Monthly Archives: June 2023

A Joyous Killjoy Debt: To Ama Ata Aidoo

I am writing this post to express my gratitude to Ama Ata Aidoo. Ama Ata Aidoo died on May 31, 2023. Gratitude can be grief. I am deeply indebted to Ama Ata Aidoo for how she repurposed the figure of … Continue reading

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Common Sense as a Legacy Project: Some Implicationsj

In my previous post Common Sense as a Legacy Project, I explored how common sense becomes a way of defending national culture, social traditions and social institutions from perceived threats. The book Common Sense Conservativism for a Post-Liberal Age repeatedly … Continue reading

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