From ancient kings who disciplined errant monks to modern political battles over Gnanasara Thera, Sri Lanka’s history raises an uncomfortable question: should the saffron robe shield its wearer from accountability? The controversy
Venezuela has confirmed 32 deaths and more than 700 injuries following two powerful earthquakes that struck the country, with authorities warning that the toll could rise as rescue teams continue searching through
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Read, In Order to Live ~ Gustave Flaubert Being Bookish Lucy Mangan’s Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives is far more than a memoir about books. It is an affectionate meditation on the transformative
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OpenAI has launched a new initiative aimed at improving cybersecurity across the open source software ecosystem by helping maintainers identify and fix vulnerabilities in their projects. The initiative, called “Patch the Planet,”
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Lionel Messi has surpassed Miroslav Klose’s long-standing World Cup records for goals and victories after scoring a decisive brace in Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Austria in Dallas on June 22. The result
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Renate Welsh spent much of her life giving words to those who struggled to be heard. Through decades of children’s and adult literature, she explored loneliness, injustice, exclusion and the search for
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Human rights defenders around the world are confronting escalating risks, shrinking resources and growing repression, according to a new global report released by Front Line Defenders, which documented the killings of at
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Argentina’s government has introduced a new migration enforcement program that grants expanded powers to federal security forces to monitor, detain and deport foreign residents and tourists suspected of violating immigration rules, according
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Editor’s Note: The following essay is based on the original article published in the Colombo-based newspaper Aruna. The article was originally written in Sinhala by journalist Nirosha Wasala and was based on
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In a March 2026 paper published in the journal Science Advances, which focused on variability in governance along the autocratic-democratic axis, my coauthors and I found that one of the strongest associations for the 40
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by Eric Bailey There are moments in the life of a nation when the real test of character is not found on the battlefield, but in what follows after the guns fall
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A new potential benefit has emerged for the latest generation of obesity medications: they may help improve male fertility by increasing testosterone levels and enhancing sperm quality, according to a preliminary review
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein My Experience Yesterday, while reading the latest issue of The Economist, I came across Bartleby’s column entitled Book
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During the recent assault on Gaza, thousands of activists witnessed their posts deleted or their accounts restricted simply for documenting Israeli occupation crimes or expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. This is far from
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The former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has said she would regard a possible veto against her candidacy for United Nations Secretary-General as a point of honor if it were based on
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Many consumers assume that food labeled organic is grown without pesticides. The reality is more nuanced. Organic farmers can and do use pesticides, but the types of pesticides they use, the circumstances
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