Rajkamal Rao

2 weeks ago | tippinsights.com | Rajkamal Rao

About ten days ago, I ran into a high school classmate I hadn't seen since 1977. We weren't particularly close, but we were both in the school's music group and had performed together at public events outside of school. Feeling awkward at the sudden meeting, I stumbled through some small talk until my friend suddenly said, "I remember coming to your house once in 1976 or 1977. You were reading The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth.

2 months ago | tippinsights.com | Rajkamal Rao

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and a loyal supporter of President Trump and the America First movement, announced this week that he will challenge Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary. Cornyn is up for reelection in 2026. I remember voting for Cornyn the first time he ran for Senate in 2002. In those days, Washington's politicians—the crème de la crème of leadership—were all from Texas. George W. Bush served as president for two terms.

Feb 27, 2025 | thedailybs.com | Rajkamal Rao

The Deep State thwarted his actions during and after Trump’s first term, attempting to fire him instead – through two impeachments, a taxpayer-funded sham of an investigation called J6 that never looked into the causes of the 2020 election fiasco, lawfare directed at him at every level (federal, state, county, and local), and a vicious campaign to label him as unfit for political office – but failed miserably. Along the way, Trump had to endure two assassination attempts.

Feb 16, 2025 | tippinsights.com | Rajkamal Rao

Monday marks four weeks of President Trump's second term. His supporters are jubilant at everything he has achieved during this time. Nearly all his cabinet choices are safely in their roles, including relatively controversial nominees like RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth. If and when Kash Patel gets the nod, Trump would have managed a clean sweep.

Dec 5, 2024 | tippinsights.com | Rajkamal Rao

For nearly 30 years, American 4th and 8th graders have taken an international Math test called TIMSS, short for the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. The test is administered every four years, and the latest TIMSS, the results of which were announced this week by the U.S. Department of Education, was the first one conducted after the world recovered from the disastrous effects of COVID-19. American performance relative to other nations was a disaster.