Civic Mindset
July 30, 2025
6 min read
A WWI conversation with my daughter led to lessons on empire, survival, and national collapse. Why talking about World War I with my daughter reminded me how essential historical knowledge is for civic development—and personal growth.
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Mindset Shifts
July 29, 2025
4 min read
What if the secret to better decisions isn't asking what to do—but what to avoid? Inversion thinking flips the script, exposing risk, delusion, and hidden clarity.
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Spiritual Reflection
July 17, 2025
4 min read
Why silence, simplicity, and humility remain the true path to wisdom in a world that chooses noise and pride. Cross-traditional insights from Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism on finding the divine in stillness.
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Policy Analysis
June 27, 2025
6 min read
Understanding the psychological and structural forces that transform yesterday's reformers into today's problems. A data-driven analysis of why good intentions aren't enough and how to build systems that outlast personalities.
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Policy Analysis
June 24, 2025
8 min read
How feigning incompetence became the most successful political strategy in modern Africa. When leaders benefit from chaos, fixing problems becomes the real threat to their survival.
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Fix-It Friday
June 9, 2025
9 min read
Nigeria spends ₦2 trillion annually on contracts, yet citizens can't track where the money goes. Here's a digital procurement system that ensures transparency and saves 30% through competitive bidding.
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Policy Analysis
June 6, 2025
8 min read
Nigeria's youth unemployment isn't a jobs problem—it's a skills-market mismatch problem. Why traditional job creation fails and what works instead: evidence from Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda.
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