Apple did not invent the smartphone. Nor the personal computer. Not even the graphical user interface. What Apple perfected was something far more consequential: the art of taking what already existed, stripping it of unnecessary clutter, polishing the edges, and presenting it as inevitable. The result was not innovation ex nihilo, but execution with confidence. …
The Great Fracturing: How Cameron and Osborne Seized Crisis to Unleash an Ugly Nationalism by Lawson Akhigbe
The global financial crisis of 2008 was a seismic event that shattered economies and shook political establishments. In the UK, it created a profound moment of ideological vulnerability. For the incoming Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition of 2010, led by David Cameron and his Chancellor George Osborne, the crisis was not merely a disaster to be managed; …
From Anini to Bello Turji: How Nigeria Perfected the Art of Negotiating with Criminals
Nigeria did not wake up one morning and become a country where bandits negotiate with governors. This is not an accident. It is a sequel. The first instalment was Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini. The current season features Bello Turji Kachalla. The difference is not in criminal audacity, but in state embarrassment. Anini embarrassed the Nigerian state. …
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Trump’s First Inaugural Speech: The Rosetta Stone of His Worldview by Lawson Akhigbe
If one is struggling to understand Donald Trump’s second-term instincts—his reflexes, priorities, and preferred remedies for complex problems—the solution is neither a new think-tank paper nor a fresh psychoanalysis. It is far simpler: reread his first inaugural address. Slowly. Possibly with a stiff drink. That speech, delivered in January 2017, was not merely ceremonial throat-clearing. …
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