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Richard Sambasivam

Richard Sambasivam

Richard Sambasivam is a Washington, D.C.-based public policy professional whose first love was history. He has conducted economic research on the U.S. economy, financial markets, and spillovers to foreign countries. He has visited South India numerous times and is currently researching the history of Mysore to learn more about geopolitics and his roots—and to write a musical. He also writes on current affairs, economics, and politics, as well as fiction. Richard has an undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA.

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Economics August 25, 2016 February 20, 2018

What Do Bond Prices Tell Us about the Early Republic?

America’s early finances were, in a word, messy. The states took on enormous debt to fund the Revolutionary War while the national government chartered…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783) April 26, 2016 August 28, 2016

The Tiger Aids the Eaglet: How India Secured America’s Independence

George Washington wrote “no event was ever received with a more heart felt joy” after hearing about the official alliance between the fledgling United…

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