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Scott Carney

Scott Carney is an investigative journalist and anthropologist, as well as the author of the New York Times bestseller What Doesn’t Kill Us. He spent six years living in South Asia as a contributing editor for WIRED and writer for Mother Jones, NPR, Discover Magazine, Fast Company, Men’s Journal, and many other publications. His other books include The Red Market, The Enlightenment Trap and The Wedge. He is the founder of Foxtopus Ink, a Denver-based media company.

    October 6, 2026
    History/Judiciary/Sri Lanka

    The Monk, the Court and the Limits of Power

    The return of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera to prison has revived an old confrontation between religious influence and judicial authority. His contempt case, examined alongside landmark rulings from Sri Lanka, Britain, the

    Judiciary/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lankan Buddhist Council Challenges Prison Authority Over Monk’s Robe

    by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha has urged Sri Lanka’s Commissioner-General of Prisons not to remove the robe of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera while he is serving his prison sentence, arguing

    October 6, 2026

    Shiranthi: The Unfinished Case

    Judiciary/Sri Lanka

    by Our Correspondent in Colombo Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s return to Sri Lanka brings renewed attention not only to the financial investigation surrounding the Siriliya Saviya

    The Rise and Fall of Gnanasara

    Politics/Sri Lanka

    by Our Correspondent in Colombo Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, whose arrest and imprisonment followed the confirmation of his prison sentence by Sri Lanka’s Court

    Bangladesh: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm

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    New Books

    Following excerpts adapted from the authors’ latest book, The Vortex A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation, published by HarperCollins Publishers White mist surged across the Mahajagmitra’s

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