Liberalism: in search of an idea – Part 1
This is the first of a three-part series looking at the philosophy behind the concept of liberalism and the history that gave rise to it. The series is based on a section of my recently completed MPhil project. Michael Freeden,
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The benefits of tobacco
Tobacco is the name given to several species of plant in the nightshade family. Evidence exists that it was cultivated in Mexico as long as three to four thousand years ago.
News Focus: Culture, Kennedy and Trump
US President Donald Trump’s self-aggrandisement campaign suffered a setback this week with District Judge Christopher Cooper's order that his name be removed from the façade of the John F Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, opened in Washington in
Principle versus pragmatism
On Tuesday last week, Thomas Massey lost the Kentucky 04 Republican House primary. He lost it because President Donald Trump did not like Massey’s opposition to his policies in Congress, and because he is the primary driver behind the Epstein
Why does Hermann Pretorius continue with a fabricated version of the Foundation’s critique of the “Race Laws Index”?
In recent weeks, an important public debate has unfolded between the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) and the FW de Klerk Foundation regarding how we, as South Africans, should navigate the intersection of non-racialism and historical redress.
Of white dogs and dogged whites
Noah works too hard. Conscientious lawyer that he is, he is eternally busy. Shuffling papers from in-tray to out-tray takes up most of his time. When he has a spare moment, he talks sonorously into a machine, a process known
News Focus: France’s Code Noir expunged
In a rare display of unanimity, France’s National Assembly voted 254-0 this week to repeal the “Code Noir,” or Black Code, a decree signed in 1685 by King Louis XIV in order to govern slaves across France’s colonies. The decree
Cadres, imaginary budgets, motte-and-bailey, and a rocket blows up
In today's Daily Friend Show, Ofentse Donald Davhie and Nicholas Lorimer talk about the ANC's human capital problem, Joburg's latest budget, immigration and a rocket that blew up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNDYCmL3Xp4&t=5s
No, you did not just “break the laws of physics”
The quality of online content is taking a nosedive, and it’s not only artificial intelligence that’s to blame.