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Winston Churchill stands before the Union Jack, his face half-lit — symbolizing how charisma can obscure cruelty.

The Cult of Churchill: Brilliance Without Benevolence

Behind the cigar smoke and speeches lies a darker truth: Winston Churchill’s “greatness” was brilliance without benevolence — a triumph of rhetoric that excused empire, racism, and famine. This essay re-examines the man behind the myth — and what his cult reveals about us.

Colombo street scene showing colonial-era buildings alongside modern billboards and traffic, symbolising Sri Lanka’s layered identity and inherited hierarchies.

Entitlement by Design: Colonial Pipelines and the Psychology of Precedence in Sri Lanka

Entitlement in Sri Lanka is a colonial inheritance — a system designed to reward proximity to power over merit. This essay explores how those hierarchies still shape behaviour and why true reform begins with psychological decolonisation.