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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If SA’s democracy experiment fails
If next month they form a national ruling coalition with the EFF or MK, ANC leaders will have decided to avoid legitimate elections in 2029.
Sacrificing dignity perilously
After thirty years of promising ‘a better life for all,’ ANC rule has entrenched rampant poverty and world-topping youth unemployment. If, as the lead partner
SA’s misplaced African hopes
If we were to somehow surge job creation by increasing regional exports, our neighbours would be worse off and South Africa’s gains would be short-lived.
Thank – don’t tax – the rich
We must support policies which tame poverty and unemployment even if they increase inequality. Many people maintain that inequality can always be reduced by making
Should we want an ANC-DA coalition?
Thirty years ago, the results of our first legitimate election seemed to maximise contentment. This year’s voting could be our last legitimate election and it’s
How not to programme humans, Google versus Goodall
Great ape troops rarely exceed a few dozen before conflicts provoke departures. Humans are chatty great apes motivated to align broadly by security and economic
Job-creation realities
We can’t know how many of our unemployed young adults will be permanently marginalised – yet six out of ten of our 15 to 24-year-old
How will this era be graded?
We are conditioned to be scrutinised by people. Algorithms teaching themselves to second guess us will be an abrupt break with the past. AI has
ANC’s motivation to accuse Israel
When considering South Africa’s motivations for accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice, we should contemplate the electoral implications of ANC policies
How SA’s decline coincides with Harvard’s
By earning zero points, Harvard came in last in a recent survey of free speech across 250 US universities. While free speech is still respected