The Harvard Report: An indictment of a one-party dominant rule

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The Harvard Report, Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa, released last week is a damning indictment of the entire ANC project. It is one of the

Argentinians see the light

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It took a second round of voting, but the libertarian Javier Milei has defeated his Peronist rival to become president of Argentina. A month ago,

Disincentivising reasonable disagreements

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There may be reasonable disagreement about the best strategies for dealing with pathological behaviour, but it would be surprising indeed if there were any debate

A R12 million victim with kinky hair

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The latest chapter in the decline and fall of UCT is called Dr Rosina Mamokgethi Phakeng. This strange and unpleasant woman is a psychological phenomenon.

Sustaining free speech, confronting hate

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The protests that have exploded around the world as a consequence of the Israel/Hamas conflict have brought to the fore the debate about whether there

Who was/is the real VC Price? Who were/are the real ‘victims’?

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A review of former University of Cape Town Vice Chancellor Dr Max Price’s memoir Statues and Storms In his memoir, ex-VC Price (2008-2018) self-portrays variously

Intelligent people lean towards classical liberalism

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It is widely supposed that intelligent, university-educated people lean left. But that is only half-right, and consequentially, half-wrong. The stereotypical intelligent, wealthy graduate is a

Cyprus divided

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. November 15th 1983 – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence; it

Scrap BEE in procurement – IRR, Zondo, and now Harvard all agree

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The last campaign I ran at the IRR was to scrap BEE at Eskom, particularly in procurement, in order to combat load-shedding. A new working

Nemo plus iuris: The universal law statists don’t want you to think about

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No matter what legal tradition you grew up with or which you prefer, all legal traditions share a universal rule which the proponents of modern