Author Archives: Chris Hattingh - Page 2
The General Motors disinvestment shows politicians that reality bites
The recent announcement by General Motors (GM) that it will disinvest from South Africa after 2017 should not come as a surprise to South Africans. As much as we might…
Could a simple plant end the opioid crisis in America?
The marijuana leaf could be the key to ending the opioid crisis as we know it. Roughly 60 percent of the American population lives in the 28 states and Washington…
Kenya’s Political Fuss
Kenya is about three months away from the 7 August 2017 general elections. A special sitting of Parliament to debate changes to the electoral law ended with a fist fight…
Altruism for the Basis of Left-Wing Thought
Political thought in the West today is broadly divided into two camps – the left-wing and the right-wing. Each of these represents a very different worldview, and in order to…
This is the Socialism you wanted
The latest political machinations of Jacob Zuma have caused outrage across the nation, from the leafy suburbs of Sandton, to the offices of our political commentators and analysts, to the…
Left-Wing Thought as Secular Religion
Click here to read the first part of this series. Left-wing ideologies, as we’ve seen, are based on the demand that people’s primary behaviour be altruistic rather than self-interested, even…
The Elitist Pretence of Critical Theory
A movement has been growing within Marxism since the 1920s; and it has become known as 'neo-Marxism.' Neo-Marxism moved beyond Marx in the sense that its focus was 'late capitalism':…
Guadalupe: Cheapening an Honor
I am keenly following the deportation proceedings of one Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico. Notice I didn’t say ‘undocumented’ or use any of the other euphemisms…
Grahamstown’s ‘Batman’ on Trial – Here’s What he has to Say
Editor's note: Michael Wynne is a resident of Grahamstown where he has volunteered and helped the community. Upon becoming the subject of a large controversy, he received much antagonism from…
South Africans Must Stop The Hate Speech Bill
On 31 January 2017 the first opportunity for public comment on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill finally came to an end. People who are…