Something I've been thinking about when it comes to what's next politically is how we reckon with the past without being prisoner to it. I don't think the vast majority want to be endlessy re-litigating the American Civil War, Colonialism, and the over-arching politics
After the Second World War the idea of politics as an aesthetic or retail process receded. Bureaucracy and party systems took shape globally around, broadly speaking, a Western democratic form or a Communist centralized authority form. Before everyone yells at me for being reductive, I am aware that I am
Note: This is one of three posts that will set the agenda for this site. This particular post is meant to define what 'development' means, and is for the non-experts who are joining the discussion. If you're already an expert you might enjoy reading this anyway!
This is a new idea, so this publication will evolve in the coming months as I figure out what works, what's fun to write about and feature, and see who wants to chip in with insights! Anyway, this is me on a beach in Ghana, and I will