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Army deployed to fight crime, while Russia wages disinformation campaign
Join Martin van Staden, Nicholas Woode-Smith and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
3 hrs ago
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Rational Standard Editor
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Why Cannabis Laws Should Treat 25 as the Real Age of Majority
A 25-Year Threshold: A Libertarian Case for Protecting Tomorrow’s Liberty
10 hrs ago
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The New Axis: Russia
Russia is not a misunderstood power reacting defensively to Western provocation. It is an imperial state in decline, compensating for weakness with…
Feb 19
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Evil & The Elites
Our overlords are perverse. Jeffrey Epstein was an evil man, but the beauty of the revelations beyond the horror of the perversity is that the curtain…
Feb 18
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RS Guest Author
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The Furthest Liberals Should Go On Gambling Regulation
To be ideologically clear, ideally, online gambling would not be regulated at all. But reality demands even those with a coherent grasp of ideology to…
Feb 17
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Ayanda S Zulu
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South Africans Want To Align With The West
Despite preaching support for human rights and an opposition to genocide and imperialism, the ANC only cares about personal enrichment and historical…
Feb 16
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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The Thin Green Line: Why Military Intervention in Cape Town is a Liberal Red Flag
To put it bluntly, using the military to manage civilian criminality is like using a sledgehammer for dental surgery. It is the wrong instrument for a…
Feb 15
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SONA 2026: Recycled promises, more centralisation
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Feb 13
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Rational Standard Editor
How to Lose Allies and Block Assistance
For all of its moral posturing, the ANC has lost all right to lecture anyone else about their conduct, but as this once great organisation itself…
Feb 13
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Ilan Preskovsky
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Financial Literacy Should Be Taught In Schools
A society that teaches trigonometry, but not compound interest is not educating its citizens. It is preparing them to fail quietly.
Feb 12
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Drowning in Red Tape: How Compliance is Crushing South Africa’s Small Businesses
South Africa’s small businesses are being suffocated by a growing compliance maze that extracts money, time, and energy while delivering little value.
Feb 11
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RS Guest Author
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Dr Moya Set On Winning In Tshwane – But At What Cost?
But how does Moya intend to win, and what issues are at the centre of her campaign? More importantly, what cost is this campaign running at?
Feb 10
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Ayanda S Zulu
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