• On Al Franken’s victory certification by the Minnesota Supreme Court – “Franken’s presence in the Senate would give the Democrats control of 60 seats, enough to overcome any Republican filibuster if they stay united” [source] Those last four words might be more relevant than the others in that sentence.(0) #
June 23rd, 2009

Choose Now – Liberal or Conservative?

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or email alerts. Thanks for visiting!I understand why it is now – ideological lines are rigid, and anything members of “teh left” oppose members of “teh right” support, and vice versa. If Obama and the Democrats came out in favor of [...]

by Patrix | Posted In Observations | Comments 4 Comments »

June 22nd, 2009

I Empathize

It looks like Barack Obama is giving more and more of his stand-up roast speeches at formal dinners. His latest one at the TV and Radio Correspondents was as hilarious as the one he gave at the White House Correspondents dinner. One of this best joke – to the people who accuse me of empathy, [...]

by Patrix | Posted In Media | Comments No Comments »

June 19th, 2009

Why just outrage about Iran?

I haven’t been that enthusiastic about supporting the protesters in Iran simply because it isn’t exactly a choice between good and evil much less a true representation of democracy. But it is their country so whatever rocks their boat. However, I’ve been largely skeptical of the sudden interest among neocons in the U.S. to support [...]

by Patrix | Posted In 9rules, Current Affairs, DesiPundit | Comments 11 Comments »

June 10th, 2009

Cultural Discrimination

[Source]. The above picture taken by Ritesh Uttamchandani is sparking some discussion in the blogosphere. As you see, it shows tea stall owners, Sunil and Arvind Parmar having their lunch with Mangal, their Dalit servant sitting below their table. Most are outraged at this display of blatant discrimination pointing especially to the fact that the [...]

by Patrix | Posted In 9rules, Images and Photography, India, Society Culture | Comments 5 Comments »

June 8th, 2009

Change in Academic Status

With undergraduate and graduate degrees in Architecture and Public Policy respectively, I chose to pursue my doctoral education in Urban and Regional Science which amalgamates urban planning principles with social science & economics theory. My dissertation focused on examining the housing price impacts on single-family residential properties before and after proximate Superfund remediation along with contemporaneous sociodemographic change.

by Patrix | Posted In Education, Personal, Urban Planning | Comments 14 Comments »

  • Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court following David Souter’s retirement last month, the first Hispanic woman to be nominated to the post. The nomination process is expected to go through smoothly but not without crazy outbursts from the far-right fringes of the Republican Party. But one at least expects them to get the name of the candidate they are opposed to right. Especially from a former Presidential contender.(0) #
  • We know that Twitter is a dream come true for narcissists and we know our share of them, right? (Heck, someone might even consider me as one.) But Tweeting Too Hard is an awesome Twitter mashup that never fails to disappoint in unearthing the best (worst?) ‘offenders’ out there.(0) #
May 19th, 2009

Indian Election Results Reaction

The results of the Indian General Elections 2009 were declared couple of days back. It culminated a month-long polling exercise wherein more than 350 million cast a vote for their political overlords for the next five years. Amidst predictions of an upset victory by the NDA coalition led by the BJP and a severely fractured [...]

by Patrix | Posted In 9rules, Governance, Politicking | Comments 2 Comments »

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