Articles

3 October – Daily Friend – “Classical” liberalism is, and must be, muscular

2 October – Maroela Media – Die DA en Bela: Wie se mandaat is dit in elk geval? (EN)

26 September – Daily Friend – Private property is inseparable from other “basic” freedoms

22 September – Rapport – Met eksklusiwiteit kan jy uitsluit wie jy wil (EN)

19 September – Daily Friend – The DA and BELA: Whose mandate is it anyway? (AF)

12 September – Daily Friend – What does “freedom” mean to the left, the right, and the liberals?

6 September – The Star – Liberalism as anti-politics is cure for social rot

5 September – Daily Friend – The Orania model and South Africa’s cosmopolitan liberals (AF)

1 September – Sunday Tribune – How the death penalty could be fairly reintroduced (and why it should not be)

29 August – Daily Friend – Privacy: We rightly always have something to hide, and thus much to fear

22 August – Daily News – Why are children not being shielded?

22 August – Daily Friend – Liberalism as ‘anti-politics’ – and a cure for social rot

21 August – The Witness – ‘Only doing their job’

15 August – Daily Friend – How the death penalty could be fairly reintroduced (and why it should not be)

8 August – Daily Friend – Why are children not off the table of political contestation?

1 August – Daily Friend – ‘Only doing their jobs’ still is, but shouldn’t be, regarded as a valid excuse

28 July – Rapport – Daar’s baie gepraat; nou is die tyd vir bietjie dóén (EN)

25 July – Daily Friend – Did our fear of extremism just give us a one-party (GNU) state?

18 July – Daily Friend – Taking responsibility: Nobody is coming to ‘rescue’ South Africa

14 July – Rapport – 5 redes waarom RNE se kleefband nie gaan hou (EN)

11 July – Daily Friend – Decriminalisation: SA’s oft-ignored constitutional imperative

4 July – Daily Friend – DA and IFP must now prove their dedication to federalism (AF)

27 June – Daily Friend – The DA should leverage its electoral support better, not aim to endlessly grow it

20 June – Daily Friend – Beware the traps of the ‘beneficiaries of Apartheid’ narrative

13 June – Daily Friend – Six reasons the GNU, if formed, will not last long

10 June – Business Brief – The price of populism? The rule of law, economic freedom, and social progress

6 June – Daily Friend – Get civically minded

30 May – Daily Friend – Reject the false dichotomy of ANC-DA or ANC-EFF

29 May – Maroela Media – Los kriminalisering, fokus op die kriminele (EN)

28 May – Politicsweb – Hate speech judgment confirms worrying trend of jurisprudence in SA

24 May – Maroela Media – Vryheid kom te laat

23 May – Daily Friend – Beware! Yes, you can ‘vote wrong’

16 May – Daily Friend – Race law in South Africa 30 years into ‘non-racial democracy’

9 May – Daily Friend – The ‘rooi gevaar’: it’s not okay to be a socialist

7 May – Business Day – Overzealous regulation

2 May – BizNews – Curbing tender corruption: Separating economy and state

2 May – Daily Friend – Does the ‘free market’ lead to public sector corruption? Of course not

25 April – BizNews – SA coalitions to consider or avoid post-May 29

25 April – Daily Friend – Political arrangements to consider, or avoid, after 29 May

18 April – Daily Friend – ‘It’s the law!’ – the motto of the 21st century’s useful idiot

16 April – Maroela Media – Suid-Afrika se koalisie-kruispad (EN)

11 April – Daily Friend – Now is the time for Home Rule in South Africa

9 April – BizNews – Liberals and Cape Independence – support or reject?

4 April – Daily Friend – Beware the sophistry of ‘legal vs illegal immigration’ discourse

28 March – Daily Friend – Wrongly labelled ‘universal franchise’ is why we can’t have nice things

25 March – Maroela Media – Post-2024 Suid-Afrika en desentralisering (EN)

21 March – Daily Friend – How are liberals to respond to calls for Cape independence?

20 March – BizNews – Coalition crossroads: MPC parties’ dilemma in post-election South Africa (AF)

14 March – Maroela Media – Hoe kan jy federalisme teëstaan? (EN)

14 March – Daily Friend – The process is the punishment: A fatal flaw in South Africa’s criminal justice system

8 March – Maroela Media – Opregte afwenteling of kosmetiese verandering? (EN)

7 March – Daily Friend – When judges aren’t

29 February – Politicsweb – Could a simple name-change ignite a spirit of federalism?

29 February – Daily Friend – From pact to pillar: The Multi-Party Charter after the 2024 election (AF)

23 February – BizNews – Multi-Party Charter rejects Referendum Party: What it means

22 February – Daily Friend – ‘Rule of Law’: Vapid or still relevant?

22 February – Maroela Media – Vat die hawe of bou ‘n nuwe een (EN)

21 February – Business Day – There is no reason for municipalities to oppose federalism (AF)

19 February – Mail & Guardian – When individuality kills

16 February – BizNews – DA’s federalist dilemma: Genuine devolution or cosmetic change? (AF)

16 February – Cape Independent – The DA must seize the Port of Cape Town

15 February – Daily Friend – Can we address real crime in an overcriminalised society? (AF)

8 February – Daily Friend – Take the port or build a port – but passivity is out of the question! (AF)

8 February – News24 – Cries of apartheid will not dissuade federalist sentiment

7 February – Maroela Media – Staatsbestandheid begin in die psige (EN)

1 February – Daily Friend – When individuality kills

1 February – City Press – Sorry, Siyahleba but SA is indeed a federation

25 January – Daily Friend – ‘Get over’ government: Stateproofing against harm begins in the psyche (AF)

24 January – Maroela Media – Wes-Kaapse minister van buitelandse sake? (EN)

23 January – The Star – Provinces should conduct own foreign affairs

23 January – Daily News – Provinces should conduct own foreign affairs

23 January – Cape Argus – Provinces should conduct own foreign affairs

19 January – Daily News – ‘199’ is the magic number in the 2024 elections

19 January – Maroela Media – Op 199 verander alles

