Vijay VioletFocusing on the Sweet This Thanksgiving!Holidays bring sweetness to some and sadness to others. The sadness may be personal as in my writing from last year or in the collective as…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
Vijay Violet$20Elsewhere you can read my views on the practice of justifying lower wages for essential workers by making tips an essential part of their…Oct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022
Vijay VioletRunning Is Religion to Me!Fall is here. Conditions are perfect for running. Apparently, many of you enjoyed my writing about buying running shoes about a year ago. I…Oct 13, 20221Oct 13, 20221
Vijay VioletForecasting 2022 American Midterm ElectionsIn the elections on November 8, 2022, about a third of the 100 US Senate seats and all 435 seats in the US Congress will be decided. The…Sep 12, 2022Sep 12, 2022
Vijay VioletFrom Frederick Douglass to Afghanistan Women?What connection could that possibly have? So read on. One year ago America left Afghanistan, leaving it in shambles after nearly 20 years…Aug 17, 20221Aug 17, 20221
Vijay VioletNot About the Constitution. About Common Sense.Recent Supreme Court decisions have further divided the United States of America. Whereas the decision to overturn a nearly 50-year-old…Jul 3, 2022Jul 3, 2022
Vijay VioletThe Avoidable Tragic War in UkraineThe catastrophic, yet avoidable war that is unfolding in Ukraine is one born of many miscalculations and has left the country in ruins. In…Mar 21, 20221Mar 21, 20221
Vijay VioletJuneteenth Today: Applying What My Dad Taught Me About HistoryAs a child, I grew up being mesmerized when my dad, a teacher, would bring to life a historical event from a faraway time and place and…Jun 19, 20211Jun 19, 20211
Vijay VioletToward Better Policing on George Floyd’s Death AnniversaryIt is the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. How can we make policing better…May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Vijay VioletWhat Vijay Violet Is About.The central thread is about making the lives of the underprivileged better across the world. The problems are many and the solutions are…Dec 28, 2020Dec 28, 2020
Vijay VioletLove Has No LogicViolet and I met many years ago at a college campus. Unusually, it was our advisor who introduced us. We took strolls by the parks and ate…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
Vijay VioletPresidential Election Analysis in A NutshellWhen all votes are counted, Vice President Biden will win more votes than President Trump. Will he win the electoral college? There are…Oct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020
Vijay VioletCasteism and RacismMy summer has been consumed subconsciously by a desire to understand how America arrived at the horrendous incidents of May 25, 2020. I…Jul 19, 20201Jul 19, 20201
Vijay VioletWhat Equality Is AboutSchool children visiting Justice Ginsburg often asked her: Did you always want to be a judge? A Supreme Court Justice? She was a role…Sep 25, 20201Sep 25, 20201
