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

The Logistics Of War 
The Windbag Presidency  
The Afghanistanization of South, West & Central Asia 
Alphabet Soups to Drown the World and Americans   
Hoisted by One's Own Petard  
(IG)Nobel Peace Prize Farce     
Power’s Effects On A Variety Of Fools    
US Iran Conflict Analysis 
The Ironic Defeat Of Genes, Markets & Empires 
The Audacity of Hoax   
Idiot Leaders Cause Demise Of Nations
Afghanistan – Doomed by Geography 
Sexual Selection, Self-worth & Deception in Nature     
Why I Didn’t Get The Medal Of Freedom 
Are We Fools, Criminals or Ants? 
Quantum Consciousness & Entanglement, India & United States – Part Two 
Quantum Consciousness & Entanglement, India & United States – Part One  
Financial and Healthcare Debacles  
A Tragic Indian Parable Vs China’s Strategy 
Obama's Economic Team Male Member’s Disease Diagnosed 
California, Dying Canary in The Coal Mine  
Iran’s Tragic Century 
Ethics, Torture, Utilitarianism and Law  
Desire, The Cleaver Of Unbreakable Bonds 
North Korea, Iran & Pakistan Nukes and American Responses 
Bernanke Shoots And Leaves; World Economy Dead 
BJP & Republicans: Obsessed, Senile and Out Of Touch 
Thoughts On War and Investing 
Pragmatic Foreign, Trade and Military Policy Primer 
Politics, Economics & Religion – Tripod Of Revolution and War 
Sanitizing History and Choices to Fool Citizens & the World 
How Democracy becomes a Government Of, For and by Idiots & Crooks 
Keystone Cops, Collapsing Nations & Caveat Emptor 
An Unexamined Life Is Not worth Living 
Prestidigitation, Politicos and Bikinis 
The Perfect Financial Storm – 4 
The Perfect Financial Storm – 3  
The Perfect Financial Storm – 2  
The Perfect Financial Storm – 1 
Serendipity, Predictability, Outcomes and Options  
The 3 AM Telephone Calls 
The Aftermath 
Why the 700 Billion Dollar Bailout Won’t Help 
Debate, Debacle, Debt, Defaults and Doomsday 
Misadventures of The Brat and His Scat 
Foolish American Voters Mugged Again, This Time For Trillions 
Bread and Circuses 
US, Russia, Nuclear Deal and India’s Naive Knaves 
The Coming Disintegration Of Pakistan and Afghanistan 
A Prescription for Foreign Policy 
Georgia’s Sakashvilli And Medea 
WTO Talks Collapse, Press Lies, Trade & Market Consequences 
Houses Of Terror and Cards 
Desire for Justice: Always Unfulfilled 
Media, Embassy Terror, Three Letter Problems and Solutions 
Indian Politics - No Honor Amongst Thieves 
Poikilotherms, Slave Labor and Crony Capitalism 
Evolutionary Defense Strategies, Pakistan and China 
Amusing & Amazing Statistics and Power Hunger 
The Great Gamble: Oil, War, Iraq & Iran 
The Farce of Elections 
Food and Oil Prices & Political Tamasha
Glimpses of Future Nightmares : A Near Future Speech by President Goofy Bushman
Education, Healthcare and Infrastructure: Development Tripod 
Race, Mendacity, Power Lust and Idiocy  
Changing Economies and War & Consequences 
Debt, Policies and Traps 
Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services, Disaster 
100 Million Dollar Man – Money, US Politics and Elections 
Colonies and Bases - for Food, Water, Money, Coal Oil and Power 
Darfur, Tibet and Taiwan 
US Economic Meltdown - Part 4 – Prevention 
US Economic Meltdown - Part 3 – Solutions  
US Economic Meltdown - Part 2 – Consequences 
US Economic Meltdown - Part 1 – The Problem 
Origins of Behavior 
India's Other Paths to Stunted Growth  
Dinosaurs, Markets and Pipers 
Loud and Repeated Lies Become Truth in Ignorant Democracies 
Dollar Collapse and Future Nightmares 
Asian History Lessons for India's Idiot Leaders 
Braying Diplomats, Lying Ministers and Sundry Sycophants 
Greenspan Put, Bernanke's Call, Debt Trap and Guard Dogs 
Money, War, Nuclear Weapons and Deals  
Truman, Bush and the 63 Billion Dollar Bet  
Evolution, Political Consciousness and Terrorism 
US, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India – What Next?  
Parasite Influence on Host Behavior - Part 2  
Parasite Influence on Host Behavior - Part 1  
India At Crossroads In The Arms Bazaar  
Chinese Strategy and Indian Stupidity 
Evolutionary Hurdles and Psycho-Economics Of Imperial Cannon Fodder 
Finally the Lies About the Nuclear Deal are Revealed 
The Conflicts of Nation States, Ethnicity & Religions 
Vertebrate China and Invertebrate India  
War and “W”, The End Begins, India Must Not Dither    
Tails & Tales of a Camel, a Donkey and a Fish called Manmohan  
Bush Plays Chicken, But Will Lose 
The Regret of Correct Predictions  
By Agni to Heaven, But Avoid Trishanku's Fate 
Evo Devo and Strange Gods  
Eklavya-Karna-Dhruva: WMDs, NPT, US Policy and Melian Dialogue 
US Federal Reserve has a Sophie's Choice 
Gratification Postponed, Foresight and Leadership  
The Confluence of History, Economics and Politics  
Synopsis about India from 'The Legacy of Jihad'  
Hidden Agendas  
The Current Golden Rule
East Timor, Kosovo, Iraqi Khurdistan and India's Problems  
Shrub Eats Crow  
Markets, Evolution and Stable Strategies
Char, Chaar, Achaar, Achaarya, Charitra, Character  
Iranian Chessboard  
Duryodhana Bush and the Middle East Mahabharata  
10 and The Search for MRCAs 

