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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A failing empire, consumed by ignorance, avarice and hatred
The once-great US of A is on a downward spiral, ruled by a megalomaniac who arrogantly exudes ignorance. I did tell you so.
Never trust an industry that begs to be regulated
AI frontier labs are raising the alarm that their models could end humanity, and ought to be restricted by the state. Weird.
Rainbow pedestrian crossing triggers “Christians”
It would be funny to watch minorities invoke majoritarianism against other minorities, if it wasn’t so hateful and intolerant.
A low wage is not immoral; forbidding it is
The National Minimum Wage Commission will soon determine next year’s mandatory wage levels. The exercise rests on a persuasive but perverse moral claim.
Stop trying to build state capacity
That the state lacks the capacity to provide many services should come as no surprise to the Hayekian liberal.
There is nothing suicidal about empathy
The theory that the West is dying of “suicidal empathy” misunderstands liberty, misunderstands the West, and misunderstands empathy itself.
Another partnership, signifying nothing
The President wants credit for putting out fires his own government started, and applause for a partnership that has existed since before the Constitution.
What US Democrats could learn from the DA
MAGA has offered voters the most persuasive case against radicalism in living memory. Some left-wingers are determined to fight fire with fire.
Identity politics speaks many languages
Ethnic nationalism, “group rights” and “cultural rights” come in left-wing and right-wing flavours. All are incompatible with a free society founded on individual rights and equality before the law.
This is why we can’t have nice things
South Africa needs economic development. It also needs oil and gas. Foreign-funded eco-lawfare is ensuring it gets neither.