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  1. Anarchism in judicial robes, by Owei Lakemfa

    My mind raced back to British jurist, Lord Denning who famously declared in 1964: “Justice has no place in darkness or secrecy. When a judge sits on a case, he himself is on trial… If he is suspicious, biased, or unfair, then the judge is the one who is condemned in the eyes of public opinion.” But these words of wisdom seem not to have any meaning to Justice Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he    had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/anar

  2. Anarchism in judicial robes, by Owei Lakemfa

    My mind raced back to British jurist, Lord Denning who famously declared in 1964: “Justice has no place in darkness or secrecy. When a judge sits on a case, he himself is on trial… If he is suspicious, biased, or unfair, then the judge is the one who is condemned in the eyes of public opinion.” But these words of wisdom seem not to have any meaning to Justice Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he    had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/anar

  3. Anarchism in judicial robes, by Owei Lakemfa

    My mind raced back to British jurist, Lord Denning who famously declared in 1964: “Justice has no place in darkness or secrecy. When a judge sits on a case, he himself is on trial… If he is suspicious, biased, or unfair, then the judge is the one who is condemned in the eyes of public opinion.” But these words of wisdom seem not to have any meaning to Justice Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he    had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/anar

  4. Anarchism in judicial robes, by Owei Lakemfa

    My mind raced back to British jurist, Lord Denning who famously declared in 1964: “Justice has no place in darkness or secrecy. When a judge sits on a case, he himself is on trial… If he is suspicious, biased, or unfair, then the judge is the one who is condemned in the eyes of public opinion.” But these words of wisdom seem not to have any meaning to Justice Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he    had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/anar

  5. Anarchism in judicial robes, by Owei Lakemfa

    My mind raced back to British jurist, Lord Denning who famously declared in 1964: “Justice has no place in darkness or secrecy. When a judge sits on a case, he himself is on trial… If he is suspicious, biased, or unfair, then the judge is the one who is condemned in the eyes of public opinion.” But these words of wisdom seem not to have any meaning to Justice Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he    had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/26/anar

  6. Navigating the Void: Why Nigeria Needs a Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) Framework

    In a standard DPA regime, a company that self-reports and cooperates can avoid the "corporate death penalty" of a criminal conviction. In Nigeria, we are currently forced to rely on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. While the ACJA provides for Plea Bargaining, it is a fundamentally different animal from a DPA:

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/navi

  7. Navigating the Void: Why Nigeria Needs a Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) Framework

    In a standard DPA regime, a company that self-reports and cooperates can avoid the "corporate death penalty" of a criminal conviction. In Nigeria, we are currently forced to rely on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. While the ACJA provides for Plea Bargaining, it is a fundamentally different animal from a DPA:

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/navi

  8. Navigating the Void: Why Nigeria Needs a Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) Framework

    In a standard DPA regime, a company that self-reports and cooperates can avoid the "corporate death penalty" of a criminal conviction. In Nigeria, we are currently forced to rely on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. While the ACJA provides for Plea Bargaining, it is a fundamentally different animal from a DPA:

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/navi

  9. Navigating the Void: Why Nigeria Needs a Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) Framework

    In a standard DPA regime, a company that self-reports and cooperates can avoid the "corporate death penalty" of a criminal conviction. In Nigeria, we are currently forced to rely on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. While the ACJA provides for Plea Bargaining, it is a fundamentally different animal from a DPA:

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/navi

  10. Navigating the Void: Why Nigeria Needs a Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) Framework

    In a standard DPA regime, a company that self-reports and cooperates can avoid the "corporate death penalty" of a criminal conviction. In Nigeria, we are currently forced to rely on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. While the ACJA provides for Plea Bargaining, it is a fundamentally different animal from a DPA:

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/navi

  11. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states 'based solely' on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

    #DefendResearch #Meritocracy #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

    Trump Administration Admits Ca...

  12. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states 'based solely' on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

    #DefendResearch #Meritocracy #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

    Trump Administration Admits Ca...

  13. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states 'based solely' on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

    #DefendResearch #Meritocracy #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

    Trump Administration Admits Ca...

  14. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states 'based solely' on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

    #DefendResearch #Meritocracy #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

    Trump Administration Admits Ca...

  15. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states 'based solely' on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

    #DefendResearch #Meritocracy #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

    Trump Administration Admits Ca...

  16. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    nytimes.com/2026/07/24/busines

    #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Meritocracy #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

  17. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    nytimes.com/2026/07/24/busines

    #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Meritocracy #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

  18. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    nytimes.com/2026/07/24/busines

    #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Meritocracy #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

  19. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    nytimes.com/2026/07/24/busines

    #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Meritocracy #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

  20. "Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election."
    nytimes.com/2026/07/24/busines

    #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Meritocracy #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

  21. I've been wittering on about the history and failings of Meritocracy, but I hadn't drafted a version for Substack.
    👉 brywillis634737.substack.com/p

    I've purposely left Trump, but clearly he's a central figure in this perspective. Very few situations merit meritocracy as a lens, but we seem to overextend it. It is certainly overrepresented in business.

