The Holy Order of Selective Outrage: Rudy Giuliani, LIV Golf, and the Art of the Grift by Lawson Akhigbe

Rudy Giuliani has once again emerged from whatever landscaping parking lot or podcast dungeon he currently frequents to deliver a sermon on moral purity. In a television rant that felt like an archaeological dig through early-2000s cable news grievances, the former mayor declared that New York City’s mayor should skip the official September 11 memorial ceremonies. The mayor’s disqualifying offense? He happens to be Muslim.

Ah, the 1966 Nigerian Coup: When the Military Decided Democracy Was Too Messy for Breakfast.

Picture this: It’s January 15, 1966. Nigeria, fresh out of colonial diapers and wobbling through the First Republic like a toddler on cheap palm wine, gets rudely interrupted by a bunch of idealistic (or power-hungry, depending on who you ask) young majors. Led by the charismatic Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, a man so northern-adjacent they …

Exploring ICC African Bias Critiques

The ICC established in 2002 under the Rome Statute to end impunity for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression, the ICC operates on complementarity, acting only when national courts are unwilling or genuinely unable to prosecute. Critics argue it disproportionately targets African leaders and situations, functioning as a neo-colonial instrument that polices the Global South while granting de facto immunity to powerful states.