Reflections on 2024: A Year of turmoil and transformation, by Arch Baba Isimi FNIA In Defense of Reason  As the clock approaches midnight, marking the end of 2024 according to the Gregorian calendar, we find ourselves reflecting on a year that has been anything but ordinary. This year has unfolded with a complex tapestry of events—marked by both triumphs and tribulations—impacting us at personal, national, and sub-national levels. We have been inundated with news ranging from the uplifting to the disheartening, some bordering on the absurd. In a climate burdened by harsh...