Political Governance • 14 Jul 2019 Is Cannabis/Marijuana Growing Really Banned in Ghana? The question, “is marijuana banned in Ghana?”, upon first reading, would seem like a no-brainer. The 1990 NACOB law, inherited from the PNDC, seems to leave no doubt that it is: Section 4 (1) No person shall without lawful authority, cultivate any plant which can be used or consumed as... read more
Social Policy • 14 Jul 2019 What We Don’t Know About Ourselves Is Ruining Our Lives Here is a piece of research work that has, slowly but cumulatively, had a very profound effect on my thinking over the years. It is the original work by David Dunning and Justin Kruger that gave birth to the “Dunning-Kruger effect” theorem. I urge you to make the time and... read more
International Political Economy • 13 Jul 2019 China vs America Beyond Trump: the Eurasia Theater In the Age of Trump, the temptation to regard the Sino-American geopolitical contest purely in mercantilist-competition terms is strong and growing. For those of us with a more than cursory interest in international political economy (IPE), however, such monomaniacal attractions are fatal. I intend therefore to remind colleague students of... read more
General • 8 Jul 2019 The Cathedral & the Chamber Prologue: A Pledge Redeemed (This preamble was initially planned to resemble an epic. Alas, there was not enough pathos.) In March 2017, during the celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Ghana’s independence from Britain, the President of Ghana announced the ‘legacy project’ of the National Cathedral, and in... read more
