Steven Boykey Sidley
Steven Boykey Sidley is a professor of practice at University of Johannesburg, columnist-at-large for Daily Maverick and a partner at Bridge Capital. His new book "It's Mine: How the Crypto Industry is Redefining Ownership" is published by Maverick451 in SA and Legend Times Group in UK/EU, available now. His columns can be found at https://substack.com/@stevenboykeysidley
Articles By This Author
Is there any point to democracy anymore?
This is not a fatuously provocative question. I am not talking here about alternatives like those political systems which are proudly autocratic and do not
What if politicians risked jail time for reneging on promises?
I watched Zohran Mamdani’s election to be mayor of New York with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I was pleased to see a counterpoint
The other immigration battlefield – who is entitled to be called British?
On Sunday morning I awoke to the disturbing news that two knife-wielding men had stabbed ten passengers on a train near a town called Huntingdon,
Amazon and the automation conundrum – trying to soften the inevitable
On 21 October, the New York Times reported that it had obtained a trove of leaked documents from Amazon, some of which indicated that the
Trump’s Middle East triumph and the power of, er, persuasion
The videos of the returning hostages on Monday’s news feed were heartening and moving. It felt like a pivot, a green shoot in frustratingly barren
The rise of populism: how the world learned to love the strongman
For decades, Western politics has resembled a dull dinner party. Everyone politely agreed on the menu; no one told loud off-colour jokes about gays or
Nuclear energy – Trump’s crowning achievement?
The Trump administration, myriad controversies aside, did something very important for the planet this year. So much so that it will probably change America’s fortunes
The H1-B visa – how to shoot yourself in the foot
Last week, the Trump administration announced that the H1-B Visa programme would require applicants to make payments of $100,000 per year. There was a fair
If you want to keep your job, get off social media
For days after the killing of Charlie Kirk, there was nothing in the news but Charlie Kirk. Rightly so – it was a volcanic political
AI in the classroom – the upending of traditional education
On a recent episode of the New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast, I was startled to hear about an “AI-first” school that has used AI