Nicholas Babaya, Author at Rational Standard

Nicholas Babaya

Nicholas Babaya is an analyst based in the United States focussing on risk analysis and geopolitics. He holds a B.A. (Honours) from Rhodes University in Chinese Studies. His writings have appeared on the Daily Friend and BizNews. Nicholas currently resides the United States.

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Zimbabwe’s Bond Note: The Failure of Exchange Controls

Zimbabwe’s now infamous case of hyperinflation began with incredibly poor decisions on government spending in...
2 March 2020
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Why Is It So Hard For Maimane To Step Down?

In just about every country with a functioning democracy, the concept of leadership resigning after...
20 October 2019
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Why Economists Can’t Tell You Where to Live

One of the most beautiful places I have seen in my entire life is Dali,...
14 October 2019
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What I Hope For In The ZACP

There was something unique about the newly-formed Capitalist Party of South Africa (ZACP) that grabbed...
15 April 2019
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Zimbabwean Government Extols Free Expression on Social Media While Prohibiting Internet Access

In late 2017, Zimbabweans, both local and in the diaspora, were elated at the news...
20 January 2019
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Conscious Caracal: Rational Standard Podcast

In this episode, we talk to YouTuber Conscious Caracal. We discuss the state of a...
5 November 2018
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Why The EFF Seeks To Make South Africa Ungovernable

Earlier this year, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) called on matric graduates to simply arrive...
25 May 2018
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What We Can Learn From Orania

We can study philosophy and politics for years on end to build ourselves a set...
3 May 2018
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Here’s How Exporting Elephant Trophies Will Help Conservation

Recently, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service decided to allow the importing of trophies...
17 November 2017
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Why I Wore Black on #BlackMonday

Numbers don’t lie. Numbers have no political agenda. Numbers cannot be prejudicial toward or against...
30 October 2017
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All posts by Nicholas Babaya

Zimbabwe’s now infamous case of hyperinflation began with incredibly poor decisions on government spending in...

In just about every country with a functioning democracy, the concept of leadership resigning after...

One of the most beautiful places I have seen in my entire life is Dali,...

There was something unique about the newly-formed Capitalist Party of South Africa (ZACP) that grabbed...

In late 2017, Zimbabweans, both local and in the diaspora, were elated at the news...

In this episode, we talk to YouTuber Conscious Caracal. We discuss the state of a...

Earlier this year, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) called on matric graduates to simply arrive...

We can study philosophy and politics for years on end to build ourselves a set...

Recently, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service decided to allow the importing of trophies...

Numbers don’t lie. Numbers have no political agenda. Numbers cannot be prejudicial toward or against...