Musings of a modern guy

This seems like deja vu again and again. It is a well established fact that Pakistan has played with fire in the past, using US and Saudi money and support to built up an Islamic Army to fight against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Towards this end, the Pakistanis used religion as a tool, and […]

The Second Amendment of the US Constitution is probably one of the most contentious issues in the US polity. The Amendment covers the right of American citizens to bear arms, and reads thus, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear […]

The problem in Zimbabwe seems to be getting more pronounced. Ever since the elections, there has a state of acute tension in the country; initial reports seemed to indicate that the disastrous reign of the President, Robert Mugabe would be over. However, it seemed to be clear that after initial disarray, Mugabe and his party […]

The European Union has been constantly coming up against public pressure from time to time. Its attempts to make treaties that bring the countries into a tighter Union typically run against the gauntlet of public opinion. The treaties come up for voting in different countries, and the conditions have always been set that the treaties […]

Naomi Campbell has been in the news pretty much regularly in the past for reasons other than her modeling; she has been portrayed as having a violent temper and has had to take part in many court cases brought on by former associates, employees, and others after Naomi lost control of her temper and threw […]

Ever since the last polls, the result of which is disputed, Zimbabwe is refusing to settle down. On one side is the ruling party of President Robert Mugabe, who claims that he won the polls, and has all the forces of power on his side. On the other side is the biggest challenger that Mugabe […]