As Zimbabwe commemorates 45 years of independence, the spectacle of celebration orchestrated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a dilapidated and waterlogged stadium serves as a metaphor for the trajectory of the postcolonial state. The accumulation of rainwater in the cracks of this Midlands venue epitomises not only infrastructural decay but also the consequential runoff from...
Any sane person with an IQ above 85 and below 120 knew that Joe Biden’s brain was turning to oatmeal as early as 2019. Most people whose IQ fell above 125 knew it too, but many used their intelligence to invent reasons not to believe the obvious. The ability to suffer from cognitive dissonance seems...