Ivo Vegter
Ivo Vegter is a freelance journalist, columnist and speaker who loves debunking myths and misconceptions, and addresses topics from the perspective of individual liberty and free markets.
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Dion George’s new “non-partisan” conservation lobby is explicitly partisan
Fired environment minister Dion George launched a new conservation initiative to advance his activist agenda. Not three months since being booted out of government, Dion
Why did libertarians join the anti-globalisation movement?
Some of the arguments of the modern right echo those of the far left of not so long ago. I can understand right-wingers. I can
The space scam industry is booming
Need some ready cash? Prepared to embellish creative lies? Then grab your 3D renderer and your generative AI, and join the space business! Eventually, many
SA’s real hunting, conservation story
Adam Cruise does not like trophy hunting. Neither do I. But unlike him, I don’t conceal important statistics to try to denounce it. Another day,
A tale of two speeches
The fractures in world politics were on full display at the World Economic Forum this week, as two very different leaders took the podium. Two
“Hard realism” versus liberal principles
In an article for The Common Sense, Frans Cronjé argues that America’s foreign policy is a strategic necessity to “restore America”. Cronjé’s political analysis is
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
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+,
A new age of empires
The recent decapitation of Venezuela’s regime and America’s withdrawal from 66 supra-national organisations signals a new era in global politics. Donald Trump does not want
What causes good things to happen?
Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. Yet it pays to be reminded of progress and prosperity and their causes. There’s a good reason