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The Death of Woke?

Wokeness promised compassion. Instead, it normalized conformity, hypocrisy, and division.

Mar 14 • Ilan Preskovsky

How Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Led to War

History did not knock. It arrived violently, as Israel, the United States, and Iran plunged into open conflict and the era of diplomatic delay came to…

Mar 13 • RS Guest Author

Exposing The White Refugees Returning Hoax

The “returning white refugees” narrative collapses under scrutiny: a media hoax built on anecdotes, spin, and political convenience.

Mar 12 • RS Guest Author

South Africa Is Worth Defending Despite Its Terrible Government

South Africa is not perfect. But let’s have a sense of perspective and understand how much of a blessing it is to win the lottery of being born in South…

Mar 12 • Mpiyakhe Dhlamini

Why Government-Led Job Creation Won’t Fix Unemployment

The private sector, not the government alone, is the solution to unemployment

Mar 11 • Zakhele Mthembu

Rise Mzansi, Online Gambling, And The Case For Legal Clarity First

If harm is to be reduced, then public policy must be guided by reason and evidence, and it must ensure that individual freedom is respected...

Mar 10 • Ayanda S Zulu

The New Axis: South Africa?

For the ANC the Cold War never really ended. And while it maintains an air of respectability when begging for Western investment and foreign aid, in…

Mar 9 • Nicholas Woode-Smith

South Africa must stop backing losing Iranian regime

In this episode, we discuss why South Africa continues to support Iran’s ruling regime despite growing unrest, economic pressure, and international…

Mar 6 • Rational Standard Editor

I came, I saw, Iran

A South African family’s sudden dash out of Riyadh becomes a lens on the hardest question in war: do you evacuate, or stay put and manage the fear?

Mar 6 • RS Guest Author

Nearly Half Our Water Disappears Before It Reaches Homes

Johannesburg residents took to the streets over something that should never require protest: water.

Mar 5 • RS Guest Author

Individualism Is Misunderstood

Choice is the defining characteristic of individualism: the ability of every human being to determine their own destiny...

Mar 4 • Zakhele Mthembu

How Dictators Break International Law and Why It Matters to Liberty

The breach of international law by dictators like Maduro poses significant challenges not just to those living under their regimes but to the global…

Mar 3

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