Burta Quarter

An Afro-Canadian strategist and systems reformer, Burta examines how leadership, ethics, and design converge to shape governance. Her writings explore pragmatic power, institutional accountability, and the architecture of democratic renewal through integrative intelligence.

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The War on Education: How Intelligence Became a Threat

Design

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5 min read

The War on Education: How Intelligence Became a Threat

The crisis in education is not a failure of funding—it is a design failure of philosophy. Around the world, intelligence has become political, teachers have become targets, and truth itself has become negotiable. The war on education is the quietest, most consequential conflict of our time.

The Hidden Cost of Progress: What Escaped Monkeys Teach Us About Science Without Conscience

Geopolitics

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5 min read

The Hidden Cost of Progress: What Escaped Monkeys Teach Us About Science Without Conscience

When forty-three laboratory monkeys escaped from a U.S. biomedical research facility this year, headlines treated it as absurd news. It wasn’t. It was a parable — of a civilisation that still mistakes cruelty for curiosity and control for knowledge.

Zohran Mamdani and the Price of New York’s Future

Geopolitics

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6 min read

Zohran Mamdani and the Price of New York’s Future

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani pushes affordability as infrastructure—housing, transit, wages. A bold vision testing the city’s blueprint.

Burta Quarter

The War on Education: How Intelligence Became a Threat

The Hidden Cost of Progress: What Escaped Monkeys Teach Us About Science Without Conscience

Zohran Mamdani and the Price of New York’s Future

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