Commentary
The story of Sri Lanka’s demise into chaos, poverty, and lawlessness is tragic—but another warning sign of what happens when leftist ideas take hold.
If you haven’t been following the day-to-day crisis on the streets of Sri Lanka—an Asian nation that was not long ago a thriving middle-class country with wealth and commerce—the country’s demise into complete anarchy in the streets is almost too bizarre to believe.
Several years ago Sri Lanka’s government started listening to the advice of the radical anti-growth greens. They went all in on the anti-capitalist agenda—so much so that Sri Lanka achieved one of the highest ESG (environmental/social/governance) scores in the world. They were going to help save the planet and get rich and healthy in the process….