Category Archives: Politics

$32 Trillion In Offshore Wealth

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa The purpose of this article is to provide readers with direct access to a report done for the Tax Justice Network by former Chief Economist of McKinsey and Company James Henry about offshore … Continue reading

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Sharing In The Sacrifice

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa President Barack Obama, commiserating with the federal workers facing furloughs, is taking a pay cut of 5% to share in the sacrifice of the sequester. He wrote a check for $20,000 – or … Continue reading

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The Geopolitics Of US Debt

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa Bloomberg published an article about a raging debate among economists in the context of US budget, debt ceiling and the rising indebtedness, currently about $17 trillion, of the United States. While it is … Continue reading

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United States: Comment On The 2013 State Of The Union

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa President Obama delivered his State of the Union address to the joint session of the United States Congress on February 12, 2013. He laid out his policy agenda for his second term in office … Continue reading

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Sustainability And Corruption

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa The purpose of this article is to articulate the logic of the relationship between the level of corruption in any society and the sustainability of the society. This analysis is equally applicable to … Continue reading

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Red States, Blue States, And The Divided States Of America

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa CNN has projected incumbent Barack Obama re-elected to the presidency of United States of America for his final 4 years. We, as a people, are disappointed that we are polarized about our views … Continue reading

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Why United States Of America Must Vote For Mitt Romney And Paul Ryan

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa 14m1776 ‏@1_776  @postpolitics @richardquest @alivelshi @wolfblitzer US economy is in the third dip of a triple dip recession since 2007. @postpolitics @richardquest @alivelshi @wolfblitzer Index funds have peaked. Markets are looking down to around 10,000 DJIA and 1500 NASDAQ. @postpolitics @richardquest @alivelshi @wolfblitzer Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan … Continue reading

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Novus Regere: The New Regionalism

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa In this paper, I coin the phrase Novus Regere to literally mean New Region in Latin or New Regionalism in English. I Regere Slicing the global agora by its polis is as old as … Continue reading

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Scoring Mitt Romney v Barack Obama, Debate 3, Monday, October 22, 2012, Presidential Debate On Foreign Policy, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa 1h1776 @1_776  @gop @thedemocrats Q1: Bengazi, Libya. Romney 1 Obama 0 Bengazi was an intelligence failure. 1h1776 @1_776  @gop @thedemocrats Q1-1/2: Russia, Iran. Romney 1/2 Obama 1/2 Role of government in democratic economies is the foreign policy issue between Russian, … Continue reading

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United States: A Short Note On The US Unemployment Puzzle

By Chandrashekar (Chandra) Tamirisa, (On Twitter) @c_tamirisa Much to my chagrin on Twitter, former General Electric Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jack Welch, expressed bewilderment and suspicion at the improbability of the unusually high September jobs numbers which led … Continue reading

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