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The ANC Must Lose Power to Find Itself
The ANC’s decline may be a blessing in disguise for those who care about its historic mission.
18 hrs ago
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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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Word Prisons and the Ethics of the Individual
The ethical individual doesn’t act correctly because they were told to. They act well because they’ve thought well
May 27
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Bryan Theunissen
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Conservatives Are Not Liberals
Free markets alone do not make one a liberal. True liberalism begins with individual rights, including the freedom to live, think, speak, trade…
May 26
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James Peron
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How Should History Be Taught?
History should teach students how to think, not what to think.
May 25
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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A Libertarian’s Reckoning with “Blowback” and Selective Outrage
When “anti-war” rhetoric leads to rationalizing violence by movements that would build something worse than a liberal democratic republic, it has…
May 24
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RS Guest Author
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The Bar Cannot Deny That Race is Part of its Admissions Policy
The Bar should select pupils on merit, aptitude, and integrity. It should support junior advocates who lack resources. But it should not use race as a…
May 24
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Mark Oppenheimer
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Celebrating Tax Freedom Day 2026
Join Nicholas Woode-Smith, David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Ayanda Zulu as they unpack some of the most pressing issues of the week.
May 22
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Rational Standard Editor
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You Own Your Home, But For How Long Can You Afford It?
Property ownership represents one of the most significant means by which ordinary households build and transmit wealth across generations.
May 22
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RS Guest Author
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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…
May 21
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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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