Why India Doesn’t Change
In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss why India does not change, arguing that corruption is only a symptom of deeper cultural irrationality, superstition, tribalism, and weak critical thinking.
Critical Thinking: The Cornerstone of Freedom
In this Capitalism & Morality 2013 presentation, I discuss why critical thinking is the cornerstone of freedom, using India as a case study in cultural irrationality and warning that the West is showing similar signs of decay.
The Arab Spring and After
In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss the Arab Spring, democracy, mass protests, and why Western observers often misunderstand political movements in the developing world.
India’s Exam Bureaucrats
Originally published at Mises Canada, this article discusses Komal Ganatra, arranged marriage, dowry, UPSC, Indian bureaucracy, and the vicious cycle created by superstition, gullibility, and the absence of critical thinking.
India: Poverty or Past?
In this Casey Research article introduced by Dan Steinhart, I discuss India’s investment prospects, corruption, culture, infrastructure, weak institutions, and whether rising expectations can eventually force change.
Whence Comes This Evil?
In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss the 2012 Delhi gang rape, the protests that followed, and what the episode revealed about violence, apathy, due process, feminism, and the deeper cultural decay in India.
America’s Moral Surrender
In this Dollar Vigilante article, I discuss America’s disappearing moral underpinning through my experience with US immigration, TSA, airport security, bureaucratic arrogance, and the growing acceptance of statism.
Will the West Become Another India?
In this Libertopia 2013 presentation, recorded thanks to Tony Woodward, I discuss critical thinking, freedom, India, collectivism, cultural decay, and whether the West is slowly becoming another India.
Confessions from China II
In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss China’s rapid progress, the difference between democracy and freedom, the civilizing effect of commerce, and the contradictions of Chinese society.
The ABCP Syndrome
In this Liberty Unbound article, I use asset-backed commercial paper as an example of how distorted incentives, socialized costs, regulation, and the loss of self-responsibility corrupt Western society.