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Libertarian Jurisprudence & Free Market Policy

Blog, Economics23 November 20183 December 2018

Black Friday: A Celebration of Economic Freedom

Co-authored with Christo Hattingh. Today is the latest iteration of the Black Friday phenomenon, with ordinary people rushing to store to cash in on the best deals, spending their hard-earnedContinue readingBlack Friday: A Celebration of Economic Freedom

Blog, Jurisprudence13 November 201811 December 2018

Amending the Constitution on Shaky Grounds Will Cause Illegitimacy

Removing the right to compensation when expropriating property that is currently contained in section 25 of the Constitution, will be a lethal blow to the legitimacy and stability of ourContinue readingAmending the Constitution on Shaky Grounds Will Cause Illegitimacy

Blog, Economics7 November 201811 December 2018

Things Are Getting Worse – But There’s An Easy Solution

Co-authored with Christo Hattingh. Discovery CEO Adrian Gore mentioned at the recent Leadership Summit that there is an element of “declinism” — a pessimism about the state of one’s country — inContinue readingThings Are Getting Worse – But There’s An Easy Solution

Blog, Politics & philosophy5 December 201511 December 2018

Americans – Do Not Allow for the Demise of Individualism

South Africa is a place of contradictions. On the one hand, Dutch and English settlers who occupied and annexed large tracts of land, brought along with them various Western traditions,Continue readingAmericans – Do Not Allow for the Demise of Individualism