18 January – Daily Friend – Four false criticisms of liberalism from the right

18 January – George Herald – ‘199’ is the 2024 election’s magic number: hit it, and everything changes

11 January – Daily Friend – South Africa’s provinces should conduct their own foreign affairs (AF)

7 January – Rapport – Dinge lyk moontlik vanjaar heel anders

7 December – Daily Friend – BEE ‘fronting’ is a brave public service to be celebrated

30 November – Daily Friend – The well-kept secret of South Africa’s regime of censorship and ideological gerrymandering

23 November – Daily Friend – The tragicomedy of business’s naïvety on NHI

20 November – Maroela Media – Winde kan ʼn referendum uitroep as hy wil (EN)

20 November – Cape Independent – Constitution is clear: Alan Winde can call a referendum in WCape

16 November – Daily Friend – Nemo plus iuris: The universal law statists don’t want you to think about

9 November – Daily Friend – The Constitution is clear: Alan Winde can call a referendum in the Western Cape (AF)

2 November – Daily Friend – Why the ‘unequal bargaining power’ argument against free choice is problematic

27 October – Daily Friend – Assume Hitler will govern: The most important (and ignored) principle of constitutional design

19 October – Daily Friend – ‘Load-limiting’ is tyranny masquerading as convenience

12 October – Daily Friend – Israel: A (weak) light of liberty in a dark corner of the world

5 October – Daily Friend – It’s simple (but expensive)

28 September – Daily Friend – ‘Selfdoen’: The Solidarity Movement and AfriForum are conservatism done right

26 September – Politicsweb – Budget cuts? It’s about time

22 September – Business Brief – The pitfalls of raising taxes on vaping – a closer look

21 September – Daily Friend – Collective punishment, even for liberal ends, is intolerable

18 September – Politicsweb – Malema’s threats of force and the liberal order’s rules of the game

14 September – BizNews – Treasury introduces fiscal anchor to contain debt surge: But SA must do budget cuts right

14 September – Daily Friend – Budget cuts? It’s about time. Minister Godongwana, let’s do it properly!

11 September – Politicsweb – Hate speech law, if it is to exist, must apply equally

7 September – Daily Friend – Julius Malema’s threats of force and the liberal order’s rules of the game

7 September – Maroela Media – Vryspraak of haatspraak? Wat ook al, wees net konsekwent!

31 August – Daily Friend – Weasel clause or protector of freedom? A new consideration of section 36 of the Constitution

24 August – Daily Friend – State displacement of personal responsibility cannot justify Tobacco Bill

17 August – BizNews – Navigating South Africa’s governance circus around the electricity crisis

17 August – Daily Friend – This government is not to be taken seriously on electricity

13 August – Business Day – Misplaced optimism over Ramaphosa

10 August – Daily Friend – Flags and threats: a liberal rumination on the limits of free expression

3 August – Maroela Media – ANC en SAKP nie só onbekwaam gegewe sosialistiese doelwitte

3 August – Daily Friend – Vagrant ‘traffic wardens’ and the false comfort of the commons

27 July – BizNews – The dilemma of regulating coalitions in South Africa’s political landscape

27 July – Daily Friend – Coalitions: Our desire for ‘certainty’ and ‘stability’ must be measured, not absolute

20 July – Daily Friend – A cap on CEO salaries? No, rather cap political salaries

13 July – Daily Friend – Illegal mining deaths caused by socialism, not capitalism

10 July – Maroela Media – ‘Wie besluit?’ – ʼn Verdediging van liberale individualisme

10 July – The Witness – Who decides?

7 July – African Liberty – South Africa’s Hate Speech Bill is Worrisome

6 July – Daily Friend – The road to Hell is paved with good intentions (and, yes, so was the road to Apartheid)

3 July – Business Day – Government fiddles with tobacco as SA burns

30 June – Maroela Media – Herroeping van haatspraakwetsontwerp moeilik, maar nodig

29 June – Daily Friend – Dennis Davis (of all people) stands up for private property against militant socialism

22 June – Maroela Media – Rasse-ingenieurswese moet stopgesit word

22 June – Daily Friend – ‘Who decides?’ A defence of liberal individualism (AF)

15 June – Daily Friend – Repealing the Hate Speech Bill: difficult, but necessary

8 June – BizNews – South Africa’s political landscape on the brink of transformation: An end of ANC dominance and 2024’s possibilities

8 June – Daily Friend – ‘199’ is the 2024 election’s magic number: hit it, and everything changes (AF)

1 June – Daily Friend – Why I am a liberal

Read between the lines to understand the pernicious Expropriation Bill – Daily Friend – 25 May

A defence of the High Court’s ‘foolish, dangerous judgment on load-shedding’ – Daily Friend – 18 May

DA’s ‘doomsday coalition’ agenda insufficient to inspire many voters – The Citizen – 13 May

Liberalism is perfectly at home in SA – Daily Friend – 11 May

It’s a fallacy to measure ‘fair share’ only by tax contribution – Daily Friend – 4 May

‘Ekwiteitswet’ blatant ideologies – Maroela Media – 4 May

Why (classical) liberalism ought to be the philosophy of the courts – Daily Friend – 20 April

‘Equity’ nothing but a euphemism for ANC’s race law ideology – News24 – 18 April

Even judges are human – Daily Friend – 13 April

Cancel ‘cancel culture’? Not so fast – Daily Friend – 6 April

A hegemon crumbles! – will the ANC survive after decades of parasitic policies? – Business Brief – 3 April

A proposed 11-member cabinet for a reformist South Africa – BizNews – 30 March

Proportional representation and secret ballots in SA’s coalition future – News24 – 30 March

Cabinet bloat? Here’s what a lean cabinet could look like – Daily Friend – 30 March

South Africa’s flawed legislation puts justice at risk – BizNews – 24 March

Parliament must stop trying to use the courts to fix bad law – Daily Friend – 23 March