    #philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics

  22. I've been wittering on about the history and failings of Meritocracy, but I hadn't drafted a version for Substack.
    👉 brywillis634737.substack.com/p

    I've purposely left Trump, but clearly he's a central figure in this perspective. Very few situations merit meritocracy as a lens, but we seem to overextend it. It is certainly overrepresented in business.

    #philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics

  23. I've been wittering on about the history and failings of Meritocracy, but I hadn't drafted a version for Substack.
    👉 brywillis634737.substack.com/p

    I've purposely left Trump, but clearly he's a central figure in this perspective. Very few situations merit meritocracy as a lens, but we seem to overextend it. It is certainly overrepresented in business.

    #philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics

  24. I've been wittering on about the history and failings of Meritocracy, but I hadn't drafted a version for Substack.
    👉 brywillis634737.substack.com/p

    I've purposely left Trump, but clearly he's a central figure in this perspective. Very few situations merit meritocracy as a lens, but we seem to overextend it. It is certainly overrepresented in business.

    #philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics

  25. I've been wittering on about the history and failings of Meritocracy, but I hadn't drafted a version for Substack.
    👉 brywillis634737.substack.com/p

    I've purposely left Trump, but clearly he's a central figure in this perspective. Very few situations merit meritocracy as a lens, but we seem to overextend it. It is certainly overrepresented in business.

    #philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics

  26. The Karma of the Beautiful Game: How Spain’s 2026 Victory Rewrote the Script for Trump and the Aggies

    In many ways, Spain’s 2026 triumph stands as a glorious, inescapable metaphor for what happens when performative ego, systemic meddling, and brute gamesmanship run smack into the unyielding wall of competence and poise.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/20/the-

  27. The Karma of the Beautiful Game: How Spain’s 2026 Victory Rewrote the Script for Trump and the Aggies

    In many ways, Spain’s 2026 triumph stands as a glorious, inescapable metaphor for what happens when performative ego, systemic meddling, and brute gamesmanship run smack into the unyielding wall of competence and poise.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/20/the-

  28. The Karma of the Beautiful Game: How Spain’s 2026 Victory Rewrote the Script for Trump and the Aggies

    In many ways, Spain’s 2026 triumph stands as a glorious, inescapable metaphor for what happens when performative ego, systemic meddling, and brute gamesmanship run smack into the unyielding wall of competence and poise.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/20/the-

  29. The Karma of the Beautiful Game: How Spain’s 2026 Victory Rewrote the Script for Trump and the Aggies

    In many ways, Spain’s 2026 triumph stands as a glorious, inescapable metaphor for what happens when performative ego, systemic meddling, and brute gamesmanship run smack into the unyielding wall of competence and poise.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/20/the-

  30. The Karma of the Beautiful Game: How Spain’s 2026 Victory Rewrote the Script for Trump and the Aggies

    In many ways, Spain’s 2026 triumph stands as a glorious, inescapable metaphor for what happens when performative ego, systemic meddling, and brute gamesmanship run smack into the unyielding wall of competence and poise.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/20/the-

  31. #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.

    Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

    @pluralistic

    pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/luc

  32. #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.

    Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

    @pluralistic

    pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/luc

  33. , , & are just some of the ways that 's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.

    Today, these [ ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

    @pluralistic

    pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/luc

  34. #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.

    Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

    @pluralistic

    pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/luc

  35. #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.

    Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

    @pluralistic

    pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/luc

  36. I don't usually link to articles in the FT because they are behind an (albeit permeable) paywall... however, this great piece in the FT Magazine today by Jinu Koola on the case for Norwegian mediocracy, as a preferable alternative to US 'meritocracy', is well worth a read.

    [If you have 'reader view', or similar, on your browser, you'll be able to access it without the images (which you don't need)]

    Enjoy & (likely) nod as you read.

    #Norway #politics #meritocracy

    ft.com/content/0fe0455d-8633-4

  37. I don't usually link to articles in the FT because they are behind an (albeit permeable) paywall... however, this great piece in the FT Magazine today by Jinu Koola on the case for Norwegian mediocracy, as a preferable alternative to US 'meritocracy', is well worth a read.

    [If you have 'reader view', or similar, on your browser, you'll be able to access it without the images (which you don't need)]

    Enjoy & (likely) nod as you read.

    #Norway #politics #meritocracy

    ft.com/content/0fe0455d-8633-4

  38. I don't usually link to articles in the FT because they are behind an (albeit permeable) paywall... however, this great piece in the FT Magazine today by Jinu Koola on the case for Norwegian mediocracy, as a preferable alternative to US 'meritocracy', is well worth a read.

    [If you have 'reader view', or similar, on your browser, you'll be able to access it without the images (which you don't need)]

    Enjoy & (likely) nod as you read.

