An economist’s failed attack on the pharmaceutical patent system
An academic’s effort to blame the patent system for the unequal distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world falls flat as he first constructs a
Enjoy the movies. Just don’t believe them
I’m grateful that I began my career before the online age really got going in South Africa. I would rather that some of my earliest
If Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy, why are its citizens not free?
There is irrefutable evidence that freedom – be it economic or political – has a strong bearing on the quality of lives of citizens. We
The US and the West … China and Africa
Given today’s fluxing geopolitics and economics, the value of criticising Western policies must be balanced with better appreciating their benefits. For professors of cultural studies
Are Electric Vehicles the Future of Driving?
DETROIT: This isn’t the first-time electric vehicles have been popular. In 1914 Clara Ford, Henry Ford’s wife, opted to drive a Model 47 Brougham from
Perhaps we must privatise Eskom, but…
The best possible electricity supply for a country is through a well-run state electricity company, which we had before 1990. The worst possible is through
Cape independence is more than just escaping the ANC
Regardless of where you stand on the topic of Cape independence, you cannot deny that it is an issue which has taken a far more
Liberalism is a package deal
I’ve got a problem with “free markets.” I don’t mean I have an issue with markets being free, but I think the term itself fails
Generation Z have it so hard! Or do they?
That South Africa’s young adults have it harder today than in the past is indisputable. Yet the same is often said about millennials and generation
The costs of identity politics at St Stithians
In an article ‘Why I am suing St Stithians over false allegations of racism’, I provided an overview of the legal action that I have