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Thomas Massie and the Death of Constitutional Democracy
Thomas Massie’s defeat is not just a story about one congressman losing a primary. It is a warning about what happens when principle collides with…
17 hrs ago
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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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Free Speech Is An Absolute
The mark of a confident democracy is not its ability to silence its most radical voices, but its capacity to tolerate their noise.
May 20
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RS Guest Author
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The Curse of Congo’s Wealth
Why the DRC’s immense wealth and massive aid inflows have produced immense poverty
May 19
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RS Guest Author
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South Africans Need To Be Fireable
We can fix our unemployment. We just need to allow employers to say the simple phrase: “You’re fired!”
May 18
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Cryptocurrency & State Overreach
South Africa should be building on its world-renowned Bitcoin payments economy, not strangling it with exchange-control bureaucracy.
May 15
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RS Guest Author
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What Does Zuma’s Meeting With Afriforum CEO Mean?
Dialogue over Section 235 may not settle South Africa’s constitutional future, but it has reopened an urgent debate about self-determination, pluralism…
May 14
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Ayanda S Zulu
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The Dark Side of South African National Pride
South Africa’s anti-immigrant sentiment is not just about legality or economics. Beneath it lies a nationalist undercurrent that turns pride into…
May 13
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Reality Is Not Negotiable: An Objectivist View of Gender
Facts are not subject to a vote, and they are not subject to an individual’s emotional state. For the Objectivist, the path to human flourishing is not…
May 12
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Why South Africa Fails
Freedom is not a luxury for rich countries. It is the precondition for poor countries to become rich.
May 11
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Race quotas for lawyers; mob justice for migrants?
Join Nicholas Woode-Smith, Zakhele Mthembu and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
May 8
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Rational Standard Editor
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The Iranian Voices They Don’t Want You to Hear
When Iranians protest inside the country, they are called foreign agents. When they speak outside, they are called manipulated. But fear is not…
May 8
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RS Guest Author
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South Africa’s Future Is Tied to Africa
African integration is not a fantasy. It is part of our vital national interest.
May 7
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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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