Why Socialism Fails and Only Exists As A Parasite on Capitalism
Despite its strong emotional appeal, there are two fundamental reasons why socialism cannot serve as a productive economic system. The
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Ron Weissenberg: How to Build the Roads (Podcast)
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We Will Remain Poor If We Don’t Embrace Importation
Imagine waking up to news that the South African government has imposed a 300% dumping duty on the US dollar
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FMF Launches ‘R1 Million Challenge’ To Promote Free Market
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) is in the process of raising funds for its various projects by way of the
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Reviewing Maimane’s 6-Point Plan to Fix SA’s Economy
Mmusi Maimane has presented a 6-point plan of what he thinks will help fix South Africa’s economy. Maimane is typically
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Saying the DA is ‘Racist’ is Stupid – Let’s Try Honest Criticism Instead
Classical liberals in South Africa have a very unfortunate tendency to excuse whatever the Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s so-called
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Editorial: In Honour of Michael O’Dowd – the Eclectic South African Classical Liberal
The Rational Standard has secured permission from the Free Market Foundation (FMF) to publish essays written by the FMF’s late chairman,
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The Free Market and the ‘Survival of the Fittest’
Biological Darwinism “Social Darwinism” was a doctrine that was popular in the last part of the nineteenth century. It started
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The Lie of Socialist ‘Progressivism’
Progressivism It is not uncommon even today, to come across organisations of a “leftist complexion” describing themselves as “progressive”, as
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The Guptas and Capitalism: Not as Related as You Might Think
Written by: Chris Hattingh The Gupta scandal which preoccupies much of South African’s time and outrage is difficult enough to unravel
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