14 Articles

Monday, October 19, 2009
Obama's AfPak Dilemma: The Man Who Would Be King Or A Noble Peacemaker?
(2 comments) Obama's AfPak decision is contextualized within a history of the Afghan wars, with special reference to Arhtur Herman's recent book, Gandhi and Churchill.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
First Family's Global Reach
(3 comments) Notes on the first family's global reach in terms of family history, kinship and lineage.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
India's Renewed Tryst with Destiny
A book review of "Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation" (Nilekani, 2009).

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
What do Barack Obama and Slumdog Millionaire have in common?
What does Barack Obama and Slumdog Millionaire have in common?

Sunday, March 15, 2009
Obamagenomics: How to Read Lincoln through Darwin in the Brave New World?
(8 comments) Obama and Genomics, Darwin and Lincoln, Stem Cells, Science and Policy

Saturday, September 27, 2008
Post-Obama World: Can America Close the Achievement Gap?
(1 comments) Obama, Ogbu, and the achievement gap is examined, involving involuntary minorities, education, and the new African immigrants.

Friday, September 19, 2008
Obamafutures: Or, the Beginning of the End of the Race
(4 comments) Obama futures are examined within the current capital markets crisis.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
New-Blooded Americans: Obamagenomics and the End of Race
Obama and genomics is examined.

Saturday, August 23, 2008
American Osiris Rising: Obama's Symbols of Transformation
Myth and meaning associated with Obama's historic rise is examined.

Monday, August 4, 2008
Obama and the Balinese Cockfight
Obama's upbringing in Indonesia is examined within the context of the current political theater and the Balinese cockfight.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
From Kunta Kinte to Barack Obama: What's in a Name, Anyway?
Obama's African name is examined within a cultural and historical context.

Friday, June 27, 2008
Obama's Satyagraha: Or, Did Obama Swallow the Mahatma?
(9 comments) Obama-Gandhi synergies are explored historically and biographically.

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Is Obama the New Progressive Avatar?
(12 comments) This article looks at Obama's early upbringing, background and current appeal to progressives to better understand his candidacy within a global context.

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Voices from His White Working Class Family
(3 comments) This article deals with Obama's working class problem by looking at his White Working Class family from Kansas and Hawaii.