This column was written by AI… wait, no, it wasn’t, was it?

I have been writing professionally for 15 years, starting with a novel in 2011. AI-assisted writing only arrived somewhere around 2023, but it took off in 2025 as the LLMs got pretty good at it. I was not interested in

SA’s new reality since June 30th | Jonathan Katzenellenbogen

Jonathan Katzenellenbogen discusses the new reality in which South Africa has found itself since the 30 June anti-immigration protests. They reveal a state that has largely lost control of law and order and its ability to direct events. Article discussed:

Johannesburg: On a knife edge between a DA victory and a coalition mess

Last weekend, during a voter registration drive in Johannesburg, the DA’s mayoral candidate, Helen Zille, was greeted by an ANC activist with a long show of a middle finger.

Following the leads

Hoppe: the bridge between libertarianism and the alt-right

Hans-Hermann Hoppe promises liberty, but delivers feudalism. His ideas explain why some libertarians drift rightward into ethnic nationalism – and why ethnic nationalists have learnt to talk like libertarians.

Is the repeal of the IDAC legislation really feasible?

The Chief Whip of the DA, Glynnis Breytenbach has let it be know that she intends to pilot a private member’s bill, what she calls a “PMB”  through parliament aimed at achieving the repeal of the IDAC legislation which was

IRR Legal challenges Expropriation Act

IRR Legal made its first appearance in the High Court yesterday to challenge provisions in the Expropriation Act that threaten freedom and prosperity in South Africa by violating the Constitution.

The R6 million trip to Venezuela

Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the controversial trip taken by a Gauteng Legislature delegation to Venezuela in November last year. They also discuss the battle for the chairmanship of the PIC and the poor business environment in South Africa.