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The need for political skepticism

The need for political skepticism

January 24, 20124 mins

Nobody reads essays anymore, especially those from the early twentieth-century era. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that the large majority of our “pulp library” is still in…

My Pre-2011 Marathon Running Era

My Pre-2011 Marathon Running Era

January 12, 20122 mins

In 2002, I ran my first marathon – the Silicon Valley Marathon in San Jose. Finished in a respectable time of 4:32. After a 6-year hiatus, I resumed running after our return to India in August 2008. I…

My 8 year old weighs in on the barefoot running debate

My 8 year old weighs in on the barefoot running debate

January 10, 20122 mins

Last Saturday, our 3rd grader had his annual school sports day. Since he had qualified for the heats in two categories (75 meter and 30 meter sprints), he was tickled pink and excited for weeks…

In which the very same Ephraim Trout waxes eloquent on marriage

In which the very same Ephraim Trout waxes eloquent on marriage

January 10, 20122 mins

Ephraim Trout is a highly competent lawyer and one of the founding members of Bachelors Anonymous – a Los Angeles-based circle of luminaries whose charter is to ensure that men remain bachelors…

In which Ephraim Trout argues against marriage…

In which Ephraim Trout argues against marriage…

January 08, 20123 mins

If you’ve been fortunate enough to have discovered Wodehouse early in your life, this extract from one of his classics, Bachelors Anonymous, might remind you that there’s no such thing as ‘too much…

Kurien and Golwalkar’s Friendship and RSS Supremo’s real reason for cow protection movement

Kurien and Golwalkar’s Friendship and RSS Supremo’s real reason for cow protection movement

January 03, 20124 mins

[Editor’s Note: In light of the Madhya Pradesh (BJP) government’s ban on consumption of beef, it’s relevant for us to understand RSS’s original reasons for evangelizing the cow protection movement in…