Politics
The Hardware, the Software and the Price of Power
By Vox Civis Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. There are no exceptions. It is hard to understand why so many of...
Crisis management: A Government that waits for the storm
By Vox Civis A government is judged less by how well it responds to a crisis than by how many crises it has...
Arrests and diversions: The questions that persist
By Vox Civis Sri Lanka is witnessing an unusual spectacle. Former presidents, former first ladies, political heirs, senior police officers and other individuals...
Long arm of the law: When justice depends on who you are
By Vox Civis No issue stays current in Sri Lanka longer than the regime in office wants it to. Issues come and go...
Mission accomplished in 60 days: The NPP’s Pyrrhic victory
By Vox Civis It was, as everyone always knew it would be, a foregone conclusion. Late on Friday (25) evening, Parliament passed the...
Government and the State: A distinction Sri Lanka cannot afford to blur
By Vox Civis On Monday (21), the National People’s Power (NPP) government marks two years in office. That anniversary alone would not normally...
Almost two years on: NPP’s selective urgency
By Vox Civis In a few days, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his National People’s Power (NPP) will mark two years in office....
NPP’s 22nd Amendment juggernaut: Winning the battle, losing the war
By Vox Civis The dust has settled, for the moment, over the legal battle surrounding the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s 22nd Amendment...