Federalists! Embrace South Africa’s mighty municipality – Daily Friend – 16 March

Confidence and supply as an alternative to a DA/ANC coalition – News24 – 11 March

The DA’s principle of separation of party and state: Potentially problematic? – BizNews – 9 March

The DA’s ‘separation of party and state’ in a representative democracy – Daily Friend – 9 March

Illusion of a benevolent dictatorship in South Africa? – BizNews – 3 March

South Africa’s decentralisation movement: Power to the provinces – BizNews – 2 March

‘Benevolent dictatorship’ is not an easy egg to unscramble – Daily Friend – 2 March

SA’s liberation from load-shedding lies in liberalisation and deregulation – Business Day – 27 February

Federation and devolution: ‘Doing’ versus ‘asking’ – Daily Friend – 23 February

Five reasons why DA and other opposition parties must avoid ANC coalition – Daily Friend – 16 February

Opposition: Get along or get out of the way – Daily Friend – 9 February

Ramptoestand: ’n Klipharde néé teen nóg geknoei – Rapport – 5 February

Southern Africa: The best place on the continent to be free – Daily Friend – 2 February

Competence, not colour, the key to progress for all – The Post – 1 February

Every man and his dog has a view on electricity in SA – BizNews – 26 January

Comparing the electricity policies of SA’s top five opposition parties – Daily Friend – 26 January

BEE is more akin to blatant elite enrichment – Business Day – 23 January

How the DA should answer Clem Sunter’s rebranding questions – Daily Friend – 19 January

Why ‘Eskom worked well in the past’ is a fundamentally bad argument – Daily Friend – 12 January

Centralisation of basic education should be avoided and parental rights respected – Daily Friend – 5 January

Finansiële deregulering noodsaaklik vir ekonomiese groei – Maroela Media – 15 December

Die meer as 116 rassewette van die post-1994-era – Maroela Media – 14 December

Deregulering van die regstelsel is nodig – Maroela Media – 9 December

Two avenues to provincial policing without ANC cooperation – Daily Friend – 8 December

Liberalisering van onderwys noodsaaklik vir ekonomiese groei – Maroela Media – 2 December

The ‘good intentions’ of race law: SA’s enduring legislative tradition – Daily Friend – 1 December

Financial deregulation necessary to spur economic growth – Business Brief – 29 November

Regulasies vir “openbare gesondheid” ongesond vir groei – Maroela Media – 28 November

Of course the Constitution is an obstacle to your radical plan: that’s the point – Daily Friend – 24 November

How deregulating courts and the legal profession in South Africa could help small business – Business Brief – 23 November

Arbeidsmarkliberalisering is noodsaaklik vir indiensneming en groei – Maroela Media – 21 November

Keeping the EFF from power with a (very loose) ANC/DA arrangement – BizNews – 18 November

DA/ANC coalition? Hell no. Confidence and supply? Maybe – Daily Friend – 17 November

Liberalisation in education necessary for economic growth – Business Brief – 15 November

Suid-Afrika moet oorentoesiastiese lisensiëringsbestel heroorweeg – Maroela Media – 11 November

South Africa’s Constitution: pretty good, could be better – Daily Friend – 10 November

Petty ‘public-health’ regulations stall small business growth – Business Brief – 8 November

Business is gagged in the SA administrative state – Daily Friend – 4 November

Kleinsakeontwikkeling hang van die regte hantering van ‘die grondkwessie’ af – Maroela Media – 4 November

Godongwana’s procurement reform must be quickly embraced – Business Day – 3 November

Labour liberalisation key to incentivise employment and small business growth – Business Brief – 1 November

As groei die mikpunt is, is dit tyd dat Jan Taks terugstaan – Maroela Media – 28 October

Hate Speech Bill in late 2022: Still a threat to free expression? – Daily Friend – 27 October

South Africa’s overzealous licensing regime must be reconsidered – Business Brief – 26 October

Where has the corporate backbone gone? – Daily Friend – 20 October

Small business development depends on getting ‘the land question’ right – Business Brief – 19 October

Ramaphosa’s pork pies on police devolution – BizNews – 13 October

Devolved policing: Constitutional imperative, or fantasy? – Daily Friend – 13 October

If growth is South Africa’s aim, it’s time for Jan Tax to retire – Business Brief – 12 October

The “Expropriation” Bill is dangerously misnamed – Daily Friend – 6 October

If South Africa is to thrive, Piketty and the OECD must be ignored – BizNews – 21 September

Health regulations and police minister fiascos expose contempt for public participation – Business Brief – 17 August

Ramaphosa’s welcome electricity reforms short on liberalisation – Mail & Guardian – 29 July

Legal profession regulation will threaten judicial independence in the long term – City Press – 8 June

Make SA prosperous first before focusing on renewables – News24 – 3 June

Ideology beats evidence in SA – BizNews – 2 June

ANC’s socialist thinking is crushing South Africa’s future – Mail & Guardian – 22 May

SA must only concern itself with green power when majority participate in the powered economy – City Press – 19 May

Loadshedding and lockdown expose paperthin democracy – The Star | Daily News – 29 April

It’s time to abolish or overhaul the Competition Commission (AF) – Business Day – 11 April

Blueprint for a new SA, get yours now! – BizNews – 24 March

The first four items of the post-ANC government’s agenda – Daily Friend – 15 March

Electricity regulation bill shows centralist ideology still reigns – Business Day – 6 March

Courts must not interfere with communities taking over service delivery – Business Brief – 1 February

Ending state of disaster only the first step in restoring constitutional government – Gay Pages – 28 January

Liberalism is about individual rights – Business Day – 19 January

State of disaster can no longer continue – Business Day – 11 January

‘Commit no nuisance here’ – The first step to emergent federalism – Daily Friend – 6 January

Wat is ʼn ‘verkeerde keuse’ in ʼn vrye samelewing? – Maroela Media – 10 December

WHO undermines democracy in crusade against tobacco and vaping products – Business Day – 8 November

