Because Jay Powell fought back, Fed independence is more secure
Jerome Powell’s eloquent defence of Federal Reserve independence, delivered in a two-minute YouTube video on January 11th, was an inspiring act of courage. The 72-year-old
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A liberal case for foreign intervention
Martin van Staden made a persuasive case for premising the legitimacy of foreign intervention on “freedom credentials”. In his excellent article Against the moral equivalence of states, Martin van Staden makes a very persuasive case that states are not inherently
Putting People First – Setting a Clear Line on SA’s Foreign Policy
‘If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favourable’ reminds the Roman philosopher and statesman Seneca. We live in a time of enormous geopolitical change and confusion. In this world, we need to be sure
Against the moral equivalence of states
The notion that independents states are “equal” is a very new phenomenon in geopolitics that the West, in a unique moment of naïve optimism for the future and reckless ignorance of reality, introduced after the Second World War. We have too easily fallen for this dangerous lie. This relativistic sentiment – that all
As the Mullahs teeter: SA confused and hypocritical
Earlier this week, on the eve of naval exercises with the SA Navy and others off Simon’s Town, Iran pulled out. But there are still plenty of pictures of Iranian naval vessels on the Simon’s Town quay and their senior
The state of the rule of law in SA in 2026.
One of the most frequent give-aways of the on-going incorrect national mind-set in politics used to be to refer to the then tripartite governing alliance in national politics, and in all but one of the provinces, as “the ruling party”.
When Ideology Replaces Policy – Dion George’s Abuse of Office and the Animal Rights Capture of Environmental Governance
Former Minister Dion George’s decision to drag DA leader John Steenhuisen to the Public Protector, while simultaneously calling for investigations into Minister Willie Aucamp, represents not principled oversight, but a deeply troubling abuse of process driven by personal ideology and
The case for abandoning BRICS
South Africa, as a member of BRICS, is a tiny fish in a small pond. And the pondwater is toxic. It should get out. BRICS+, the 10-nation club of emerging economies, was founded not upon shared values, but upon a
John Mpe: The Leadership Limpopo Deserves
As the ANC’s Limpopo provincial conference draws closer, the name of Makoro John Mpe is increasingly echoing through the corridors of party branches and regional structures across the province. This is by no accident, as Mpe has throughout the years