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I am writing this not as a political analyst, nor as a member of the opposition, nor as a journalist seeking a headline. I am writing as a citizen of this island—one who has watched the past few years with a mixture of exhaustion, cautious hope, and, lately, a quiet, gnawing worry. I write not […]

1. The Premise: Accepting the “Glitch” The human brain is an incredible tool, but it is prone to “emotional hijacking.” Our biology often reacts to a social critique as if it were a physical threat. This framework is not about becoming a robot; it is about building a deliberate buffer between an input and your […]

How US and Israeli intelligence won the first battle but lost the war before it began If you’ve been following the 2026 Iran war (officially launched as Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion on 28 February), you’ve seen two completely different wars happening at once. One is a masterclass in precision killing. The other […]

Corruption is often described as a moral failure—an individual choosing greed over integrity. But this explanation is too simple. It assumes that corruption begins and ends with personal character. In reality, corruption is rarely just about the individual. It is a product of systems, psychology, and gradual shifts in perception. Power does not always corrupt […]

We like to believe that our thoughts belong to us. That every opinion we hold, every belief we defend, and every decision we make originates from a place we call “self.” But what if this sense of ownership is, at least partly, an illusion? The human mind is not a blank, independent system. It is […]

Politics is often presented as a contest of ideas, policies, and public service. Yet beneath this visible layer exists a more complex and less discussed dimension — one shaped not only by strategy, but by psychology. What we might call “dark politics” is not always about overt corruption or conspiracy. More often, it operates subtly, […]

Human beings often believe they are rational architects of their own thoughts. We assume our decisions emerge from conscious reasoning, carefully weighed and logically sound. Yet beneath this illusion lies a far more complex and quietly influential system — an invisible architecture shaped by memory, emotion, bias, and unconscious pattern recognition. One of the most […]

A Letter to the People Dear People of Sri Lanka, I am writing this to you on my knees. Not because I am sad or begging. But because I have nothing to teach you. You already taught me everything I know. You taught me manussakama. Not by telling me about it. You never gave me […]

Something strange has happened in Sri Lanka’s pro-Western elite—or rather, that loose, transient, unorganised group of people who, depending on the day, feel that the West is so far ahead in culture, technology, human rights, and civilisation that the rest of us need their guidance, their models, and sometimes even their coercion to catch up. […]