

Caiden Lang
Caiden is interested in human well-being from a scientific perspective. He believes in humanism and classical liberalism. He holds a master's degree in philosophy from Edinburgh University.
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You can fool some people some of the time: A reply to Lebogang Montjane
- By Caiden Lang
- . Dec 7, 2022
In the Winter edition of Independent Education, the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa’s (ISASA) magazine, the executive director of ISASA Mr Lebogang Montjane defends

‘Struggle session’ at Fish Hoek High: a feature, not a bug
- By Caiden Lang
- . Nov 9, 2022
‘Authentic antiracism is rarely comfortable. Discomfort is key to my growth and thus desirable.’ Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People

American antiracism is social justice status quo in South Africa’s private schools
- By Caiden Lang
- . Jul 9, 2022
On 14 June The Daily Maverick published an article titled ‘South African non-racialism or American antiracism? UCT muddles through muddied waters’ by UCT professors Nicoli Nattrass

Thirsty Travellers – a tale for Father’s Day
- By Caiden Lang
- . Jun 19, 2022
My father would have loved the place. It had the kind of wooden floor that he liked. He would have fancied himself a cowboy from

Wash, rinse, repeat: the curious case of the Milnerton High ‘racist’
- By Caiden Lang
- . May 28, 2022
If I said to my editor ‘stop me if you’ve heard this one before’, this article would never have been written. On 8 February this

My favourite tattoo
- By Caiden Lang
- . Apr 30, 2022
Some years ago I found myself on a tattooist’s reclining chair with tiny needles jabbing at the skin on my ribcage. I was studying philosophy

The hypocrisy of social justice
- By Caiden Lang
- . Apr 9, 2022
O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! – Romeo and Juliet, Act I, scene I Most politically aware South Africans will be

School capture: a peek behind the curtain
- By Caiden Lang
- . Mar 26, 2022
“Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This is a question of the first importance for the revolution.” Mao Tse Tung in “Analysis of

Black lives matter, or do they?
- By Caiden Lang
- . Mar 5, 2022
Lennie held out his hands pleadingly. “Give ‘um to me, George. I’ll take ‘um back. I didn’t mean no harm, George. Honest I didn’t. I
Anti-racism in schools: a new religion
- By Caiden Lang
- . Feb 19, 2022
When I was a teacher, one of my students mentioned that his geography teacher had told his class that the textbook was wrong about the