Random Thoughts
'Random Thoughts' is a column by
Gaurang Bhatt, a retired former teacher who reads a lot, writes for
pleasure and has interests in evolutionary sciences and medicine
particularly the brain. He is an avid student of history and etymology and
has a cynical outlook with a wicked sense of humor. He can be contacted at
gpbhatt1@yahoo.com
Isomers, Prions, Homonyms,
Necker Cubes, Us and the Universe Act Without Forethought,
Brag Imprudently and Repent Forever
Articles Published in 2005 NY Transit
Workers' Demands & Pensions of the Powerful Indian Pundits
and the Indo-American Nuclear Pact Inner City Schools,
Affirmative Action and A Child Left Behind The New York Times on a
Roll The Bubble Maestro's House
of Cards in the Market Casino Amusing Speculative
Psychoanalysis Ariadne's Thread for
America Schizophrenic Justice of Genes and Humans Demography: Policy and Destiny Future Asian Conflagrations New Orleans and India
Stinging Bees, Suicide
Bombers and Epidemiological Solutions Greed, Stupidity and
Market Follies Journalism – Another
Perspective Unresolved Dilemmas
Intelligent Design – A
Trojan Horse Poetic Premises and
Polemics Ahalya, Damayanti or
Draupadi – Role Models for India The Other Narcotics of
Politics Terrorism – Origins,
Objectives, Outcomes and Antidotes A Blueprint for a Future
Indian Navy The New Kurukshetra and
its Adharmayuddha Regulatory Shenanigans –
Downing Street Memo, FDA & SEC A Poll for Readers, if any
Can't Make a Silk Purse
from a Sows' Ear Unappreciated Milestones
in Human History Patriotism and War
Indians, Bollywood and
Cricket A Strategic Plan for India
The Many Avatars of Lies
Smoke Hides Fire & Truth;
and can be Fatal Nay, Yea and Questions
with No Right Answers Psychic Clones –
Humiliation and Enmity Carrots, Sticks and
Donkeys A History of International
Relations: Power & Hypocrisy Bad Wrench, Bad Health and
Bad Energy Sinks GM & America India and the Balkans:
Parallel Pasts and Futures Governments – Origins and
Declines Aryans, Chauvinistic Lies
and Strategic Befuddling of Truth Fable and Fact
Future Tsunamis – Nuclear
and Insurgency Do Not Confuse Ought with
Is and Hope with Reality State of the Union
A Tale of Two Democracies
Fool's Gold and Dollar
Reserves Serendipity, Juggernauts,
Kismet, Karma, Calculation and Hubris Myths and Realities of the
Birth of Good and Evil
Articles Published in 2004 Money, Institutions and
Unintended Consequences Scrutable Orientals and
Unscrutable America Empires – Arachnid, Ant &
Human Bubbles, Crashes,
Defaults, Frauds and Fall Third World, Bhagwad Gita
and Pragmatism Iran's Nuclear Agenda and
Responses Problems of Wealth,
Weapons and Power Radical Islam and
Unpalatably Inevitable Options Candidate Won! America
Zero Cassandra, Market Bubbles
and Prudent Losers Lying Thieves Get Fool's
Goat and Vote Extinction and Nirvana
Two Sides of a Bogus Coin
Children of Lesser Gods
Zafar's Poems and The
Angst of Humanity Religious Beliefs and
Related Psychopathologies Sistani, Basu, Bush & other Phony Baloneys
The Enigma of Sex
Hegemony, Asymmetric
Warfare and Outcomes Political Palmistry for
the Old, New and Third World Evolution and the New
Panchtantra Modern George and Martha
A Simplified Defence
Strategy Dharma, Evolution, Pills
and Dinks Terrorist Psyches,
Individual Morality and Dilemmas Liquid Crunches
The Coming Apocalypse
Sic Transit Georges Mundi
- Harakiri or a Trend? The Story of the Golden
Mongoose An Election Vignette
Indian Election Results
Running Out of Lies
Lifestyles, Vision,
Chiasmic Rubicon and Robo-Cops Polygamy, Fidelity &
Intra-Family Gene Conflicts Sandwiches, Russian
Roulette and Divine Tragedies America will Fail the
National IQ Test, Once Again How the West Won and
Wins Evolution of Mimicry,
Lying and Self-delusion Lobbyists and Congress or
Pimps and Whores Religion, Rubbish,
Response & Rationality Females: Superior by Choice, Design and Default
Ads, Polls, Focus Groups & Irrelevant Diversions
Homosexuality and Marriage Caucuses, Cons and Scams : Democracy Derailed
WMD, Blind Monitors and Rogue Proliferators
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