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
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
‘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
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
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’
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
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
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
“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?
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
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