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Equality Requires The Abolition Of Freedom

The destructive nature of socialism is the result of its desire for equality of results instead of for equality of rights.

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Banning Alcohol Advertising Solves Nothing

A complete ban will inevitably hurt the industry, and those who disagree must ask themselves whether losing jobs in a country where opportunities are…

Oct 13 •

South Africa’s Clerics of Hamas

This was a cleric in South Africa openly saluting Hamas, the same Hamas that burned children alive, that raped women, that dragged grandmothers into…

Oct 12 •

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Hijacking Mandela’s Legacy for Hamas

To equate the liberation struggle of South Africans with the militant agenda of Hamas is not solidarity, it is disrespect. And South Africans should not…

Oct 11 •

RS Guest Author

The ANC's Planning Mania

In this episode, we discuss the ANC’s newly unveiled Economic Action Plan and the FMF’s latest report on the Tobacco Bill.

Oct 10 •

Rational Standard Editor

Metro Police Should Be Allowed To Investigate Crime

If you want to prevent crime, the only surefire way is ensuring that crimes are investigated, and criminals are convicted.

Oct 10 •

Nicholas Woode-Smith

The Real Tobacco Lords of South Africa

Politicians will continue suppressing the legal tobacco industry while they line their pockets from tax revenue in legal sales and direct profits from…

Oct 9 •

Cosmos and Taxis

We suffer from a naive belief in the power of action, planning and purpose. We forget that almost everything in our experience acts outside of our…

Oct 8 •

Taxation of Capital Gains and Inflation

Experience indicates once governments embark on the taking of private property, they rarely, if ever, are pursued to abandon that course by sound…

Oct 7 •

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Hamas and the Cost of War

While Hamas claims to represent Palestinian resistance, its methods endanger both its own constituents and the broader pursuit of peace.

Oct 6 •

RS Guest Author

Julius Malema convicted; mainstream press throws hissy fit

Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden, Zakhele Mthembu, and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.

Oct 4 •

Rational Standard Editor

Assassination and the Fragile Fabric of Social Cohesion

There is something inherently weak in resorting to murder as your best argument. It seems the old adage of “might is right” has taken center stage...

Oct 2 •

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