Ian Macleod
Ian Macleod studied business science at the University of Cape Town and journalism at Rhodes University. He completed his MBA at the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). Macleod consults on a variety of economic topics, writes about sport and endeavours to speak truth on the culture wars. He has run seven Comrades Marathons.
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Why I kicked a hornets’ nest of wokery
‘Ian, you’ve kicked one hell of a hornets’ nest,’ I’ve been told by an insider. While my petition was strictly a list of probing questions,
Requiem to a School: Goodbye, Saints
“There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing
Teacher, leave us alone: Open letter from Ian Macleod to GIBS, challenging coerced medication
It is a narrative arc almost as old as storytelling itself. Sensei teaches a student everything he knows. Years later, Sensei joins the forces of
From Chicago’s lips to South Africa’s ears
I’ve long admired big portions of the Chicago school of economic thought, primarily its reverence for the power of free markets. Bravo. But I recently
Grave assertions demand grave justifications: An open letter to Ivo Vegter
Hello Ivo You allege in your recent piece in The Daily Friend that PANDA and its chairman Nick Hudson cannot be taken seriously. You attempt
Hunt for racism and you’ll find it… or something
You’ll find racism if you want to. And not just the genuine racism. You’ll find ghost racism. You’ll turn it up in silly rules, odd
Mr Ramaphosa, let’s tear down this lockdown
Mr. President, Covid lockdowns have caused misery and death. What’s done is done. But even remaining measures deny human rights and cause terrible things. Now
What I learned disdaining Jordan Peterson
“I think he’s an idiot,” I snapped at my running buddy in the early kilometres of a trail run not far from Pretoria. He had
I, Fool – but not a Fauci
You’re a fool. So am I. We’re serious nincompoops. And it’s only getting worse as the world gains complexity. But we don’t have to be