
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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MAGA hippies fall for raw milk
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Dec 6, 2024
There was a time when unhinged back-to-nature idealism was limited to the green left. Not anymore. Raw milk has become a MAGA symbol. We all

Only government can end the culture of corruption
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Dec 3, 2024
Ending corruption doesn’t require a “social contract” to “change the culture”. Government has the sole responsibility to end and prevent corruption. In the comments on

What Didata scandal says about private sector corruption
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 29, 2024
The sensational judgment declaring the 2019 sale of The Campus to have been illegal and void is a teaching moment. “This is a uniquely South

Defending liberalism against authoritarianism
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 26, 2024
Around the world, the illiberal left battles the illiberal right. Liberals are caught in the middle, fighting a war few seem to care about. The

Trump’s three-ring circus is coming to Washington
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 22, 2024
US president-elect Donald Trump has been pre-announcing his choices for top government posts. It reads like a circus programme. The modern circus was invented by

Sweden bucks prohibitionist orthodoxy to become smoke-free
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 19, 2024
By going against the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s prohibitionism, Sweden has become the first country in Europe to become smoke-free. In 2021, the European

Who will run America’s health agencies?
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 15, 2024
RFK Jr., whom US president-elect Donald Trump tapped to be in charge of all the health agencies, has been soliciting nominees online. US president-elect Donald

Are there upsides to a Trump presidency?
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 12, 2024
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Donald Trump, president-elect of the US, but could we expect some good things? I’ve written at

US election: voters’ beliefs trump reality
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 8, 2024
An unpopular one-term US president managed to convince a significant majority of voters to give him another chance. What can we learn? There’s a lot

South Africa will rue a Trump victory
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 5, 2024
There are several good reasons why South Africa should prefer to see Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump for the US presidency. Today, the United States