Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Nicholas Woode-Smith is an economic historian, political analyst and author. He is the Managing Editor of the Rational Standard, and is a Senior Associate of the Free Market Foundation. He writes in his personal capacity.
Articles By This Author
Tobacco Bill threatens democracy
Democracy seldom collapses overnight. It erodes through negligence, apathy, and procedural shortcuts that turn government from servant to ruler. The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery
Israel’s strike on Iran necessary for peace
The South African government’s condemnation of Israel’s military operation against Iran reveals an incredible ignorance. Israel’s 13 June operation against Iran is not only a
The proposed 2025 budget is an insulting failure
South Africa’s delayed 2025 Budget is no win for ordinary South Africans. And despite what some politicians may argue, it isn’t even a worthy “compromise.”
From Munich to October 7th: why Israel must exist
On the 5th of September 1972, Palestinian terrorist group Black September (named after the Jordanian Civil War, where the Palestinian Liberation Organisation attempted to overthrow
Sovereignty goes two ways
National sovereignty is a two-way street, as President Cyril Ramaphosa and many public officials don’t seem to understand in their arrogant and bullish defence against
Land ownership is not clear-cut in SA
Racially motivated land reform is one of the most nonsensical, irrational and misunderstood obsessions among the politically minded in South Africa. Alongside Black Economic Empowerment
Sin Tax on gambling won’t work
We can’t tax our society into behaving better, no matter how much we’d like to think we can. Behaviour-adjusting taxes like sin tax on alcohol
Inciting violence against South Africa’s Jews
South Africa is no stranger to antisemitism. In the 1930s, DF Malan’s Nazi-inspired National Party blocked the immigration of Jewish peoples, threatened violence against Jewish