In 1960, the US economist Walt Whitman Rostow published The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto. The subtitle revealed the book’s purpose. Rostow did not merely describe economic development; he offered an
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s (AKD) recent visit to Jaffna received significant social media attention due to posting of a less than a minute-long video of him going for a walk there. An
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This article comprises three-parts. Part 1 focuses on the electoral mandate of the National People’s Power (NPP) in Sri Lanka, the paradox of continuing IMF policies despite campaign promises, achievements and challenges
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Tomorrow begins a new semester, and I’ll be teaching Constitutional Law. My course, co-taught with my colleague Peter Rosenblum, is not like the constitutional law courses I took in law school. We
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Editor’s Note: This article, by nature of the topic, may include language that is considered sensitive and/or vulgar to some readers. While we may be most familiar with modern-day conspiracy theories about government
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The USA is the economic engine on the planet. And when America booms, the entire world booms. … You all follow us down and you follow us up. ~ President Donald Trump,
More by Durga In Davos, on January 21, President Donald Trump delivered a keynote address at the annual World Economic Forum. He framed the speech as both a celebration of America’s resurgence and
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Donald Trump’s threat to cancel the midterm elections is not a feign. He attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election and said he would not accept the outcome of the
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Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. — Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail Rationality Martin Luther King Jr. Day – A Federal holiday in the United States – is observed
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In recent years we have become accustomed to a great deal, yet world politics continues to set new records. Or perhaps sink to new depths, depending on your taste. One week in
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Following the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, Trump’s comments about taking control of Venezuela’s oil industry quickly triggered accusations of “neo-imperialism”. Critics argued that pledges to share profits with
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Iran is in turmoil. Across the country, there have been protests of different magnitudes, with violence on the increase with both protesters and police finding themselves in the morgue. What began as
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Read Part One of this series The correct title for the proposed bill mentioned in the first part of this article should be “Protection of the State from Terrorism Act – PSTA,”
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At the beginning of President Trump’s second term, I committed myself to looking past the noise. The past week challenges that discipline. In foreign policy, President Trump has openly embraced coercion —
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The law has always advanced in uneasy tandem with technology, often trailing it, sometimes resisting it, but ultimately reshaping itself in response to what society chooses to deploy in the real world.
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When I recently criticized Sri Lanka’s proposed Prevention of State Terrorism Bill (PSTA), several well-meaning individuals close to the National People’s Power (NPP) urged me to reconsider my stance. I appreciate their
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