Agrochemical issue: Local Lysenko misleading President and people
Trofim Lysenko(1898-1976), projecting himself as a star proletarian scientist, and realizing that print and social media could fuel his rise to the top of the Soviet society, made a name for himself by publishing myths in the media. In the 1930s, Lysenko advanced a “theory of nutrients” to explain plant development and totally rejected Mendelian [...]
Those who manage finances of nations
It is nice once more to know that the war against the coronavirus is back on track and that we are not as restricted as we had been during the last two months. Being myself over eighty (and despite my age being able to use a mobile phone), I received an SMS towards the end [...]
The 1907 Attygalle murder case: The Kotelawala connection
The younger generation has a penchant for old sensational murder cases. The Attygalle murder case is, however, so old that none among the living today may have even heard of it unless one read of it in a book. I had heard of this as it relates to the father of one-time Prime Minister, Sir [...]
Facebook should ban more world leaders
WASHINGTON, DC – I’ve been a professional free-expression advocate for more than a decade. That is why I support the Facebook Oversight Board’s recent decision to uphold former President Donald Trump’s suspension from the platform and Facebook’s new protocol whereby public figures may be banned for up to two years during times of civil unrest. [...]