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The day Indian-Americans betrayed their values
The day Indian-Americans betrayed their values
How the #HowdyModi event was an incredible display of educated and wealthy people ignoring the reality of politics both home and abroad.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 2, 2019
End of an Era: What’s Next for Kashmir
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Elizabeth Warren the Maverick: Marijuana, Healthcare, and Cautious Capitalism
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
In defense of Ilhan Omar… and Chelsea Clinton
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
How the Mueller Investigation is just one piece of the Trump-Russia puzzle
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Movie Review: Gully Boy
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
How the big city-little city divide affected the NBA
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
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Trump is horrible on the economy (Part 2)
Trump is horrible on the economy (Part 2)
Trade wars have been lost and economic growth may have been reduced.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jan 24, 2019
Trump is horrible on the economy (Part 1)
Trump is horrible on the economy (Part 1)
More jobs being off-shored, increased national debt, and a larger deficit. Welcome to Trump’s America.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jan 19, 2019
Trump’s plan to save coal: anti-environment, monopolistic, and probably unconstitutional
Trump’s plan to save coal: anti-environment, monopolistic, and probably unconstitutional
Trump is planning to curtail the energy market and potentially the U.S. Constitution in order to save coal, ignoring his own government’s…
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Dec 10, 2018
Farewell, President Bush
Farewell, President Bush
The 41st President’s life is service, diplomacy, and congeniality mired by terrible social policies in the midst of a changing GOP.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Dec 2, 2018
A Response to Umair Haque’s “Six Myths About Capitalism Everyone Should Know”
A Response to Umair Haque’s “Six Myths About Capitalism Everyone Should Know”
Umair should be praised for explaining his beliefs on capitalism and the economy; Medium readers should hear the other side of the debate.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Nov 26, 2018
The Democrats winning the House is a big deal
The Democrats winning the House is a big deal
Despite significant hurdles, the Democrats took back the House last night, and more importantly returned some functionality to government.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Nov 7, 2018
Corruption & Ignorance: The Trump Administration on Saudi Arabia
Corruption & Ignorance: The Trump Administration on Saudi Arabia
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 16, 2018
What a real FBI investigation on Kavanaugh could have provided
What a real FBI investigation on Kavanaugh could have provided
Due to a curtailed and useless FBI investigation, none of us will know the facts behind Brett Kavanaugh’s past and the credibility of his…
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 15, 2018
The absence of logic when Republicans cried “due process”
The absence of logic when Republicans cried “due process”
Republicans complained about a lack of due process. Yet they were perfectly content voting for Kavanaugh without it.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 7, 2018
More votes but less success: the paradoxes of the Democratic Party
More votes but less success: the paradoxes of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is almost always getting more votes for nearly 30 years in Presidential Elections. Yet the Democrats do not have the…
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 6, 2018
Thoughts on the passing of Senator John McCain
Thoughts on the passing of Senator John McCain
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Aug 26, 2018
Trump Misunderstands Iran. Alarmingly.
Trump Misunderstands Iran. Alarmingly.
Trump and the G.O.P. believe they understand nuclear weapons better than everyone else who has nukes.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Aug 16, 2018
How Trump ended Obama’s progress on Egypt
How Trump ended Obama’s progress on Egypt
The U.S. misread the Arab spring and shifted policy under Obama. Trump never saw the ingenuity.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Aug 12, 2018
Dinesh D’Souza, Pro-Colonialist
Dinesh D’Souza, Pro-Colonialist
If only D’Souza understood the true evils of colonialism, its impact on India today, and how South Africa is still fighting it.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Aug 9, 2018
GDP Growth and the GOP Tax Bill, explained
GDP Growth and the GOP Tax Bill, explained
How Trump continues to ignore the realities of economic growth, trade, and their correlation.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jul 31, 2018
Putting Putin in Perspective: Is Russia strong or weak?
Putting Putin in Perspective: Is Russia strong or weak?
A look at Russia from a realistic U.S. foreign policy context.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jul 24, 2018
How New Girl helped me figure out my Indian-American identity
How New Girl helped me figure out my Indian-American identity
Why the Indian-American community and Indians abroad should embrace New Girl as the show enters its “Netflix” phase.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jul 19, 2018
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez belongs in the U.S. Congress
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez belongs in the U.S. Congress
In a nation that skewers Bernie Sanders and Our Revolution for being too utopian and unrealistic, the movement has found a new leader…
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jun 22, 2018
Hey Trump, the jobs aren’t coming back. Also, please stop destroying the environment.
Hey Trump, the jobs aren’t coming back. Also, please stop destroying the environment.
The reasons behind trade, off-shoring, and how saving the coal industry isn’t helping anyone.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jun 12, 2018
The latest jobs report is solid. Thanks Obama.
The latest jobs report is solid. Thanks Obama.
The data shows us that President Obama set the foundation for our current economic success.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jun 5, 2018
Movie Review: Veere Di Wedding
Movie Review: Veere Di Wedding
Veere Di Wedding isn’t a feminist manifesto (nor does it have to be). But in its own way, it tactfully captures the challenges of being a…
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Jun 4, 2018
Time for change in the Democratic Party
Time for change in the Democratic Party
How the Democrats can be the champion of logical decision-making on the environment, foreign policy, and other important issues in the…
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
May 31, 2018
I was President of a College Democrats Chapter. Nobody cared about Syria.
I was President of a College Democrats Chapter. Nobody cared about Syria.
How the present-day situation in Syria was predictable over two years ago, if not earlier.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Apr 15, 2018
Is Trump right on China? A polite critique of Fareed Zakaria
Is Trump right on China? A polite critique of Fareed Zakaria
Let me start by saying Fareed Zakaria is my hero. As a young Indian-American who wants a future career in politics and international…
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Apr 8, 2018
Globalization is difficult. Trump is making it worse.
Globalization is difficult. Trump is making it worse.
An honest look at globalization, off-shoring, protectionism, international markets, and what to do about them.
Hirak Mukhopadhyay
Mar 19, 2018
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