Perhaps the biblical teachings — and that of the youth — is that, instead of abolishing the free market system, we should simplify it
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The notorious, dissenting RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg understood the consequences of her death, and that the cold political calculus of replacing her on the US Supreme Court would take centre stage. Her supporters should take heart from her persistence
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Dear liberals: Elites, not fascists, threaten democracy, part 2
You are quick to be repulsed at the EFF’s antics yet you rarely show outrage or demand collective action against the systemic violence which sustains our political order
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Dear Liberals: Not everything you dislike is fascist (Part 1)
THOUGHTLEADER: The EFF deserve severe criticism on many grounds but discrediting its politics as fascist doesn’t allow for a thorough critique of the party, and the upheavals in our politics it represents
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Support for Cape independence greater than expected
Poll results completely discredit widely perceived wisdom that the idea belongs on the lunatic fringe
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Freud’s work on group behaviour sheds light on South African dynamics
According to Sigmund Freud, group identification and a sense of justice can preclude divisions based on envy. Worryingly, South Africa is lacking in these core elements
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Vote, if you want to save the US from the one-man wrecking crew
It’s worth surmounting the voter suppression obstacles — but on the other side litigation and postal votes will probably delay the results of the presidential poll
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Corruption casts a long shadow on our public discourse
When the words commonly associated in news stories with the term ‘Covid-19’ include ‘looting’, it’s time to shine a light on the problem
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The tone is set at the top
A change in human behaviour is considered the best way to fight a deadly virus and that is is exactly what managers need too
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Damnatio memoriae: Ancient Rome’s cancel culture
We know much about the Roman leaders whose statues were destroyed. Removing effigies cannot, should not and will not erase our memory
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Why Pierre de Vos is wrong about Cape independence
‘The renowned expert in constitutional law has clinically outlined just how democratically powerless the people of the Western Cape truly are within the current political dispensation’
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India: The conspiracy of law
A short story of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in India