Articles by Jiben Roy
Jiben Roy: Mob culture vs gun culture
Gun culture is a constitutional right in the U.S. The guns in the U.S. are supposed to be used for self-defense, hunting and recreational activities. However, in practice, they are many times used in killing humans. Every day there is a gun related murder in the U.S. Even sometimes a teenager uses gun to kill. In the past I have written many articles about this in The Dispatch.
Jiben Roy: War is not a solution, part 2
On September 9, 2013, I wrote an opinion column in The Dispatch that war is not a solution. At that time President Obama was in power, and Syria had a civil war. The U.S. government was thinking of striking Syria, because the Asad government used sarin gas on protestors and opposition parties.
Letter: Government doesn’t care what’s happening
Within a couple of days, gun violence has occurred like a volcanic eruption. At least seven incidents took place where a number of people were
Letter: Notes on recent events
Finally, I have a few personal reliefs. After 50 years of my academic career, I retired as Professor Emeritus from MUW. I can’t expect anything
Jiben Roy: Contentment from diverse spiritual community
In 2016 I wrote an article in The Dispatch about “Finding contentment in unexpected places.” In that article I wrote about the Mennonite community in Saskatchewan, Canada and the Amish community. In addition I have watched Harrison Ford’s thriller movie, “Witness,” where the Amish community was a major part of the film.
Jiben Roy: What a time we all are passing through!
As time passes, we make progress. Progress can be made in many ways. Sciences are always towards that goal. However, progress in human development towards happiness in life can be considered “The real progress”.
Jiben Roy: Accidents, death and after-death
The pilot delivered a calming announcement the day after the unthinkable DC collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter.
Jiben Roy: Analysis of media reports
In the first days of the Trump presidency, he made a record number of executive orders that created a tsunami around the world. One of the orders is of suspension of new funding aid excepting Israel and Egypt.
Jiben Roy: A travelogue
After a long time, we decided to get out of home and go somewhere. Our destination is Honolulu, Hawaii where once 40 years back I did my post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Hawaii.
Jiben Roy: A new dawn or …
The year 2024 is no doubt a dramatic year in many ways. For the USA, a national election resulted in a come-back for Trump, not by a narrow margin. It was a landslide regarding electoral counts as well as popular votes with an easy majority in the Senate but only a narrow majority in the House. Still overwhelming. More importantly, mega-star in the tech world, Elon Musk, joined Trump’s politics. The year 2025 will be a year to watch.
Letter: A dog story
In the USA, dogs are a special domesticated animal. My daughters are diehard lovers of dogs, and they have dogs at home. My eldest daughter
Letter: Landslide victory for Trump
It was supposed to be a neck and neck election fight according to many pollsters, but in reality, it didn’t happen. After the election, I
Letter: Uncertainty, pain and need to work
Before the US election, my psychiatrist friend mentioned a quote by Jonah Hill’s therapist, Phil Stutz: uncertainty, pain and need to work. This renowned psychiatrist
Jiben Roy: Sometimes one-man leadership can change the world
As a teacher, I taught in different countries with different numbers of students. The countries included Bangladesh (two universities), India (one university), and USA (five universities). In the United States, the number of students in a classroom can range from one to 100.
Jiben Roy: Turbulent peaceless world
Currently we are passing through a restless time, which humans can’t think of.
Jiben Roy: True happiness
Who doesn’t want to be happy? Happiness is not only for humans, but for the animal kingdom too. Human happiness, in general, can be based on different issues, outcomes, and sources.
Jiben Roy: Die-hard supporters
There are pros and cons in becoming die-hard supporters of anything or system. I am not much active on Facebook. For the last three months I posted two dictums in addition to posting my column published in The Dispatch.
Jiben Roy: To live one day at a time
While standing in a checkout line at Walmart, I noticed a recent People magazine cover page. It featured a quote from singer Celine Dion: “I live one day at a time.”
Jiben Roy: High and low
What an achievement! The first commercial spacewalk by a daring billionaire tech CEO Jared Isaacman, who funded this program which was operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Jiben Roy: Humanitarian USA
What a humane country I have been living in since 2001! So diverse, so peaceful, so much freedom, no discrimination and above all, no issue of being a minority.
Four local soccer teams place at state and regional tournaments
June 25, 2025
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