Verpligte ent, en dan? – Beeld | Die Burger – 2 November

Multipronged battle for control of Free Market Foundation unfolds by people with unjustified entitlement complex – Daily Maverick – 31 October

The ANC’s choice for South Africa: Federation or dissolution – Daily Friend – 28 October

South Africa: A federation without federalism – Daily Friend – 23 October

Federalism and the promise of the transition – Daily Friend – 21 October

The KwaZulu Indaba and the federalist slide-away – Daily Friend – 20 October

When is a constitution unconstitutional? – The Witness – 18 October

When is a constitution unconstitutional? – City Press – 17 October

South African federalism before the transition – Daily Friend – 16 October

Opgee van vryhede sal dekades by ons spook – Maroela Media – 15 October

Fact: The Constitution 18th Amendment Bill must precede the Expropriation Bill – Daily Maverick – 12 October

5 Ways ALL Your Rights DEPEND on Secure Private Property – Freedom Advocacy Network – 10 October

The constitution after the section 25 proposed amendment – Business Day – 1 October

The liberal case against (vaccine) passports – Daily Friend – 11 September

Threat of expropriation still hovers over SA – Business Day – 1 September

Nog ’n taks om SA te laat vou – Rapport – 29 August

Municipal elections: Is the Constitution a ‘living document’ capable of being adapted? – Daily Friend – 28 August

Riots due to inequality? Not likely – Business Brief – 1 August

Why Not Even the Constitutional Court Can (Legally) Postpone the 2021 Municipal Elections – Daily Friend – 31 July

Balance optimism with SA’s realities – Financial Mail – 19 July

Will South Africans allow government to introduce a hut tax for the SABC’s benefit? – Daily Friend – 19 July

Illegal tobacco trade flourishes due to government interference – Business Day – 4 July

3 critical race-hustling LIES told about the Constitution – Freedom Advocacy Network – 4 July

Public policy requires evidence, not bias – Business Day – 1 July

Viable alternatives to government’s expropriation plans – Business Brief – 30 June

Roger Southall and the mischaracterisation of the IRR – Daily Friend – 26 June

PANDA award ceremony opening remarks by Executive Committee member Martin van Staden – Free Market Foundation – 23 June

Why are we celebrating the Constitution if we’re destroying it? – Daily Friend – 12 June

Hoe gemaak met die wolkbreuk van outoritêre beleide? (EN) – Maroela Media – 7 June

State must stop trying to be the public’s babysitter – Business Day – 30 May

Changes to discrimination law will make social interaction impossible (AF) – Business Day – 28 April

The cloud-cuckooland jurisprudence of “nil compensation” – Free Market Foundation – 15 April

The President’s Human Rights Day hypocrisy – Free Market Foundation – 25 March

Eufemistiese terminologie van onteiening sonder vergoeding (EN) – Maroela Media – 24 March

Reminding ourselves why EWC is unnecessary – Free Market Foundation – 16 March

Expropriation as punishment (AF) – Moneyweb – 9 March

SA needs a police service geared to serve the people – City Press – 4 March

‘Abandonment’ in the 2020 Expropriation Bill – African Liberty – 3 March

‘Abandonment’ in the 2020 Expropriation Bill – Rule of Law Project – 26 February

Don’t get lost in the details of expropriation – City Press – 26 February

Finding constitutional freedom of choice in the right to dignity – Rule of Law Project – 21 February

No more future booze bans, please! – The Citizen – 20 February

Government must reassure South Africans of no future booze bans – Moneyweb – 20 February

Fighting corruption with less politics and more business in South Africa (AF) – Business Brief – 17 February

‘Slegs R1,2 m.’ – die regering begryp nie sy eie SEB-beleid nie (EN) – Maroela Media – 11 February

New small enterprise bill – Does it answer the wrong questions? – Business Brief – 4 February

The circus of irrationality continues with new level 3 regulations – Free Market Foundation – 4 February

Battle of personalities in America, South Africa, distracts from importance of institutions – Business Brief – 3 February

Suid-Afrika se kleinsakeondernemings wandel steeds alleen (EN) – Sakeliga – 26 January

Wat is die onderliggende agenda met SA se onteieningsbeleid? – Maroela Media – 21 January

The new expropriation policy’s questionable premises – Politicsweb – 20 January

We cannot depend on the Constitution to protect our freedoms – Business Day – 19 January

Bezos-Musk wealth dance shows the folly of worrying about ‘inequality’ – City Press – 14 January

South Africa’s Constitution does not Envision Socialism, but Freedom – African Liberty – 14 January

Ramaphosa’s pseudo-economics won’t lower data prices by 2024 – TechCentral – 21 December

Chile’s constitutional choice: lessons from SA – Business Day – 7 December

Gautengse township-wetsontwerp skiet te kort – Maroela Media – 7 December

Indien sosialisme ons voorland is, wag daar groot moeilikheid – Maroela Media – 16 November

Only a free market and disciplined Parliament can end corruption – City Press – 10 September

Three good governance practices that African states should adopt – BridgeAfrica – 22 August

Tread carefully with calls for ‘free data’ because it’s another promise government might not fulfil – City Press – 20 August

Harnessing an authentic South Africanism – Quintessential ZA – 11 August

Prohibition has never and will never lead to smokers quitting – Business Day – 23 July

SAA billions and a stillborn section of the Constitution – Daily Maverick – 16 July

Land expropriation without compensation: Lessons from Venezuela paint dire future – City Press – 3 July

For each day of cigarette ban, South Africa loses 1.5 community clinics – Business Brief – 1 July

We should talk about civil disobedience – City Press – 23 June

High data prices? Don’t blame Vodacom and MTN – Moneyweb – 20 June

High data prices? Don’t blame Vodacom and MTN – TechCentral – 17 June

Prohibition and paternalism are always wrong, especially in a pandemic – Daily Maverick – 16 June

