most notably … [Read more...]
Trust-Busting and the News Media
During his tenure as President at the beginning of the twentieth century, Theodore Roosevelt became known for “trust-busting.” That was because of the actions he took to break up monopolies and large corporations which he felt were doing harm to the American people. In this twenty first century, trust-busting has taken on a new meaning. It is a description of the American people’s loss of faith and confidence in the news media. The question becomes what has caused this trust-busting. … [Read more...]
Trump vs Musk: Perils of confronting POTUS
This public capitulation of the world’s richest man before the world’s most powerful individual came just a week after their alliance collapsed in a chaotic and very public fashion. During Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tenure heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for President of the United States (POTUS) Donald Trump, their relationship was characterised by some as a bromance. Indeed, when Musk left DOGE on May 30, President Trump gave him a gold key to the White House. The … [Read more...]
The Need For An American Renewal Plan
In 2020, as Donald Trump neared the end of his first term in office, we thought that there would never be a worse president than Trump and that he would never be re-elected. We were wrong on both counts. Trump was re-elected. And in the first 100 days of his second term in 2025, he has proven to be far worse than he was in his first term. America in Wartime During his first term, even as he failed to provide leadership in the fight against … [Read more...]
America will have a price to pay for targeting campuses
Under Trump's immigration policies, Indian students face detention and deportation, threatening US education's legacy and economic contributions. For more than a century, the US has drawn some of India’s brightest minds in pursuit of world-class education. From BR Ambedkar, who went on to draft India’s Constitution, to business titans like Mukesh Ambani and Azim Premji, American universities have helped shape generations of Indian thinkers, builders, and changemakers. Today, however, … [Read more...]