Why is Nepali Times still publishing things like Daniel Lak's completely outdated anti-Fukuyama rant ('Alas history did not end', #216)? It's so clear that Lak is covered in white guilt and is either dumbing himself down or just looking for something to whine about. Like almost everything he writes, the article is outdated, sweeping and vague, usually circa 2000/1 and ends with a reluctant little nod in Nepal's direction.

Hariom Dhakal,
Boston

In 'America's gain was the world's gain' (Here and There, #217) Daniel Lak talks about how US immigration policies in the last few years is wrecking the US economy as it has restricted the inflow of well qualified workers from abroad. I think that the restriction may have more to do with the dotcom bust and the shrinking of the much hyped IT industry, something that has reduced the demand for IT graduates. The 'cyber boom', as people like to call it, was fuelled by heady but unrealistic expectations and people need to be made aware and not taken in by such fake booms that cause small investors to lose lots of money, sometimes their life savings or their nest eggs they built up to make life comfortable during retirement.

Saurav Jung Thapa,
Hampshire College, USA