Copyright Amendment Bill – public participation shambles! – Business Brief – 10 June

Government must stub out its fake news on smoking – Business Day – 3 June

Defend the dignity and freedom of employees and the jobless – Business Report – 25 May

Defending and advancing liberalism in South Africa after COVID-19 – City Press – 22 May

COVID-19: Let’s abandon the fake news paranoia – City Press – 8 May

SA needs real structural reform, not more jurists and philosophers – Business Day – 3 May

Covid-19-afsonderingstydperk: juridies en prakties gedoem – Maroela Media – 11 April

Comply with the lockdown, but don’t judge those who don’t – Business Brief – 8 April

Right now it is overkill to require network providers to infringe our right to privacy – Business Day – 2 April

Die COVID-19-afsondering: juridies en prakties gedoem – Koronavirus Krisissentrum – 1 April

Beware the constitutional void during the lockdown – Accounting Weekly – 27 March

We can ill afford to play fast and loose with civil liberties – Business Day – 24 March

How legislation could hamper the response to coronavirus – BizNews – 17 March

Why feminists should embrace economic freedom – Channelwise – 13 March

Land expropriation in SA: A warning ignored, a society crumbling – City Press – 6 March

Why Expropriation Without Compensation Would Devastate South Africa’s Future – Foundation for Economic Education – 28 February

Section 1 and the problems of constitutionalising expropriation without compensation in South Africa – African Network of Constitutional Lawyers – 24 February

Nigeria and South Africa are Killing the Sports Broadcasting Market – African Liberty – 16 February

MultiChoice lives up to its name and is not a monopoly – Business Day – 13 February

The worrying escalation of land expropriation without compensation – City Press – 31 January

NGV-beleid gegrond op bedrieglike studie – Maroela Media – 16 January

Tinkering with constitutional legitimacy is dangerous and unnecessary – Daily Friend – 21 December

New or Higher Taxes won’t Work for S.A. and it could be Unconstitutional – African Liberty – 13 December

The proposed National Health Insurance scheme throws constitutional caution to the wind – Med Suite Media – 11 December

Proposed NHI throws constitutional caution to the wind – Med Brief Africa – 29 November

We beg to differ: Classical liberalism is exactly what South Africa needs – Daily Maverick – 31 October

Change the law, implement vouchers, to end Eskom’s disastrous monopoly – Bizcommunity – 21 October

The unreasonableness of expropriation without compensation – Nephrology & Urology News – 18 October

Expropriation amendment harkens back to apartheid legal thinking – City Press – 11 October

The unreasonableness of expropriation without compensation – Business Brief – 9 October

L’hyper-réglementation, ennemie de la prospérité – Contrepoints – 6 October

The Irrationality of Expropriation Without Compensation – African Liberty – 4 October

La nécessité de remettre les syndicats à leur place – Contrepoints – 2 October

Legislation by regulation undermines economic freedom – City Press – 20 September

Rule of Law Project in court to protect free expression, equality at law – Business Brief – 18 September

Icasa sports regulations pose a threat to constitutionalism – TechCentral – 13 September

Stop aux politiques tueuses d’emplois! – Contrepoints – 10 September

We need to stop listening to the trade unions – City Press – 6 September

Why hate speech and hurtful comments aren’t the same thing – Jewish Report – 5 September

Resist the ‘healthpas’ threat to our constitutional rights – Business Brief – 28 August

How the NHI threatens your constitutional rights and access to healthcare – All 4 Women – 16 August

Resist the ‘healthpas’ threat to our constitutional rights – Automotive Business Review – 16 August

South Africa’s New ‘Healthpas’ Policy Violates the Constitution – African Liberty – 16 August

Liberalism remains misunderstood, despite evidence of its benefits – News24 – 15 August

Freer markets generate prosperity, especially for the poor – City Press – 8 August

How government creates a problem and fixes it at taxpayers’ expense – City Press – 19 July

If Our Salvation Depends On Personalities, We are In Trouble – African Liberty – 10 July

If our salvation depends on personalities, we are in trouble – SA Breaking News – 10 July

Ebola spread in Africa raises questions about WHO’s priorities – Business Day – 9 July

Nationalising the profession, controlling how lawyers think: This is troubling – City Press – 28 June

Vergeet gratis universiteite, gee ons vrye universiteite – Rapport – 23 June

Time to toe the ideological line – The Witness – 21 June

Our youth need a free future to flourish – Business Brief – 19 June

South African Youth Need a Free Future to Flourish – African Liberty – 19 June

The dangers of “transformative constitutionalism” – Politicsweb – 19 June

Ideologie bedreig ons grondwetlike legitimiteit – Maroela Media – 29 May

Niks oor ons, sonder ons nie – Die Boodskapper – 28 May

American Culture Wars Have International Consequences – Think Liberty – 19 April

South African government violates the Constitution by prohibiting prostitution – African Liberty – 18 April

Prohibiting prostitution is unconstitutional – SA Breaking News – 17 April

Keep the ANC out of two-thirds majority – Business Day – 12 April

Cut spending and corruption, or get used to tax shortfalls – City Press – 5 April

Is there anything to celebrate this Human Rights Day? – City Press – 21 March

Verkiesing: Ons moet die Grondwet beskerm – Netwerk24 – 15 March

Bitter taste to sugar tax’s easy money – Sunday Tribune – 10 March

Minimum loon sal armoede vererger – Netwerk24 – 5 March

It would be deplorable to rush the expropriation amendment – City Press – 1 March

Why the outrage over sugar tax job losses? – IT Online – 20 February

A free society is an armed society – City Press – 15 February

SA’s cyclops foreign policy on Maduro could be stomping on our Constitution – BizNews – 30 January

‘Ongelykheid het niks met armoede te doen nie’ – Netwerk24 – 28 January

Hard lessons from the expropriation of mining rights – Polity – 25 January

Quality over quantity is best – The Witness – 21 January

Right to compensation central to protecting human rights – Business Brief – 21 January

