Category Archives: Politics

05 June, 2008

A fleet of “prison hulks”.

Floating prisons as part of the “extraordinary rendition” program by the Bush administration. (- via.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 7:21 AM

03 April, 2008

India’s public sector and suffering

From the Economist on Indian babus: Public employees also suffer less stress than their private-sector counterparts, which is one reason why the user of their services suffers more.

Posted by Yazad Jal in Politics at 10:02 AM

29 March, 2008

A lasting relationship

Even as Sarkozy courts Britain, the British are in love with Bruni’s style.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 4:45 AM

23 March, 2008

The Mayflower

Common theme connecting Spitzer, FDR, and JFK. Not the ship. The hotel.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 3:48 AM

19 March, 2008

The Scandal Quiz - II

17/23 on the quiz. Here’s a cheat-sheet that will help you answer some of the DC-related questions!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 7:14 AM

The Scandal Quiz

My score was 15. Now you try. (Via email from SK.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 2:53 AM

05 March, 2008

“Russia has one one future”

... and that’s democracy, says Mikhail Gorbachev in a memo to Dmitri Medvedev.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 10:58 PM

27 February, 2008

“Every unsavoury separatist is gloating”

Pratap Bhanu Mehta explains why Kosovo “sets a dangerous precedent in international law.”

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 2:31 PM

Clinton’s still in it

Jay Cost explains why.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 3:02 AM

19 February, 2008

“When The Magic Fades”

Here’s David Brooks on Barack Obama.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 2:42 PM

06 February, 2008

“Darkness Seeking Darkness”

Maureen Dowd sums up Hillary Clinton.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 2:50 PM

The Dark Side of Hillary Clinton

Read David Brooks on The Cooper Concerns.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 2:26 AM

21 December, 2007

Countdown the days

With a Firefox add-on, a countdown clock, or maybe just cross off the days on this lovely calender. :)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 6:12 PM

12 December, 2007

Russian Gambit

An interview with Kasparov

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 7:47 PM

10 December, 2007

The Prosecutor’s Scythe

Check out Michael Powell’s profile of Rudy Giuliani.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 6:31 PM

16 November, 2007

Where’s the Definitive Musharraf Story?

Mini Kapoor interviews Tina Brown.

Posted by Amit Varma in Miscellaneous | Politics at 10:20 AM

27 September, 2007

The Tsar’s Opponent

Check out David Remnick’s fabulous profile of Garry Kasparov. (Via email from Ramanand.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics | Sports at 11:09 PM

16 August, 2007

Mahatma Gandhi on August 15, 1947

It was special. (Via email from Gautam.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 1:50 AM

13 August, 2007

Seeing is believing

Cheney saying going into Iraq would be wrong and lead to a quagmire! A decade later, a change of heart (no pun intended)? (- via.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 9:55 AM

10 August, 2007

“Cheney declares himself national monument”

Heh. (Via email from Joby Joseph.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 8:51 PM

03 August, 2007

Unite, Bloggers!

Nate Anderson questions whether bloggers need a union. 

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | Politics at 11:22 AM

16 July, 2007

Web 2.0 Presidential Campaign

Duncan Riley on Ron Paul and the rise of internet campaigns.

Posted by Gautam in Politics | Science and technology at 1:16 PM

07 June, 2007

Behind the Veil

LA Times reporter Megan Stack goes undercover in Saudi Arabia. 

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | Politics at 1:14 PM

02 June, 2007

The story of Indian art…

... is the story of an unfettered India. Salil Tripathi explains why it is under threat.

Posted by Amit Varma in Arts and entertainment | Politics at 11:56 AM

23 May, 2007

Street Food in Peril?

Not if the Supreme Court has its way. And it’ll be safer too. 

Posted by Gautam in Economics | Politics | The good life at 10:16 AM

22 May, 2007

Religious Growth

Foreign Policy reports that four out of the six fastest growing religions are directly attributable to high birth rates in India. 

