Rational Standard's Renaissance
In case you missed our (new) day one publications...
Today, the Rational Standard was relaunched. Roughly ten years ago, the Rational Standard was founded as a response to the vitriolic dominance of Fallist culture sweeping through South African universities. Since then, as a publication we have gone through ups and downs, before going through a brief hiatus.
But as of today, that hiatus is at an end. Today, we mark the formal relaunch of the Rational Standard. We’re on a new platform, with a new ambitious publication schedule.
In case you missed our re-launch post, our Editor-in-Chief, Martin van Staden wrote an excellent piece reintroducing old and new readers alike to the publication, contextualizing the Rational Standard amidst a crisis in stagnating, biased and often incompetent mainstream press.
READ: (Re)introducing the Rational Standard amidst press decay
I followed up the article with a topical piece on the government’s rapidly growing obsession with growing taxes, and its refusal to embrace fiscal and economic prudence.
READ: Spend Less, Tax Less
I joined David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Dr Morné Malan to discuss the decay of South Africa’s press media and the importance of Rational Standard’s resurgence in an insightful discussion that you can view here or watch below:
Finally, we wrapped up our relaunch day with an insightful article by Jim Peron on the ironies of ideological equality. A philosophical discussion that is just the sort of fare that longtime readers of the Rational Standard have come to expect from the platform.
READ: The problem with Equality
The Rational Standard is here to stay, and we’re dedicated to providing a platform for reason, liberty and cogent discourse.
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