Ends and means, and what lies between
Seth Allot, retired Prof, may be old, but he still has all his marbles. Ghoens? I doubt it, except metaphysically, though he sure can see
What Minnesota tells us about the fate of white liberals
You may have never heard the phrase “Minnesota nice” probably because you’ve never had to, but in the context of what has unraveled in that
What’s with electricity prices? Politics and the blame game
Electricity prices are going up alarmingly, especially in the US and UK. Again, I have found myself embroiled in an argument about the price of
A liberal case for foreign intervention
Martin van Staden made a persuasive case for premising the legitimacy of foreign intervention on “freedom credentials”. In his excellent article Against the moral equivalence
Putting People First – Setting a Clear Line on SA’s Foreign Policy
‘If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favourable’ reminds the Roman philosopher and statesman Seneca. We live in a
Against the moral equivalence of states
The notion that independent states are “equal” is a new phenomenon in geopolitics that the West, in a unique moment of naïve optimism for the future and reckless ignorance of reality, introduced
As the Mullahs teeter: SA confused and hypocritical
Earlier this week, on the eve of naval exercises with the SA Navy and others off Simon’s Town, Iran pulled out. But there are still
The state of the rule of law in SA in 2026
One of the most frequent give-aways of the on-going incorrect national mind-set in politics used to be to refer to the then tripartite governing alliance
When Ideology Replaces Policy – Dion George’s Abuse of Office and the Animal Rights Capture of Environmental Governance
Former Minister Dion George’s decision to drag DA leader John Steenhuisen to the Public Protector, while simultaneously calling for investigations into Minister Willie Aucamp, represents
The case for abandoning BRICS
South Africa, as a member of BRICS, is a tiny fish in a small pond. And the pondwater is toxic. It should get out. BRICS+,