Ed Duffy. Unforgettable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-wsjbjteE We all lose people we love, people who are integral to us. We cannot escape loss. I will never know what it must feel like to lose a child…
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April 6, 2016
How Jimmy Carter paved the way for Obama in Cuba
President Barack Obama made history on his arrival in Havana on Sunday. "The first U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge visited in 1928," said all the news stories. Yes,…
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Moment of desi pride at the Oscars
Lost in the diversity controversy at the Oscars Sunday night was this: The only woman of color who won was Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Who? That's the problem. Very few people in…
March 2, 2016
Dear Naren
I first began speaking with K.S. Narendran right after the disappearance of MH Flight 370 in March 2014. His wife, Chandrika, was on that doomed jet. We spoke by phone, Skype an…
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Diwali, Lakshmi and good winning over evil
Today we mark a day of solemnity, remembering all those who fought for our country. I salute you on Veterans Day, especially those of you I came to know well…
November 11, 2015
Three executions
The United States has scheduled three executions this week" Kelly Gissendaner in Georgia, Richard Glossip in Oklahoma and Alfredo Prieto in Virginia. Gissendaner's children are pleading for her life. They…
September 29, 2015
If you throw your hat into the air in Ramadi, it will come down with 12 bullet holes in it
My heart breaks every time I read news from Iraq. So much so that I find myself clicking away or turning off the radio. Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar province,…
June 4, 2015