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Your Body Is Not A Government Laboratory
Your body is not government property. Adults have the right to make their own health decisions, even when politicians disagree with them.
22 hrs ago
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RS Guest Author
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The Quiet Secession
South Africans are not waiting for the state to collapse. They are quietly building around it.
Jun 24
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RS Guest Author
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Understanding How Power Works In Practice
One of the underrated privileges of working in the advocacy space is that you come to understand how power actually operates in practice.
Jun 23
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Ayanda S Zulu
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We Need To Get The Basics Right
South Africa does not need another grand vision; it needs food, water, jobs, safety, and electricity.
Jun 22
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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The Cobra Effect Comes for AI
The Cobra Effect: How the American Government’s Shutdown of Fable 5 Undermines Security and Liberty
Jun 20
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RS Guest Author
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Hill-Lewis Turns on Steenhuisen? Plus: Britain’s Social Media Ban for Children
Join Nicholas Woode-Smith, Zakhele Mthembu and Ayanda Zulu as they unpack some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jun 19
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Rational Standard Editor
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Genocide Is Not a Political Slogan
A word created to describe the worst crimes in human history should not be reduced to a slogan.
Jun 19
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Free Speech Is A Primary Liberal Value
Your right to speak doesn’t mean you have a right to an involuntary audience.
Jun 18
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James Peron
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Child Social Media Bans Have Nothing To Do With Children And Their Welfare.
A ban on children using social media is not just a ban on children. To enforce it, every user must prove who they are. That means the real target is not…
Jun 17
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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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South Africa’s Economic Growth Doesn’t Tell The Full Picture
An economy that is not investing in its own productive capacity is not building a future; it is consuming the present.
Jun 16
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RS Guest Author
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In Defence Of Democracy
The answer to bad democratic choices is not dictatorship. It is limiting what government can do.
Jun 15
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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From South Africa to Belfast: Immigration Anger Turns Violent
Join Martin van Staden, Nicholas Woode-Smith and Zakhele Mthembu as they unpack some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jun 12
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Rational Standard Editor
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