Fragility in US Financial Markets?
On the surface all is good. Growth is solid, the dollar strong. The economy is running at full employment, having matched a 1960s record with the jobless rate below 5% for 61 consecutive months. Despite a 40% rise in fuel
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Sociology and science: why optimism can fall short
Many social scientists believe that what we become is entirely a result of the social causes, of things our families and societies do to and for us. They think we could package and use that kind of thing to make
It wasn’t me, your honour, it was my genome …
The following is a courtroom drama inspired by Garth Zietsman’s diagnosis of the civilizational problem of “genetic load”. Dramatis Personae (With a nod of acknowledgment to Joel Mervis’s long gone but incomparable satire, The Passing Show) Judge President: Q C
Strangers at our door
Noah is working on the rights of refugees. They can, he tells me, also be termed asylum seekers. Why? I ask him, but he is non-committal. Suspiciously so, I think. I surmise that the boy is seeking refuge from me.
News Focus: AgriSA’s firm endorsement of property rights “particularly welcome”
AgriSA's “unequivocal endorsement of property rights as the foundation of South Africa's agricultural economy” at its 2026 Congress this week “is particularly welcome given the poor record of organised agriculture in defending the property rights of all farmers”. So says
South Africa has to earn the title of middle power
On 14 October India’s foreign minister, S Jaishankar, said that India is uncomfortable with the label “middle power”. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, he pointed to the world’s largest population, an economy of about $4
Make America great again
Is the idea that Americans who value free markets and small government should vote Republican still valid?
SAPS showed Parliament the “wrong conviction rate”, leaving thousands of unsolved murders unaccounted for
Across South Africa, dedicated detectives and police officers are fighting tooth and nail against violent crime. Many carry crushing caseloads, work under enormous pressure and put their lives at risk to protect communities. They want to arrest dangerous criminals, build
Rake back loot first
Martin Schonteich is a consultant with the Institute for Security Studies, a former SA prosecutor and a well-respected expert on countering the corrupt. He has opined for Polity on this thorny topic and Legalbrief Today has conveniently summarised his views