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My Personal Experiences to Counter Stereotyping of People “Unlike Us”

This is the hundredth edition of these writings, so a milestone of sorts. I start with daffodils, a Violet favorite. Recognizing daffodils…

Mar 30

My Personal Experiences to Counter Stereotyping of People “Unlike Us”

Mar 30

Doubling Down on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

DEI is under attack, actively from the right and passively from the left. For the right, it’s the bogeyman, one single point to attack for…

Feb 26

An African art

Feb 26

Is the US in Decline?

For decades, the capitalistic US has had a few arguments going in its favor as compared to communist China and Russia, albeit with some…

Jan 28

A trail covered with snow

Jan 28

Basics for Better Eating for the New Year and Beyond

Prelude. When I sign my name, because my handwriting is illegible, a question I am asked often is this: Are you a doctor? I am not a…

Dec 28, 2024

A plate with falafel (chickpea balls), carrots, pickle, whole wheat bread, and chutney.

Dec 28, 2024

Education, Environment, and Labor: Points of Focus on This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on our joys and sorrows, individually and collectively, but it’s also a time to move on. The elections of…

Nov 27, 2024

Education, Environment, and Labor: Points of Focus on This Thanksgiving

Nov 27, 2024

Out of the Pandemic into a Coin Flip for a Miracle US President

With less than a week to go for the elections on November 5, the election for the US President between Vice President Kamala Harris and…

Oct 30, 2024

Out of the Pandemic into a Coin Flip for a Miracle US President

Oct 30, 2024

2024 US Elections in A Nutshell

The US elections are finely poised with about a month to go before the elections on November 5, 2024. In addition to the presidency…

Sep 28, 2024

2024 US Elections in A Nutshell

Sep 28, 2024

US Presidential Election 2024: Finer Details to Know

Here is a link to the blog from four years ago — yes, these blogs now have been written for four years and counting — on the US electoral…

Aug 26, 2024

US Presidential Election 2024: Finer Details to Know

Aug 26, 2024

A Winning VP Pick for Kamala Harris

Who the Vice President is matters when the situation is extraordinary, as it is now in the US: A historic turn of events has made Vice…

Jul 31, 2024

A Winning VP Pick for Kamala Harris

Jul 31, 2024

US Elections 2024: Is Biden Vs Trump Over?

Happy July Fourth! The 2024 US elections are taking center stage, even as the French electorate shift their country further right and the…

Jul 1, 2024

Jul 1, 2024

Toward A Moral Economy

Morality is a powerful idea with plenty of power to persuade, and it should not be a conservative or liberal idea. Juneteenth, a federal…

Jun 15, 2024

Toward A Moral Economy

Jun 15, 2024

Understanding Migration at the US Southern Border through Venezuelans

Migration at the border is a potent political issue. To see why, one needs to look no further than the recent election in the Dominican…

May 27, 2024

Understanding Migration at the US Southern Border through Venezuelans

May 27, 2024

Student Protesters on US College Campuses: From and To

“The protests are about what’s happening to the civilians in Gaza. Not against any faith.” Those are roughly the words I recall hearing…

Apr 28, 2024

A heart image with the inscription choose love.

Apr 28, 2024

From Women’s March to the Assault on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs

March is Women’s History Month, and March didn’t used to be this way for women’s sports in the US. March brings excitement every year as…

Mar 27, 2024

A woman enjoying a view from an overlook

Mar 27, 2024

On a Run in California’s Silicon Valley, While Pondering Black History Month and Opportunities

I was in the Bay Area of California, in particular Silicon Valley, for an extended time in February. Thanks to my uniformly delightful…

Feb 28, 2024

An image of the San Francisco football stadium

Feb 28, 2024

Probable Election Winners in 2024 Across the World

This is a year of elections in countries across the world, from India and Pakistan to the United Kingdom and the United States. What we…

Jan 21, 2024

Probable Election Winners in 2024 Across the World

Jan 21, 2024

A War Book Recommendation for Peaceful Holidays

With two ongoing wars occupying much of our attention, holidays give us an opportunity to understand wars differently from what we are…

Dec 22, 2023

Book cover of Slaughterhouse-Five

Dec 22, 2023

Wishing for A Little More and A Little Less This Thanksgiving

I wish for more this Thanksgiving. More time with those near and dear to me. More love and friendship. More peace. More of all that money…

Nov 23, 2023

Wishing for A Little More and A Little Less This Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 2023

Understanding the Origins of the Israel-Palestine War: Is Peace Possible?

“Shalom,” said 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz as she turned and shook hands with her Hamas captor as she was being let go from being a…

Oct 27, 2023

Understanding the Origins of the Israel-Palestine War: Is Peace Possible?

Oct 27, 2023

The Plastic Recycling Myth

My grandma was against wastefulness, not the least because it is more economical when we waste less. Wasting less also means less harm to…

Sep 26, 2023

The Plastic Recycling Myth

Sep 26, 2023

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Vijay Violet

I am an American. I care about the planet, its people and animals. I care about the oppressed and marginalized. And I care about the poor, both working and not.

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