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08/26/2026

The Truth About African Counter-Elites

08/17/2026

Three weeks ago, I gave a talk at the Zanzalu Vanguard residency titled The Paradox of Elite Overproduction and Elite Underproduction in Africa. This is a video essay version.

08/08/2026

My latest podcast is a conversation with Michael Sonnenschein, a Hollywood screenwriter. We discussed the decline of Hollywood, the Avatar Paradox, what makes a great movie, superhero fatigue, and other topics. Enjoy!

This is a chat with Hollywood screenwriter and television writer Mi...

07/18/2026

The news is filled with lot of negativity. And that often leads us to believe that life has never been worse. makes a compelling case in his book The Better Angels of Our Nature that actually violence has declined. This is one of the best books I’ve read.

06/30/2026

A significant part of the Pan-African discourse is resource nationalism, the idea that African countries should control their natural resources, instead of multinationals. However, this idea is not as easy as many make it seem. Niger has towed this path but it hasn’t turned out great.

06/23/2026

It’s Men’s Health Month. I was challenged recently by on why I’ve yet to talk about the struggles of masculinity since the month is dedicated to men’s health. After some deep reflection, I thought I might talk about male expendability, the gamma bias, and the apex fallacy. These ideas influence mainstream discourse on masculinity in a way that essentializes men as inherently evil. To be clear, this is not an attempt to sound like an anti-feminist Andrew Tate disciple. Neither is this an attempt to downplay the issues women face in society.

06/16/2026

How Funerals Keep Africa Poor

06/08/2026

Does Democracy Lead to Prosperity?

05/12/2026

Adams Oshiomole is wrong for calling for the nationalisation of MTN. His heated exchange on Arise News shows his ideology has a Marxist bent. Nationalisation has never worked.

04/30/2026

Immigrants are not the problem in South Africa and Ghana