When I left Ghana after my first degree to continue my education in the United States I made a decision never to waste my time on the frequent 'big men'� fights that seem to take all the space in our newspapers and airtime on radio. This is because the three years I stayed in Ghana after my first degree taught me to be very cynical about Ghanaian society and its big men and women. I had been totally disillusioned about this society's values.