Shawn Hagedorn
For 20 years, Shawn Hagedorn has been regularly writing articles in leading SA publications, focusing primarily on economic development. For over two years, he wrote a biweekly column titled “Myths and Misunderstandings” without ever lacking subject material. Visit shawn-hagedorn.com/, and follow him on Twitter @shawnhagedorn
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SA’s crisis management disposition
If confronted by a perilous crisis, would we come together as a nation to objectively assess the situation and then design and execute an effective
US election prioritised economics over identity politics
US Vice President Harris presumed that, as positive GDP, inflation and stock market trends reflected broadly improving living standards, she could become president by exploiting
Nobel Prize for exploring colonisation’s ongoing impact
As some movies are designed as “Oscar bait” and news organisations commission articles in pursuit of Pulitzer Prizes, the work that inspired this year’s Nobel
Inequality can increase or reduce poverty
Having the world’s highest inequality and youth unemployment is not a coincidence. Efforts to maximise reliance on the state have benefited the politically connected while
Woke versus productive
Can our government of national unity (GNU) − and the ANC internally − overcome our woke politics? Defining wokeism is complicated by its fundamental incoherence.
Creating a dynamic economy
If we don’t integrate our young adults into global supply chains, South Africa’s potential will remain largely unemployed. Peter Drucker, the legendary management guru, is
How neglect risks South Africa’s free speech
It is easy to make the case that free speech is under threat in some leading democracies, particularly the UK. Our free speech risks being
GDP growth can’t remedy SA’s jobs crisis
There are no realistic scenarios in which our domestic economy can sustain adequate employment growth. It seems reasonable to presume that the way to increase
Venezuela’s relevance to SA
When only 80% of the ballots had been counted, Nicolás Maduro declared that he had been reelected as Venezuela’s president with 51.2% of the vote.
The Wokeness retreat – tactical or inevitable?
Although we may never know why Thomas Crooks tried to kill Donald Trump, his failed attempt has further wounded a freshly hobbled woke movement. Easily