Politics

Privatise All The Parastatals

The job of a government isn’t to own or run companies. It isn’t to manufacture goods or run a commercial enterprise.

15 hrs ago •

Nicholas Woode-Smith

The Reality the World Ignores: Israel’s Human Rights Pioneering in the Middle East.

Israel is not above criticism, no democracy is. But the criticism must be proportionate, consistent, and grounded in truth. Right now, it isn’t.

Sep 15 •

RS Guest Author

When Politicians Play With Jihad, Innocent People Pay

Rhetoric alone does not commit violence, but it creates conditions where young people believe it is acceptable.

Sep 14 •

RS Guest Author

Charlie Kirk and the rising temperature of modern politics

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

Sep 12 •

Rational Standard Editor

Abolish the Department of Tourism

Tourism is a spontaneous industry based on true human sentiment that can’t be pushed and shoved by government dictates. A famous travel influencer has…

Sep 12 •

Nicholas Woode-Smith

Gun Control Legislation Without Public Input: A Threat to Democracy and Safety

You cannot fight crime by drowning citizens in red tape while leaving criminals free to roam.

Sep 11 •

RS Guest Author

South Africa’s Foreign Policy at a Crossroads

South Africa's legacy is being tarnished by a foreign policy driven more by symbolism than strategy.

Sep 11 •

RS Guest Author

The Druze Might Be Another Tribe in South Africa

Israel’s protection of the Druze is not merely humanitarian, it is strategic. It is a message to the world that true coexistence must be defended with…

Sep 9 •

RS Guest Author

Domestic Workers Paying The Price Of Labour Laws

South Africa has one of the highest unemployment levels in the world, yet the government continues to enforce labour laws that are presented as…

Sep 8 •

RS Guest Author

Bureaucrats gone wild in Brussels and Stellenbosch

Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden, Zakhele Mthembu and Nicholas Woode-Smith as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.

Sep 5 •

Rational Standard Editor

The Nanny State's Ashtray: How The New Tobacco Bill Burns Individual Liberty

We are not children. We are adults capable of weighing risks, making choices, and accepting the consequences.

Sep 5 •

RS Guest Author

Why Liberals Should Stop Waiting

What these examples demonstrate is that the power for real and lasting change, especially when it comes to federalism, lies in civil society.

Sep 4 •

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