Articles Published in 2006

The Tragedy of India-Brownian Movements and 'Sati' Folly  
Words Meaning Changes and Misuse by Bush & Bin Laden  
Modus Operandi of Empires   
Half a Brain and Whole Lies ...  
Sensible Security Strategies  
Asafetida, Sandalwood, Scorpions, Sages & Absurdities  
The SEC-Hypnos, Not Argus and in need of Tchai   
Status: Nemesis of Fools, Smarts and Nations  
Policies, Poverty, Parasites and pandemics 
US Elections and the Hell Shaped Curve  
Bush Whacked  
America: From Lord of the Jungle to Irrelevance of the Bush    
India's Leadership Crisis : Impact on Defense and Politics  
A Legal Scam, Blessed by the SEC & FASB   
Confluence of Poetry, Evolution, Economics and Terrorism  
The Last "J" that Broke Bush's Back 
Further Leaks from God  
Surveillance Tapes from God's Security Agency (A Spoof)   
India, The West & Muslim Minorities    
Coming Chaos in Afghanistan 
Of Wolves, Lambs, Foxes and Monkeys   
US Foreign Policy: Code Name "Operation Frankenstein"     
Lebanon : A Panchtantra for Foolish Indians 
An Eunuch State – Islamic Sultanate, British Raj or US Empire   
Nuclear Pacts, Missiles, ABMs and Combating War Strategies
The Flood Story of the Hindus, Hebrews and Sumerians    
Analysis of the Ramayana    
Immigration, Slavery, Apartheid, Sonia, Lula, Chavez and Bush  
Etymology and Metamorphosis of Mleccha, Barbarian & Mawali   
Genes, Darwin, Contraceptives, Demography and Salafi Terrorism   
Schizoid America Tightens Indian Puppet's Loose Screw  
Think Tank Propaganda Machines and the Death of the Free Press  
Blunder Bush: The WMD to use to shoot One's Self in the Foot  
Extinction of Democracies and The Irish Elk 
America's One Trick Pony of Band-Aid Policies  
Hu is on First Base, Who is on Second?    
Misuse of Myths by Foolish Fundamentalists   
Answer to Puzzlement About Zero  
US Market Horizon and Gathering Storm Clouds  
Weakness & Selfishness – Reluctant Parents of Virtue  
US History - Lesser Known Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 7   
US History - Lesser Known Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 6   
US History - Lesser Known Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 5   
US History - Lesser Known Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 4   
US History - Lesser Known Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 3   
US History - Lesser Known Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 2   
US History - Lesser Known Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 1   
Now the Dominoes are Really Falling, Arjuna  
Isomers, Prions, Homonyms, Necker Cubes, Us and the Universe Part 3 
Power, Pelf, Torture & Terror   
Isomers, Prions, Homonyms, Necker Cubes, Us and the Universe Part 2  
Isomers, Prions, Homonyms, Necker Cubes, Us and the Universe Part 1
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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