A House Divided: The Fragile Birth of the American Republic
Written by: Liam King This essay is largely inspired by the writings of Joseph J. Ellis in his book titled
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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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Fake News24 At It Again
Written by: Gideon Joubert Allow me to tell you a little cautionary tale regarding the media. So, News 24 runs
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Economics by Cows
A collection of cattle related political jokes to lighten up your day. Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell some
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Right of Reply: Donald Trump is Unfit to be President of the US
On the 16th of August, the Rational Standard saw fit to publish my opinion piece, titled, “Torch-light rally in Charlottesville
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Torch-light rally in Charlottesville casts spotlight on Trump’s bigotry
America President Donald Trump’s rather meek and non-specific response to the death of three people – most prominently an anti-neo-Nazi
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New York Women’s March: Conscience and Confusion
Written by: Dirk Scheepers On the morning of Saturday, 21 January, on the hunt for a cup of good coffee,
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A Clear and Present Stupidity
Who can think something stupid, something clever which was not already thought of in the past. Goethe, Faust II Derek
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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”
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The Meltdown: Why Hillary Clinton Lost
After almost two years of probably one of the most controversial, unpredictable and just overall crazy elections in US history,
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