Archive for the 'Nation' Category

Sunday Column: Who Is Joseph Kony?

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

This is my Sunday column for the Nation. Joseph Kony is the LOLcat of terrorism now, but may not have reached people that read the physical. So this is a sorta briefer for that audience. It’s called Who Is Joseph Kony?.

Blowing Bubbles (Sunday Column)

Sunday, March 4th, 2012

This is my Sunday column for the Nation. The new layout is actually nice, you can buy the physical and have some comparative advantage. Anyways. As follows: The economy is looking kinda bubbly. I’ve talked to people from the top to the middle and their basic complaint is that some people are making out like bandits while everybody else is getting robbed. That’s kinda definition of a bubble. It’s also a recipe for collapse.

Everybody The Same

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

This is my column in today’s Nation: The Southern Expressway Bus is empty these days, so I’ve been taking it. Ended up in Hikkaduwa at a restaurant with a photo of Mahinda on the wall. The owner was railing against the government. “After two years the goverment will be changing,’ he said. I almost laughed. The owner firmed his face and said, “Not think so. Going to happen.”