The language of chairs, pens and kites
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View ArticleHow about some sovereignty for a change?
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View ArticleThe Supreme Court and Constitutional Clarity
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View ArticleWhen things go wrong, check the fundamentals
Way back in the nineteen eighties Kandy SC were the whipping boys of local rugby. They consistently occupied the last position in the league. Things changed and the story Kandy’s resurgence and close...
View ArticleHomework can change your life, really
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View ArticleDemocracy is alive, ladies and gentlemen
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View ArticleLet's talk about civility now, shall we?
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View ArticleSo who is cheering the 19th Amendment now?
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View ArticlePredecessors are great teachers
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View ArticleIs charcoal black, red or purple?
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View Article'ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදය උදෙසා සටන් කරන 'ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදීන් වෙත ආදරයෙනි
දෙසැම්බර් 12 දා සවස 3 ට ලිප්ටන් වට රවුමට ජනතාවට එන්න කියල කිව්වේ ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදය සඳහා සටන් කරන්න. ඒ සටන සංවිධානය කලේ කව්ද කියල හරියටම කියල තිබුනේ නැහැ. මුහුණුපොතේ පල කරලා තිබුන පෝස්ටරයේ සඳහන් වුනේ...
View Article‘Citizens’ as suckers
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View ArticleSo who is the GOAT?
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View ArticleThe before and after of the Supreme Court decision
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View ArticleKeep things sorted so you can wreck things efficiently
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View ArticleThe SC Decision with a dash of coffeeshop chit-chat
Please note: There's never a dull moment in Kekirilanthaya!It came as a surprise. No one in Kekirilanthaya expected President Siripala to do what he did to Prime Minister Sunil. No one expected him to...
View ArticleSelections and the political economy of disappointment
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View Article20th Amendment without repeal of 13A: A recipe for disaster
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View ArticleThat man Patali Champika Ranawaka!
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View ArticleThe 19th Amendment as a plaything of the UNP
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