The role of fiat currency in the rise of the state

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Throughout recorded history, humans have used a commodity as their money. From approximately 500 BC in the West, the chosen commodities were gold, silver, and

America will rue a Donald Trump victory

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In the “war of ideas” against big government, corruption and socialism, right-wing populism and religious fundamentalism are not the answer. Populism is a vaguely defined

Relieve us from the smoking ruin of an endlessly formulaic civilisation

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Adriaan Basson, man with his finger on the pulse − News25 and all – writes from London: “Hullo,” he says, “Donald Trump is a threat

Wilgenhof: the tragic trilogy of an “honest mistake”, collateral damage and rising conflict

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In the event of irreconcilable conflict, everyone is entitled to their day in court. Trial by media should not attempt to influence the outcome of

SA not (yet) playing its G20 hand well

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When South Africa assumes the presidency of the G20 on 1 December, it gains a position that will afford the country, and the Government of

“Never resting, never tiring ….”: The liberal quest for “free minds in free societies”

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What follows are my opening remarks at the 45th Hoernlé Memorial Lecture by Advocate Mark Oppenheimer, hosted jointly by the Institute of Race Relations and

Mini-budget: Does the GNU have the will to rein in extravagant state spending?

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The following is an edited press statement I delivered on 29 October at the launch of the Free Market Foundation’s “Liberty First: Size of Government”

A hurricane and a collapsed power grid: Time for change in Cuba

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Last week Cuba was hit by two disasters, one natural and the other a man-made own goal. A hurricane hit the island, and the electricity

Spaza shop crackdown echoes apartheid repression

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History is not just something we study in books; it often comes back to haunt us. Today, South Africa is repeating policies that once crushed

Apartheid was not well-intended

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I recently heard the argument that apartheid was well-intended, but that it had disastrous consequences. This argument is, not to put too fine a point