"A WRIT FOR YOUR INTELLECT"
Habeas Mentem — Latin for "you shall have the mind" — demands we bring critical thinking to society's most pressing debates.
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This platform explores the intersection of law, culture, and power through incisive commentary, a provocative newsletter, and forthcoming books. We wield legal expertise to dissect forces shaping our world, from constitutional tensions to cultural shifts.
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Habeas Mentem Media is more than analysis; it's an intellectual summons.
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CURSORY CONVERSATIONS
A Substack Newsletter Designed to Spark Dialogue, not end it.
In legal writing, "cursory" often describes something done hastily, without deep examination. But here, we're flipping the script. Cursory Conversations isn't about skimming the surface — it's about whetting your intellectual appetite with concise yet provocative ideas that demand deeper discussion.
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Each installment will leave you with more questions than answers, because the best conversations don't belong in a vacuum—they belong in your orbit.
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Think of this as your mental CC: field. We'll tackle thought-starters on culture, law, philosophy, and society—topics just substantial enough to linger in your mind but open-ended enough to evolve over drinks, dinner, or a late-night text thread.
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The goal? To move beyond passive reading and into active conversations.
So consider this your official notice: You've been cc'd. Now, pass it on.​​​
COMING SOON . . . . .
UNMASKING THE ARCHITECTS OF BELIEF
THE BAPEDI PRINCIPLE:
IN SEARCH OF
THE ORIGIN STORY
Every society has its creation myths—but who gets to tell them? The Bapedi Principle demonstrates how public viewpoint, unmoored from historical truth, is curated by those who control the discourse.
This book goes beyond what we believe to interrogate who benefits from those beliefs.​​
Reframing the Overton Window:
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Drawing from African folklore and sharp philosophical inquiry, this book reframes the Overton Window—not as a neutral spectrum of ideas, but as a battleground where power, not truth, determines which perspectives are deemed legitimate.
Unearthing Historical Roots:
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Revealing how today's debates are often disconnected from their origins, trapping us in cycles of reaction.
The Core Question:
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Who decides what we debate—and why? Discover how to reclaim agency over the future by uncovering the buried origins of our beliefs.