Martin van Staden
http://www.martinvanstaden.com
Martin van Staden is the Head of Policy at the Free Market Foundation and former Deputy Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). Martin also serves as the Editor of the IRR’s History Project and its Race Law Project, and is an advisor to the Free Speech Union SA. He is pursuing a doctorate in law at the University of Pretoria. For more information visit www.martinvanstaden.com.
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It’s simple (but expensive)
In 2024, with any luck, the Multi-Party Charter, or some other configuration of opposition parties, will take over the reins of central government, or at
‘Selfdoen’: The Solidarity Movement and AfriForum are conservatism done right
South Africa is not the first place most people would think to look for examples of successful private, voluntarist initiatives that – with any luck
Collective punishment, even for liberal ends, is intolerable
In the war between Russia and Ukraine, I am as pro-Ukraine as every sober-minded individual around the world today should be. This does not stop
Budget cuts? It’s about time. Minister Godongwana, let’s do it properly!
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has responded favourably to finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s desire to bring fiscal restraint and discipline to South Africa’s public sector.
Julius Malema’s threats of force and the liberal order’s rules of the game
‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me,’ is a crucially important lesson that all parents and educators must continue
Weasel clause or protector of freedom? A new consideration of section 36 of the Constitution
Written constitutions are meant to limit government scope and power. Bills of rights are meant to safeguard individual freedom from government overreach. This is as
State displacement of personal responsibility cannot justify Tobacco Bill
Like clockwork, any opposition to the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill is met with the rejoinder that the Bill ought to be
This government is not to be taken seriously on electricity
‘Government’ is a serious concept. Related theories of public utilities, the commons, and privatisation are similarly serious and nuanced. But sometimes what government does in
Flags and threats: a liberal rumination on the limits of free expression
Julius Malema did it again – he threatened genocidal violence as a crowd cheered him on. Somewhere, a hypothetical Oom Frikkie also displayed the 1928
Vagrant ‘traffic wardens’ and the false comfort of the commons
Although not immediately obvious, much of the collapse of service delivery we experience today can be traced back to society’s decision to ‘socialise’ the ownership