Tag archives for equality
Consider that capitalism is the real problem
A recent op-ed in Fast Company urges us all to reconsider capitalism as the system we want for building our future society. The tacit assumption is that capitalism is responsible…
The False God of Equality
In modern political discourse there’s much talk about the political ‘right’ and the political ‘left’, although there’s very little discussion as to what these concepts fundamentally are. The argument put…
SCA Finds Racial Quotas ‘Unconstitutional and Irrational’
On Friday, 2 December 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein handed down one of the strongest judgements with regards to racial quotas. This case was in front of…
‘Equality’ equals unequal results (in insurance, anyway)
Much of the rhetoric observed on the internet and social media these days is saturated with the word ‘equality’. In much the same way that the word ‘liberalism’ has been…
The Intellectual Death of Critical Feminist Theory
Does 2015 mark the beginning of the end of Critical Feminist Theory? Not feminism in itself, but that branch associated with the Frankfurt School - commonly known as third-wave feminism,…
The Three Es
Equality, Entitlement, and Earning: the 3 Es. These words define the way in which we live at the moment, the current economic and political climate of our society. In fact,…