When it comes to making laws quality over quantity is preferable – City Press – 18 January

Right to compensation central to protecting human rights – iAfrica – 9 January

Arbitrariness in mine safety law undermines the industry, and constitutionalism – Polity – 7 January

Exploring the constitutional definition of hate speech – City Press – 1 January

In Final Plea, Economists Implore South Africa to Abandon Expropriation Plan – Foundation for Economic Education – 7 December

Leaders must put SA first – Business Day – 5 December

Ingonyama Trust coining it by keeping subjects serfs on its land – BizNews – 28 November

Untitled communal land amounts to dead capital – Business Day – 28 November

Expropriation: We have to be careful – Netwerk24 – 23 November

Onteiening: Ons moet nou op ons hoede wees – Netwerk24 – 23 November

Black Friday: A celebration of economic freedom – City Press – 23 November

Amending the Constitution on shaky grounds will cause illegitimacy – Business Brief – 19 November

US system protects, not favours minorities – Business Day – 16 November

Amending the Constitution on shaky grounds will cause illegitimacy – Automotive Business Review – 13 November

Things are getting worse – but there’s an easy solution – Business Brief – 12 November

Beste Cyril, kom ons praat oor onteiening sonder vergoeding – Netwerk24 – 12 November

Saving SA from its broadening slippery slope – Sunday Tribune – 11 November

Flawed jurisprudence upholds the State capture of the mining industry – Polity – 7 November

Controls a recipe for disaster – The Witness – 25 October

SA’s fuel price needs less government intervention, not more – Business Day – 24 October

Doit-on obéir à une loi injuste? – Libre Afrique – 18 October

Restoring dignity of the law – Amanzimtoti Fever – 17 October

Stop making laws to which nobody adheres – Business Brief – 11 October

Restoring dignity of the law – The Witness – 10 October

Expropriation without compensation is a contradiction in terms – SA Real Estate Investor Magazine – 3 October

Expropriation without compensation is a contradiction in terms – SA Property Insider – 3 October

Le pouvoir administratif discrétionnaire socle de la corruption – Libre Afrique – 28 September

State control of healthcare – a sure route to disappointment and destitution – Daily Maverick – 21 September

Constitutional change must be constrained – The Witness – 18 September

How to provide responsibly for expropriation without compensation – SA Real Estate Investor Magazine – 17 September

South Africa’s Expropriation Plan Puts All Property in Danger, Not Just Farmland – Foundation for Economic Education – 09 September

Title deeds are simply a means to an end – security of property rights – Daily Maverick – 06 September

There is a surprisingly simple solution to our corruption problem – Business Day – 05 September

Parliamentary deference to executive bills a cause for concern – Business Brief – 28 August

Don’t abandon the constitution to the race-ultras – Politicsweb – 27 August

‘Never again’ until next time – SA Real Estate Investor Magazine – 16 August

Afrique du Sud: comment baisser le prix du carburant? – Libre Afrique – 1 August

Paying for court cases – The Witness – 27 July

Recklessly throwing taxpayer funds at court cases is unconstitutional – City Press – 25 July

How you lower the fuel price – Amanzimtoti Fever – 25 July

Using taxpayers’ money to fund Jacob Zuma’s legal bills is unconstitutional – Business Day – 24 July

Cronies out to nail Netflix – Business Day – 13 July

Here’s how you lower the fuel price – The Mercury – 12 July

South Africans Don’t Need A Law For Everything – HuffPost – 10 July

Law so vague it makes no sense – Weekend Post – 7 July

Proposed IT law vague and confusing – IT Online – 4 July

L’interventionnisme de l’État socle de la pauvreté – Libre Afrique – 25 June

Gauteng government is undermining constitutional democracy – Automotive Business Review – 19 June

South Africa’s Tyranny of Regulations – HuffPost – 14 June

Political funding bill: Be careful of what you wish for – Politicsweb – 14 June

Blame political elite for poverty and lack of economic freedom – Business Day – 13 June

Afrique du Sud: hausse des loyers en vue! – Libre Afrique – 1 June

Snake in the grass in Jo’burg housing policy – Cape Messenger – 23 May

Afrique du Sud: Comment sauver le secteur des TIC? – Libre Afrique – 14 May

The government’s ICT policy is holding SA back – Business Day – 8 May

No Growth Before Economic Fallacies Are Buried – HuffPost – 8 May

South Africa should follow winners, not losers – Sharebox – 18 April

New Hate Speech Bill an improvement, but is still unnecessary – Free Market Foundation – 17 April

South Africa should follow winners, not losers – Free Market Foundation – 17 April

Why spectrum should be traded like property in South Africa – TechCentral – 13 April

South Africa Can Work by Frans Rautenbach: reader impression – LitNet – 12 April

Rectify insecure tenure – The Witness – 9 April

SA’s ban on spectrum trading makes no sense – TechCentral – 5 April

South Africa is not capitalist, but needs to be! – Business Brief – 4 April

Land reform urgently needed in urban areas – SA Property Insider – 3 April

Expropriation en Afrique du Sud: mesure anti-Noirs? – Libre Afrique – 3 April

South Africans need time to debate issue of expropriation without compensation – The Witness – 2 April

Amending the Constitution needs time for proper consultation – Business Day – 1 April

‘More time needed’ to discuss land grabs – Cape Messenger – 28 March

Land Reform: The Free Market Way – HuffPost – 26 March

New Traffic Law Inconsistent With The Rule of Law – HuffPost – 23 March

Observe property rights and pay for land – Pretoria News – 16 March

Land expropriation will hit blacks more – Cape Messenger – 15 March

Unworkable drink ban until age of 21 – Cape Messenger – 8 March

How The Constitutional Court May Still Save Property Rights – HuffPost – 3 March

Ban nanny state instead – Business Day – 3 March

Hate-Speech Bill: A Threat To Democracy In South Africa – HuffPost – 1 March

Racialist amendment bill will poke a stick in wheel of growth – Business Day – 28 February

