Seriously?! "A spokesman for Morgan Stanley declined to comment to the paper on individual flights, but said its policy was to allow CEO John Mack personal use of corporate jets, with the cost "fully disclosed" in annual proxy filings."

Quoted: Chief executives of some banks that received federal money, including Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley, used company jets for their personal use, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

An important day in American history... Glad it's finally being talked about more nationally.

Quoted: Juneteenth is celebrated in America on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery.

A recent article that my friend Amy & I put together for Little India Magazine.

Quoted: As their fate becomes increasingly uncertain, a growing number of Indian immigrants are packing up and heading home.

Interesting (if scathing) analysis of the American work ethic as it applies to school-age children. This piece makes a strong case for revamping the American educational system.

Quoted: AMERICANS like to think of themselves as martyrs to work. They delight in telling stories about their punishing hours, snatched holidays and ever-intrusive BlackBerrys. But when it comes to the young the situation is reversed.

Yay, my article on weird capitals of America is on MSN today!

Quoted: Think you know your U.S. and world capitals? Here are a few that’ll leave you stumped and slightly in awe of that crazy place we call America.

This book sounds really cool - this is something I've actually often wondered about...

Quoted: First published in 1945 and about to be reissued in the NYRB Classics series, it is an epic account of how just about everything in America—creeks and valleys, rivers and mountains, streets and schools, towns and cities, counties and states, the country and continent itself—came to be named.