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Tobacco Black Market Has Broader Societal Ramifications
The future of South Africa’s tobacco market will hinge on the willingness of authorities to engage in dialogue about the fundamental principles of…
11 hrs ago • RS Guest Author
The Strategic Importance of the Israel-Somaliland Collaboration
The collaboration between Israel and Somaliland marks a transformative milestone for both nations and the Horn of Africa as a whole.
Feb 26 • Dr Peter Wandwasi
Archaic Rules Are Killing Rural South African
Rural residents endure hours or days of delay because regulatory frameworks define “professional acts” so narrowly that capable bystanders freeze.
Feb 25 • Bryan Theunissen
Time To Rethink The Case For Decentralisation?
Decentralisation is not just another policy preference; it is central to the broader fight for liberty in South Africa
Feb 24 • Ayanda S Zulu
The New Axis: Iran
South Africa’s irrational support for Iran’s regime through thick and thin is so consistent and intense that it may be reasonable to argue that DIRCO…
Feb 23 • Nicholas Woode-Smith
Why Medicine Is Expensive
Healthcare is expensive not because it is complex alone, but because its architecture suppresses the very forces that would normally discipline cost.
Feb 22 • Bryan Theunissen
Free Banking Rather Than Bitcoin Is The Sustainable Way To Stateproof Our Money
While the Free Market Foundation gets 99% right, I must disagree with the recommendation of Bitcoin as a reserve asset.
Feb 21 • Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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.
Feb 20 • Rational Standard Editor
Why Cannabis Laws Should Treat 25 as the Real Age of Majority
A 25-Year Threshold: A Libertarian Case for Protecting Tomorrow’s Liberty
Feb 20
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 • Nicholas Woode-Smith
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 • RS Guest Author
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 • Ayanda S Zulu
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