Afrique du Sud: la liberté, moteur de la concurrence – Libre Afrique – 21 February

Only freedom can stimulate competition – Business Brief – 14 February

Oxfam Cares More About Ideology than Poverty – Foundation for Economic Education – 27 January

Afrique: La propriété privée n’est pas une création importée – Libre Afrique – 26 January

Afrique du Sud: l’éducation étranglée par la bureaucratie – Afrik.com – 25 January

Centralising education will destroy diversity – City Press – 7 January

Bureaucracy disease: Distressing plan to centralise control of education in SA – BizNews – 5 January

Quand les parlementaires fragilisent la démocratie – Libre Afrique – 22 December

Is equality really equal? – Bizcommunity – 21 December

Beware the unintended consequences of the new political party funding law – Go Legal – 12 December

SAA is not a parastatal, it is a PARASITE and unconstitutional – van Staden – BizNews – 11 December

Getting Rid of Mugabe Isn’t Enough – Zimbabwe Needs Change – RealClearWorld – 4 December

Short comment periods on new laws are unreasonable and unconstitutional – Berea Mail – 29 November

Short comment periods on new laws are unreasonable and unconstitutional – The Gremlin – 28 November

Short comment periods ‘unconstitutional’ – IT Online – 28 November

Deursigtigheid in politieke partyfinansiering nie noodwendig voordelig nie – Maroela Media – 21 November

Concerns about government’s ICT policy plans – EngineerIT – 20 November

Ruled by grey people with pens – Cape Messenger – 14 November

Parliament’s surrendering of political power to bureaucrats jeopardises democracy – The Gremlin – 14 November

Mandatory transparency in political party funding could jeopardise South Africa’s democracy – Voices360 – 18 October

Afrique du Sud: le pouvoir fort source de corruption – Libre Afrique – 16 October

Why the NHI is unconstitutional and a violation of the rule of law – Business Day – 5 October

London’s Uber Ban Shines Light on the Sorry State of the Rule of Law – Foundation for Economic Education – 2 October

Discretionary power the ROOT of SA’s corruption, disinvestment – Martin van Staden – BizNews – 26 September

Treasury undermines the Constitution with SAA appropriation bill – Cape Messenger – 26 September

Treasury undermines the Constitution with SAA appropriation bill – The Gremlin – 18 September

Funding of proposed national health scheme is still a puzzle – Cape Messenger – 14 September

Land reform mirage: ANC govt fails to take property rights seriously – BizNews – 7 September

Private property is a fact of life, not a ‘Western’ creation – Free Market Foundation – 7 September

Grace Mugabe saga shows some more equal than others – Amanzimtoti Fever – 6 September

Why a 100 Percent Inheritance Tax is a Silly Idea – Townhall – 29 August

Rule of Law is forgotten – Sunday Tribune – 29 August

Political elite can’t opt out of the rule of law enshrined in SA’s constitution – Daily News – 28 August

Eroding Rule of Law: Grace Mugabe saga shows some more equal than others – BizNews – 23 August

Ces idées reçues qui coulent l’Afrique – Afrik.com – 17 August

Reducing the number of provinces is an affront to the rule of law and democracy – Hillcrest Fever – 15 August

New SAA bailout package shows government is not committed to transformation – The Gremlin – 8 August

ANC’s desire to tinker with provinces sinister – Daily News – 4 August

Op-Ed: Reducing the number of provinces is an affront to the Rule of Law and democracy – CNBC Africa – 3 August

Reducing the number of provinces is an affront to the Rule of Law and democracy – Cape Messenger – 2 August

Reducing the number of provinces is an affront to the Rule of Law and democracy – The Gremlin – 25 July

Haro sur l’idéologisation de l’économie en Afrique – Libération – 25 July

Reckless amendments to constitution will be illegal – Daily News – 14 July

SA’s Constitution must not be altered on a political whim – Business Day – 12 July

Tax on anyone always hurts the poor the most – Amanzimtoti Fever – 12 July

Institutions gone awry: Political interference a huge problem in SA – FMF – BizNews – 28 June

Η Νότιος Αφρική επαναλαμβάνει τα λάθη του Απαρτχάιντ – Liberal – 27 June

Intellectual property now also under threat in SA – The Star – 27 June

Bill ‘blurs’ intellectual property ownership: FMF – Cape Messenger – 26 June

Intellectual property now also under threat in SA – Politicsweb – 26 June

How to attain true economic freedom – fin24 – 23 June

Tax on anyone ‘hurts the poor’ – Cape Messenger – 22 June

Any tax hurts the poor the most – Free Market Foundation – 22 June

Get politics out of money and all else follows – The Star – 21 June

South Africa Is Repeating the Mistakes of Apartheid – Foundation for Economic Education – 21 June

Plain packaging rules in Georgia violate the rule of law – CNBC Africa – 15 June

Economics is certainly no ideology – The Star – 9 June

Afrique du Sud: les incohérences de la réforme agraire – Libre Afrique – 7 June

First step to SA growth: Reject pseudo-economic fallacies – Martin van Staden – BizNews – 2 June

‘Reject’ pseudo-economic growth arguments: FMF – Cape Messenger – 1 June

Op-Ed: The first step to growth – Reject pseudo-economics – CNBC Africa – 1 June

Reviewing freedom of choice, as plain packaging tobacco rules considered – Bizcommunity – 31 May

Gestandaardiseerde verpakking: die sentrale beplanning van lewenstyl is neerhalend – Maroela Media – 31 May

Land reform: restitution, not redistribution, is the proper vehicle – Business Day – 17 May

SABC’s abhorrent demands spell out government’s ill intentions – Business Day – 14 May

FMF: Martin van Staden says SABC’s abhorrent demands spell out government’s ill intentions – Polity – 12 May

Could the Hate Speech Bill criminalise all speech? – Bizcommunity – 8 May

It’s time for SABC to be broken up and sold to real businesspeople – The Citizen – 5 May

