Archive - writer's block

Junta to Justice: The Paradox of Muhammadu Buhari

A retrospective on the late father, general and president of Nigeria

Jul 14 •

May 2025

April 2025

Why Canada Refused the Global Right-Wing Wave

How Mark Carney’s technocratic charisma—and a razor-thin race—defied the age of Trump

Apr 29 •

the last scroll-keeper of Timbuktu

There was a boy from Timbuktu.

Apr 27 •

March 2025

Why a TikTok Trend Might Change Governance Forever: "CorruptTok"

Laughing in the Face of Corruption: Satire, TikTok, and the Future of African Governance

Mar 24 •

interupted modernity

you've heard of genocide, infanticide and homicide. how about epistemicide?

Mar 20 •

December 2024

Graveyard of Nations: Syria

Opinion-editorial on the Fall of the Assad Regime in Syria

Dec 11, 2024 •

who do you think you are?

Thomas Hume juxtaposed in a world of pixelated personas

Dec 10, 2024 •

machines of loving grace

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei paints our AI utopia; I suggest a reality check is required.

Dec 10, 2024 •

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