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The Pitfalls Of Biological Essentialism In Understanding Society And Progress
Biological essentialism, in some ways, continues to be a lens that people use to make sense of issues and difference in South Africa.
Dec 23 • Ayanda S Zulu
The Prohibition of Poverty: A Legislative Masterstroke
South Africa needs its own “War on Want.” By making poverty illegal, we create a black market for survival.
Dec 22 • Charl Heydenrych
Fixing the House: South Africa’s Priorities Amidst International Criticism
The paradox is that the South African government, instead of first strengthening its domestic policies and justice system, is busy pursuing…
Dec 19 • RS Guest Author
The Business Licensing Bill Will Kill Small Business
The Business Licensing Bill adds a new layer of control in an environment that already discourages enterprise.
Dec 18 • Nicholas Woode-Smith
On State Paternalism And The DA’s Illiberal Gamble
No liberal organisation should compromise the integrity of a key pillar of liberalism in this manner.
Dec 17 • Ayanda S Zulu
The Great Firewall of Down Under: Why Australia’s Social Media Ban is a Dangerous Illusion
The focus must shift from restricting users to regulating the platforms. We do not ban cars because they are dangerous; we mandate seatbelts, airbags…
Dec 16 • Charl Heydenrych
How African Advocates Are Redefining Freedom With Atlas Network’s Support
African advocates are reshaping freedom and prosperity through homegrown initiatives that tackle barriers to rights, trade, and opportunity, with the…
Dec 15 • RS Guest Author
Not One Hero in Gaza
Noa Marciano should have lived. A society with even a single courageous individual might have saved her. Instead, a doctor ended her life and the global…
Dec 12 • RS Guest Author
Rent Control Doesn’t Work
The solution to the rental crisis isn’t some heavy-handed policy that tears away the incentive to rent out property in the first place. The solution is…
Dec 11 • Nicholas Woode-Smith
Town Planning’s Tangled Mess: Broken Promises And Bureaucratic Costs
Clear the red tape that strangles development. Allow municipalities more autonomy to zone land flexibly such as upzone near jobs, permit small…
Dec 10 • RS Guest Author
Secular Calvinism: A Manifesto for the Age of Abundance
In an age overflowing with possibility, poverty becomes less a condition and more a refusal.
Dec 9 • RS Guest Author
South Africa Needs Economic Growth, Not Populism
Economic freedom drives economic growth. And it is economic growth – not populism – that will help reduce unemployment and gradually begin to turn…
Dec 8 • Ayanda S Zulu
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