July 2026

There’s a new way to treat sprains and strains. Hint: Ice is out.  By Gretchen Reynolds, The Washington Post, July 1, 2026

  • “Bengali Bridal Diaspora”
    Although I was born in Philadelphia, I spent the first twenty-two years of my life growing up in Calcutta (now Kolkata ), the capital city o...
  • Medical Education in India
    Just read a fascinating article on the dysfunctional nature of India's medical education system: India’s private medical colleges and c...
  • Trevor Swan, Unveiled
    Trevor Swan (1918–1989) is an economist hero of mine. Even today's macroeconomists rely on the Solow-Swan model of 1956 to organize t...