Power Politics & Pavement

Indian son of the red clay exploring the American South. Rooted in Atlanta, forged in rural NC. Infrastructure is destiny. Political insider and immigrant outsider. I’ve been in the rooms and lived the consequences. Tuesdays.

By Amol S. Naik

· Launched 8 months ago

Recent Posts

That Old Dog Won’t Hunt

The first shot fired in a new political era, a German named Freddy (at Buc-ee's!), and a Georgia bigger than the one in your head. Jun 23 • Amol S. Naik

The Weekend New York Won

A Knicks championship weekend, my family's immigrant beginning in Queens, and the America my parents crossed an ocean to find. Jun 16 • Amol S. Naik

The Gap Between the Megawatts and the Ministers

Everyone here is right. They just aren't speaking the same language. Jun 9 • Amol S. Naik

Too Big For My Britches

A journey of realizing that I'd stopped being a "glue guy." And perhaps have become one once again. Jun 2 • Amol S. Naik

The Math They Made With Their Own Hands

Georgia voted on May 19th. Here is what the numbers actually say. And why Democrats have real reason for hope in November. May 26 • Amol S. Naik

How Swing States Stop Swinging

Will Georgia Become More Like Florida or Virginia? May 19 • Amol S. Naik

The Night Georgia Changed

Twenty-four years after Georgia’s political earthquake, another realignment may be taking shape. May 12 • Amol S. Naik

More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows

On the gift of years never promised May 5 • Amol S. Naik