Correcting Pierre de Vos on the Constitution and the Constitutional Court
Prof Pierre de Vos of the University of Cape Town recently wrote on his popular blog, Constitutionally Speaking, a response
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Politics
Anarchism for the Future
Nothing about anarchy guarantees a free and prosperous world. It simply says that each individual should be able to choose
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Sounding the Alarm on Property Rights – Where the IRR Stands, and Why
Written by: Terence Corrigan Criticism has been levelled at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) in recent weeks – including
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Shifting the Overton Window in South Africa
The ‘Overton window’ has become a buzzword among many liberty-loving colleagues and allies during the past few years. The term,
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And Then There Were Two
As has now been well-documented in the archives of the Rational Standard, this past week was a low-point among low-points in
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It Is Time To Embrace AfriForum
I am not a joiner. Those who know me know that I’m quite the individualist. I may start projects and
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Mr Roets Goes To Cape Town: When The NDR Agenda Was Exposed
On the 6th of September 2018 I witnessed a shameful spectacle. A citizen was attacked by his representatives for presenting
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The Strange Popularity of the White Genocide Myth
Written by: Terence Corrigan An unpleasant underside of South African politics is a certain penchant for aggressive hyperbole. Our politics
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The Land Grabs Have Started
Adriaan Basson, editor of News24, said that AfriForum had lied because Nkoana-Mashabane said so. Peter Bruce, columnist for BD Live,
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Ramaphosa Says He’s A Socialist – Believe Him!
Written by: Sara Gon We South Africans have a blind spot. We are desperate to believe that our leaders don’t mean
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