Opinion

This summer, I took my family to Navy-Pier Chicago Shakespeare Theater and enjoyed color, rhythm, and breathtaking acrobatics as theater welcomes the world-renowned Circus Abyssinia for a limited engagement ofEthiopian Dreams. This …

“Dear cruel world, I’m sorry. For everything.” Many people don’t leave a note at all. Maybe it’s because they want to hurry so they don’t change their minds. Others scrawl …

For many Indian families living in America, the idea of their child getting a top US college education is a big dream. But often, there’s a worry: “Can my child …

Backstage at the Democratic National Convention this past August, moving speakers through security, green rooms, and tight schedules, I knew I wasn’t just there to manage logistics. I was there …

It will be shrugged away in some quarters as two powerful men and an occasional soap opera, but not really a drama to drag on for decades. In the context …

A lot has been said and written about air disasters in general, and the recent crash of AI 171, a flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick (London), in particular. The flight …

Disasters can only be minimized but not eliminated. If to err is human, machines have their limitations. A minor snag can clog the machine, leading to disastrous results. And then …

After being at each other’s throats for about two weeks, the gunfire and missiles are supposedly falling silent in the Middle East with Iran and Israel agreeing to a ceasefire, …

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Mark Carney were discussing the restoration of diplomatic ties through the appointment of High Commissioners in each other’s countries, an unsavory controversy …