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Political and Cultural Hegemony – A Battlefield of Minds (Part 2)
Political and Cultural Hegemony – A Battlefield of Minds (Part 1) Antonio Gramsci, Stefan George and Saul Alinsky are outstanding in their influence and their respective will and intention to…
An Introduction to Private Property
In South Africa, private property is often demonized as an apparent product of Western colonialism which only ensures the oppressed masses are kept down, without being able to access the wealth…
Political and Cultural Hegemony – A Battlefield of Minds (Part 1)
“In the fight of minds the occupation of a term is as important as in war the occupation of a fortress” Helmut Quaritsch How many of us use the term…
Exploring Jordan Peterson on the Political Axis
Ever since speaking out against a controversial bill in the Ontario legislature, Professor Jordan Peterson of the University of Toronto has exploded not simply across his home of Canada, but…
Extreme Disorder Beyond Any Order? The State of the State Today
Quaeres siletes juristitae in munere vestro? An article written in September mirrored a certain "with the back to the wall" feeling of the author being confronted with a degree of…
The End of Apartheid Was Not a ‘Go Ahead’ for Socialism
Shortly after I became a libertarian in mid-2013, my interest in South African history was also reinvigorated. Of course, I had already been fed the 'skeleton' of how we as…
The South African House of Cards
South Africa is currently experiencing a very tumultuous time with political battles, state capture reports, court battles between politicians, political parties actively threatening minorities, and the list goes on. I…
Take Politicians as You Would Tequila – With a Pinch of Salt
If 2016 has done anything, it has taught us a lot about politics – both here and abroad. What I have observed is that we take the utterances of politicians…
The Orange Gaze: Science must fall due to discriminating gravity
Written by: De Villiers Neethling. Originally published at Necro Files. By now, every Robert and his mother's brother have seen the Science Must Fall video. Before anyone hurls abuse at the unfortunate…
The One-Way Street of Liberal Intolerance
Progressives claim to be proponents of diversity. The ideal conversation table would consist of various people from various backgrounds, as long as they aren't conservative. In many instances, progressives are…