“You teach yourselves the law, but I train your minds. You come in here with a skull full of mush; you leave thinking like a lawyer”. ~ Professor Charles Kingsfield in the
When the news of Zubeen Garg’s death broke on September 19, it was described as a shocking mishap in Singapore during scuba diving or paragliding activities, with early reports suggesting the singer
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Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James B. Comey and a former federal prosecutor, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging that her dismissal in July 2025
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John Elkann, head of Italy’s iconic Fiat dynasty, has agreed to perform community service and pay a €183 million fine in a high-profile tax evasion case that has deepened divisions within the
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Attempts to center birth equity as the foundation of governance, social policy, and advocacy face strong resistance. Funders and institutions often favor population-focused narratives over equity, avoiding campaigns that expose flaws in unsustainable GDP-based growth
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In democratic countries all over the world, an impression is steadily gaining ground that politicians are the same everywhere. While politicians are supposed to frame their policies and programmes based on the
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I traveled this weekend to see the opening of a new play about Hannah Arendt at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library. The play is set in Berlin
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Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake performed a miracle that paved the way for the Maithri-Ranil government in 2015. Maithri, Ranil and Anura were able to label the Rajapaksas as thieves because of
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by Durga Velayutham Spies are human beings too—though society treats them as disposable tools, useful only when convenient. They bleed, they age, they falter. Like anyone else, they navigate twenty-four hours burdened
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In a dramatic and controversial reversal, the National Police Commission (NPC) has decided to dismiss Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nilantha Jayawardena from the Sri Lanka Police,
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“A person stands a better chance of being tried and judged for killing one human being than for killing 100,000.” ~ José Ayala Lasso, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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