On Nigeria's 'end of the end of history'.
Sa'eed Husaini from The Nigerian Scam podcast joins us to reflect on all things Nigeria: oil, debt, corruption and February's election. What was all that hype about the 'outsider' who wasn't much of an outsider? Has the country's populist moment passed?
More Nigerians are falling into poverty due to low economic growth, while the state is due to spend 96% of its income on debt service. How is this sustainable?
We also talk about oil and corruption: the 'resource curse' and the 'survival of the fattest'. And conclude on China's role in the country and Nigeria as a cultural powerhouse.
Links & Readings:
Excerpt: /166/ Aufhebonus Bonus (December)
/165/ Black Spartacus ft. Sudhir Hazareesingh
Excerpt: /164/ Reading Club: Culture of Narcissism
/163/ Three Articles + Censorship ft. Douglas Lain
/162/ Gaming & Politics ft. Jonas Kyratzes
Excerpt: /161/ Culture Is Bad For You ft. Mark Taylor
/160/ Enemies of the People (Large & Very Small) ft. Wolfgang Streeck
/159/ Biden Time ft. Amber A'Lee Frost & Alex Gourevitch
Excerpt: /158/ Three Articles: Cosmopolitan Austerity & Control
UNLOCKED /152/ I Can't Believe It's Not Weimar ft. David Broder
Excerpt: /157/ Reading Club: Emancipation After Hegel
/156/ Cosmo-Jihad ft. Darryl Li
UNLOCKED /154/ A Reasonably Important Election... Preview ft. Alex Gourevitch
Excerpt: /155/ Aufhebonus Bonus ft. Benjamin Moser
Excerpt: /154/ A Reasonably Important Election ft. Alex Gourevitch
/153/ Repubblica di Bunga ft. David Broder
Excerpt: /152/ I Can't Believe It's Not Weimar ft. David Broder
[UNLOCKED] /146/ Class is Cancelled ft. Ben Tippet
Excerpt: /151/ Reading Club: Full Employment
/150/ Shadow Commander ft. Arash Azizi
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