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Liberals always preferred a federal to a unitary state

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Among those who occasionally comment on this column is one Jack Klok, who blames the country’s problems in part upon the ‘misplaced idealism’ of liberals.

Challenges facing the children of the ‘woke’

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What kind of children are ‘woke’ parents breeding?  Misfits?  Guilt-ridden vegans?  Rebels?   The wokest of the woke will leave the sex column of their

Corruption is only about a third of the problem

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Earlier this month the ‘stalwarts and veterans’ of the African National Congress (ANC) bestirred themselves to commend their party’s leadership for ‘grasping the nettle of

Time to salute our Non-Profit Organisations

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When the French political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States in 1831, one of the things that impressed him most was the ‘immense

Does the IMF understand the ANC?

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So. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $4.3 billion loan in ‘emergency assistance’ to help the South African government address this country’s ‘challenging

Runaway groupthink all over again

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For the last 30 years the world has been in the grip of a powerful ideology known as man-made climate change. The last few months

Trump’s Mt Rushmore speech was right about the Left

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According to The Economist, Donald Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore to mark American Independence Day ‘sought to inflame a culture war centered on race’. The

A climate activist apologises for Project Fear

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About time too. Michael Shellenberger, a self-confessed ‘climate activist’, last month issued a ‘formal apology’ for the ‘climate scare’ environmentalists had ‘created over the last

Even Helen Suzman needed a party

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Mmusi Maimane, former leader of the official opposition, is enthusiastic about the recent ruling by the Constitutional Court that it is unconstitutional to stipulate that

Which side of history is the right one?

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The Guardian, a one-time liberal British newspaper that is now very woke, green, and Brussophile, recently took the opportunity to throw a hissy fit against