    #Norway #politics #meritocracy

    ft.com/content/0fe0455d-8633-4

  39. I don't usually link to articles in the FT because they are behind an (albeit permeable) paywall... however, this great piece in the FT Magazine today by Jinu Koola on the case for Norwegian mediocracy, as a preferable alternative to US 'meritocracy', is well worth a read.

    [If you have 'reader view', or similar, on your browser, you'll be able to access it without the images (which you don't need)]

    Enjoy & (likely) nod as you read.

    #Norway #politics #meritocracy

    ft.com/content/0fe0455d-8633-4

  40. I don't usually link to articles in the FT because they are behind an (albeit permeable) paywall... however, this great piece in the FT Magazine today by Jinu Koola on the case for Norwegian mediocracy, as a preferable alternative to US 'meritocracy', is well worth a read.

    [If you have 'reader view', or similar, on your browser, you'll be able to access it without the images (which you don't need)]

    Enjoy & (likely) nod as you read.

    #Norway #politics #meritocracy

    ft.com/content/0fe0455d-8633-4

  41. Ah, the joy of watching Harvard's admissions process reduced to a carnival game of Plinko! 🎢 Turns out, the Sorting Machine is a master class in exclusion, with SAT scores and sports trophies vying for dominance while merit awkwardly shuffles to the back of the line. 🏆📉 Who knew getting into college was the ultimate zero-sum game, right? 🤡
    sorting-machine.pages.dev/ #HarvardAdmissions #PlinkoGame #Meritocracy #SATScores #CollegeEntry #HackerNews #ngated

  42. Ah, the joy of watching Harvard's admissions process reduced to a carnival game of Plinko! 🎢 Turns out, the Sorting Machine is a master class in exclusion, with SAT scores and sports trophies vying for dominance while merit awkwardly shuffles to the back of the line. 🏆📉 Who knew getting into college was the ultimate zero-sum game, right? 🤡
    sorting-machine.pages.dev/ #HarvardAdmissions #PlinkoGame #Meritocracy #SATScores #CollegeEntry #HackerNews #ngated

  43. Ah, the joy of watching Harvard's admissions process reduced to a carnival game of Plinko! 🎢 Turns out, the Sorting Machine is a master class in exclusion, with SAT scores and sports trophies vying for dominance while merit awkwardly shuffles to the back of the line. 🏆📉 Who knew getting into college was the ultimate zero-sum game, right? 🤡
    sorting-machine.pages.dev/ #HarvardAdmissions #PlinkoGame #Meritocracy #SATScores #CollegeEntry #HackerNews #ngated

  44. Ah, the joy of watching Harvard's admissions process reduced to a carnival game of Plinko! 🎢 Turns out, the Sorting Machine is a master class in exclusion, with SAT scores and sports trophies vying for dominance while merit awkwardly shuffles to the back of the line. 🏆📉 Who knew getting into college was the ultimate zero-sum game, right? 🤡
    sorting-machine.pages.dev/ #HarvardAdmissions #PlinkoGame #Meritocracy #SATScores #CollegeEntry #HackerNews #ngated

  45. Ah, the joy of watching Harvard's admissions process reduced to a carnival game of Plinko! 🎢 Turns out, the Sorting Machine is a master class in exclusion, with SAT scores and sports trophies vying for dominance while merit awkwardly shuffles to the back of the line. 🏆📉 Who knew getting into college was the ultimate zero-sum game, right? 🤡
    sorting-machine.pages.dev/ #HarvardAdmissions #PlinkoGame #Meritocracy #SATScores #CollegeEntry #HackerNews #ngated

  46. For those who still believed the term „meritocracy" is not ideological: trumps Intervention with fifa shows what those ones advocating it really mean with it.

    It was never about removing injustice and letting everyone have a fair chance.
    It was always about maintaining inequality.

    They will tell you you are not working hard enough whilest making sure that you never work hard enough...

    spare me that bs

    #meritocracy #slumdogmillionaire #capitalism #trump

  47. For those who still believed the term „meritocracy" is not ideological: trumps Intervention with fifa shows what those ones advocating it really mean with it.

    It was never about removing injustice and letting everyone have a fair chance.
    It was always about maintaining inequality.

    They will tell you you are not working hard enough whilest making sure that you never work hard enough...

    spare me that bs

    #meritocracy #slumdogmillionaire #capitalism #trump

  48. For those who still believed the term „meritocracy" is not ideological: trumps Intervention with fifa shows what those ones advocating it really mean with it.

    It was never about removing injustice and letting everyone have a fair chance.
    It was always about maintaining inequality.

    They will tell you you are not working hard enough whilest making sure that you never work hard enough...

    spare me that bs

    #meritocracy #slumdogmillionaire #capitalism #trump

  49. For those who still believed the term „meritocracy" is not ideological: trumps Intervention with fifa shows what those ones advocating it really mean with it.

    It was never about removing injustice and letting everyone have a fair chance.
    It was always about maintaining inequality.

    They will tell you you are not working hard enough whilest making sure that you never work hard enough...

    spare me that bs