The real Trump shocker

It’s incredible that to date he has had so little impact in America. Markets are strong, growth hasn’t slowed, and treasury’s recording revenue from tariffs but tariffs aren’t impacting prices It’s suddenly fashionable to talk about how the era of ‘American exceptionalism’ is ending, given Trump’s policies, the dollar’s decline, and the fact that so…

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Trump it all 

From sea to shining sea, America sees the Don of a new era  Second Opinion was granted an exclusive interview with the White House. Second Opinion: Mr President, thank you so much for…  White House (interrupting): Drop this Mr President crap. Call me by my new title, Mr Permanent Resident. SO: But doesn’t making yourself…

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A litmus test for Hindu consciousness

The government has announced a nationwide census that, for the first time in decades, will include comprehensive caste enumeration. In this backdrop, I recall a senior journalist recently remarking that Hindu consciousness is at its peak in the last thousand years. If there is any truth to that claim, then the upcoming caste census will…

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Tricks of the trade

Let me clarify at the outset. This piece is not about trade and tariffs being played out by the only superpower in the world, simply because that is out of comprehension of lesser mortals like yours truly. Rather, this is about those tricks that we all witness day in and day out, in ads and…

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