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | Politics at 11:08 AM

12 May, 2007

Al Gore for VP

Eric Schulman, who statistically predicted the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, now predicts leading candidates for 2008.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 12:32 AM

01 May, 2007

Barack Obama: The Conciliator

Do read this excellent profile in the New Yorker by Larissa MacFarquhar.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 1:06 AM

21 April, 2007

US Government, Outsourced

Scott Adams wants to outsource the US government to India. 

Posted by Gaurav Mishra in Politics at 12:42 AM

20 April, 2007

Politics and tragedy

This is superb satire. (Via email from Ravikiran.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 5:43 PM

05 April, 2007

Nationalism

You cannot get more patriotic than this. (Via email from Joby Joseph.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 5:49 PM

02 April, 2007

We The Educated and God

Makes you wonder. Exactly, what effect does a college education have? 

Posted by Arzan Sam Wadia in Politics at 9:31 PM

24 March, 2007

The Internet is Not a Big Truck…

... it’s a series of tubes. A totally over-the-top techno version of US senator Ted Stevens’s now infamous “series of tubes” speech.

Posted by Gaurav Mishra in Politics | Science and technology at 9:26 PM

21 March, 2007

Incarceration Rates

It might surprise you to know that India has one of the lowest incarceration rates. I wonder why…

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | Politics at 10:21 AM

10 March, 2007

Pluto back in the game

...at least in New Mexico. Why? Because lawmakers there believe anything that “passes over their excellent skies deserves to be declared a planet.”

Posted by Patrix in Politics at 1:37 PM

05 March, 2007

Hey! Don’t tell anybody…

...but we are tapping your phone. The NSA messes up, and needs to pay the bill.

Posted by Ravages in Politics at 9:13 PM

28 February, 2007

Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth?

Now that we have labeled Al Gore as a hypocrite, I guess we don’t have to worry about global warming any more. Bah!

Posted by Patrix in Politics at 10:34 PM

Laura Welch…

...apparently ran a red light, had an accident and killed her ex/boyfriend. She’s now Mrs. Laura Bush. A pinch of salt is advised. 

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | Oddball | Politics at 9:55 AM

27 February, 2007

Hell - too good for some evil bastards

That’s from a controversial ad in NZ with a picture of this guy, who apparently wanted to do this to this guy. If only he could catch him!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Oddball | Politics at 10:48 PM

26 February, 2007

A flat earth, after all.

Tom Tomorrow, on this Modern World and about scientists, liberals and Dubya. 

Posted by Ravages in Politics | Science and technology at 1:13 PM

An Inconvenient Truth…

...wins the Oscars. Awesome.

Posted by Arzan Sam Wadia in Economics | Politics | Science and technology at 10:44 AM

25 February, 2007

Good bye anonymous19@yahoo.com.

Europe’s getting ready to restrict internet users, especially how one signs up for an email address. (via Wired)

Posted by Ravages in Politics at 9:54 AM

23 February, 2007

Washington’s Birthday is not Washington’s birthday

Really, now.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 6:11 PM

22 February, 2007

Judicial activism

Adrants points to a story in which the Supreme Court of Alabama allows the sale of guns, but not the sale of sex toys.

Posted by Ravages in Politics at 8:59 PM

An enemy of big government?

Here’s Phil Gramm on John McCain. Hmmm…

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 6:02 PM

21 February, 2007

Naxalbari Zindabad?

Manish Vij brings us some images from JNU. They’re beyond parody, these jokers.

Posted by Amit Varma in Politics at 1:40 PM

20 February, 2007

“A long wishlist of spending pledges”

The Economist is not too impressed with Segolene Royal. Neither am I. She sounds just like Prakash Karat!

Posted by Amit Varma in Economics | Politics at 2:59 PM

19 February, 2007

Greens vs. Unions

No, not the Green Party, a salad bar takes on unions. 

Posted by Gautam in Politics at 9:36 AM

17 February, 2007

Big brother goes global

The US government wants to regulate a Japanese TV commercial. I am speechless.

Posted by Ravages in Politics at 8:36 PM

Make Money…

...not war. Unfortunately, this money is made to wage war.  Or so it’s claimed. 

Posted by Gautam in Politics at 10:16 AM