American Scene: Are We Failing Our Children?
I felt sorry for Betsy DeVos, US Secretary of Education struggling through her recent interview on 60 Minutes. I haven't had the stomach to actually watch it, I just saw the clips... read more

Commentary: Sweet Dreams Mr. Pence!
Last night Mr. Pence, our dreamy-eyed VP had a strange dream: President Trump was considering America pulling out of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He called... read more

Essay: Road That I Took
I got a week off recently due to illness and hospitalization to spend time with myself, which is always a wonderfully centering experience for me. I love my alone time. I took... read more

Reminiscence: India in My Soul
I miss India. I have visited India at least 15 times since coming to the USA in 1974. Whenever I visited India, it was quick and short. A family wedding or ailing relatives were persuasive events. My two... read more

Feedback: India in My Soul
Musafir's article about India is a gem!!! It's so touching, so true to the core, so poetic, that I felt very emotional just reading it... It also has a photo of Musafir at younger age with his... read more

Reflecting Reality: Black and Underprivileged
“These people just need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and find a way to succeed. Oprah did...” How often have you heard this? Every time crimes happen in inner cities, this cliché suburban... read more

Perspective: Finding Happiness in the Little Things
My pair of sunglasses is a source of joy in my life. It has been with me for the last thirty-two years. It has a perfect tint to soothe my eyes; its lenses are scratch-free, anti-glaze... read more

Observation: Royal Wedding
As soon as the world got over the frenzy of the fourth royal baby to William and Kate, the news came that William’s younger brother cuckoo Harry and one time ‘Deal or No Deal’ model, Meghan will tie... read more

Observation: Missing the Forest for the Trees
There seems to be an insatiable urge in our contemporary society to bask in five minutes of fame. This social disease compels us to record everything that’s going on... read more

Movie Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is another agenda movie directed by Martin McDonagh. The basic idea is political, that is demeaning the police force. This... read more

Lifestyle: The use and abuse of opioids in the United States and other countries.
Opioids are the class of drugs either derived from or chemically similar to opium poppy seeds derived from a flowering plant. The opioid epidemic is a world wise deep national and international epidemic... read more

Editorial: ‘Soul Searching’
Carl Sagan, “Your Holiness, what if we were to prove, scientifically, that there is no such thing as reincarnation?” The Dalai Lama, “How would one disprove reincarnation?” Call me an agnostic... read more

Mental Exercise By David Beagan.

Book Review: THE SOUL OF AMERICA: The Battle for Our Better Angels and 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
The Soul of America is the third book that I have read written by the historian, Jon Meacham. The one before was the biography of George H.W. Bush. I am always impressed by the depth of Macham’s... read more

Humor: The Anonymous Shredder
It took me years to comprehend and digest why people function so differently in the corporate world as compared to where I was coming from. Whether... read more

Current Affairs: What’s the Fuss about Facebook?
In the past, before the social media companies such as Facebook emerged, companies used to have tangible assets. Social media companies mostly have... read more

From the Publisher’s Desk: All the President’s Detractors
What is going on with our present presidency? Every time I turn on the news, chances are that somebody is beating on the presidency for doing something or not doing something. This article is not... read more

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