Anand Giridharadas

One of my clearest impressions about India as a child was that my parents' stories would have been impossible had they stayed. Of course, such a vision was self-serving, for it made a virtue of our displacement. ”

Taking offense is, in fact, one of the few things that brings us together. ”

In America, where no one judged or supervised her, where my father was too busy eating her cooking to notice whether she was eating it, too, my mother found herself newly enchanted by the taste of food. ”

Crowdsourcing aid is a cunning way to work around the do-nothing corridors of official Washington. But it also raises complicated questions about the nature of humanitarianism and what it means for a 'nation' to help. ”

Our societies have experienced the magic that occurs when pluralism flourishes and the marginalized assume their proper powers. But loss stalks those victories, as millions revolt against change and supremacies resurface. ”

In my reporting, I've found that real change escapes many change-makers because powerful illusions guide their projects. ”

When rooted, you observe how systems actually affect people. ”

To spend time in Silicon Valley in a year of political upheaval is, on one level, soothing. It is pleasant to hear talk of wearables, walled gardens, and disruptive beverages in between updates about mass deportation. ”

Election time is when you start to hear about 'average people,' 'working families,' 'patriotic Americans' and such. ”

America has deep, fundamental institutions that take a long time to replicate. ”