Do liberalism and capitalism really need a divorce?
Do liberalism and capitalism really need a divorce? A thought-provoking essay claims that capitalism and classical liberalism are headed for divorce. Over at TechCentral, my
Collective punishment, even for liberal ends, is intolerable
In the war between Russia and Ukraine, I am as pro-Ukraine as every sober-minded individual around the world today should be. This does not stop
Lessons from the Tshwane strike
For the past two months, the City of Tshwane has faced illegal strike action by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in support of
South Africa’s economic freedoms whittled away
Of the 165 jurisdictions ranked in the Fraser Institute’s 2023 Economic Freedom of the World Report (EFW), South Africa occupies the 94th position (this report
On conspiracies, a little capitalist thinking goes a long way
Capitalist free markets debunk a lot of myths, urban legends and conspiracy theories. Enduring myths, urban legends and conspiracy theories have many flaws in common.
Freedom and citizenship: untangling the knot
In dealing with inequalities, protecting a maximal level of freedom must be an imperative. It is only in freedom that democratic citizenship is possible. These
Vastly greater global integration SA’s only hope
With Eskom’s, Transnet’s and the National Treasury’s woes reinforcing one another, prospects for the ANC being booted out of the Union Buildings next year seem
Procurement law sets SA up to fail
Ultimately, every bid that goes straight for “value-for-money” with no other points is the most transformative way to spend R1 trillion, because it gets the
The man who stopped Grand Apartheid
Two events sounded the death knell of apartheid. The first was the refusal of Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi to accept “independence” for the KwaZulu Bantustan
Race law and SA go together like curry and rice, but what about India?
Mark Shuttleworth might have privately breached the atmosphere with Russian cosmonauts, but India has gone to the moon. The lunar landing is just one more