Zuma is less of a threat to SA’s democracy than the Hate Speech Bill – Business Day – 2 May

L’Afrique du Sud: Un étrange – quasi-État de droit – Libre Afrique – 1 May

How to ensure more South Africans celebrate Workers’ Day as workers – Business Day – 1 May

ANC’s call for “judicial activism” – shades of the shameful Judge Hlophe episode? – BizNews – 21 April

SA heads to proposed ICT monopoly – Cape Messenger – 13 April

Simply voting every five years does not a democracy make – Business Day – 12 April

Beware the rule of ‘quasi-law’ eroding our democracy – Van Staden – BizNews – 6 April

The rise of the rule of quasi-law in SA – Business Day – 5 April

Is ours a superficial democracy? – Acts Online – 4 April

Making it harder for service providers to do business will not lower data prices – Business Day – 31 March

SA takes discretionary rule path – Cape Messenger – 28 March

Government land is central to land reform – Daily News – 27 March

Too much deference places rule of law in a precarious position – Business Day – 27 March

Like the Nats, is the ANC also throttling black property rights? – BizNews – 24 March

Government must give state property to the poor – analyst – fin24 – 24 March

Start land reform by distributing govt land to the poor – Acts Online – 23 March

Data will only fall when govt stops trying to strangle telecoms – expert – BizNews – 23 March

Government land is central to meaningful land reform – Business Day – 22 March

Apply rule of law in review – The Witness – 10 March

Editing out apartheid properly – Cape Messenger – 9 March

Botswana leads the way – Business Day – 21 February

Don’t take govt bullying – The Witness – 15 February

Overlooking the Constitution – The Witness – 13 February

Pop goes SA’s weasel clause – Cape Messenger – 9 February

Institutions guard against graft – Saturday Star – 4 February

Forum’s very dangerous proposal – The Mercury – 31 January

Too much power is dangerous – The Star – 31 January

Don’t take government bullying lying down – Business Day – 25 January

Afrique du Sud: Quand le parlement se laisse manger par le gouvernement – Libre Afrique – 8 January

Afrique du Sud: le nouveau visage de l’apartheid – Congo Tribune – 3 January

Afrique du Sud: le nouveau visage de l’apartheid – Libre Afrique – 2 January

Time to let the township millions own their government plots – fin24 – 19 December

RDP housing built on shaky ground – The Star – 19 December

Time to let the township millions own their government plots – BizNews – 17 December

Why RDP housing is keeping people poor – Business Day – 15 December

Time to get rid of the apartheid township – Business Day – 12 December

Time to get rid of the apartheid township – The Witness – 9 December

Opinion: Time to change S.A’s apartheid townships – The South African – 9 December

Op-Ed: Time to change SA’s apartheid townships – CNBC Africa – 8 December

The Cold War is Over! – Students For Liberty – 2 December

Martin van Staden: South Africa Leaving the ICC Sets a Bad Precedent – African Liberty – 14 November

National Health Act is holding back development of SA’s healthcare – Business Day – 6 November

OPINION: Health Act does not adhere to the rule of law – CNBC Africa – 2 November 

New law is self-defeating – The Star – 2 November

South Africa Leaving the ICC Sets a Bad Precedent – Students For Liberty – 24 October

FMF: Martin van Staden says consumers’ constitutional right to dignity is being eroded – Polity – 1 September

Invest in ASFL Interns – Students For Liberty – 17 May

FMF: Martin van Staden says Free Market Foundation and trade unions in unexpected agreement – Polity – 16 May

Constitutional Court boosts state’s ability to seize assets – Business Day – 20 April

Clauses in citizen act defy entitled rights – Business Day – 11 April

Education: Liberia Takes a Step in the Right Direction – Students For Liberty – 6 April

On the #ColourBlind campaign – Politicsweb – 24 February

Engaging ‘AwakeSA’ on white privilege – Politicsweb – 16 February

Government using legal sophistry to by-pass the constitution – Acts Online – 31 January

Property rights threatened – The Witness – 13 January

Judging without a law degree – discretionary rule violates the rule of law – Free Market Foundation – 13 January

We allow state to criminalise racist statements at our own peril – Rand Daily Mail – 12 January

Criminal penalty for racist speech is ill-fated – Business Day – 12 January

Martin van Staden: NHI a crippling financial burden to taxpayers – The Herald – 5 January

Why does NHI white paper ignore fact that state mismanaged funds? – Rand Daily Mail – 4 January

Health scheme implies ruinous tax rise – Business Day – 4 January

The Terrifying State of Press Freedom in Zimbabwe – Students For Liberty – 8 November

Ons moet eerder vir iets anders baklei – Rapport – 25 October

What exactly is the rule of law? – The Witness – 23 October

The rule of law: What is it? – Free Market Foundation – 20 October

Taxation is not Reinvestment: The Case of Carbon Tax – Students For Liberty – 15 October

Don’t take our media freedom for granted – Politicsweb – 25 September

Toward an International Libertarianism – Students For Liberty – 6 August

Libertarianism is not a philosophy of appeasement – Students For Liberty – 24 June

Xenophobia: We are the Individualists – Martin van Staden – African Liberty – 28 April

Xenophobia: We are the Individualists – Students For Liberty – 28 April

The Revival of Student Liberalism in South Africa – Students For Liberty – 19 March

The not-so-liberation movement in South Africa – Students For Liberty – 11 January

The “Freedom” Fallacy in the South African Mind – Students For Liberty – 9 October

2021

Why a Smaller, More Liberal DA is Not (Necessarily) a Problem – 4 November

How Both Liberals and Conservatives Failed South Africa – 21 September

Failed Democracy: Can Conservatives Tell Liberals “We Told You So”? – 14 September

Centralisation of Power: Liberals and Conservatives in South African History – 7 September

Liberal Universalism and the Western Export of Mass Democracy – 31 August

Liberalism, Conservatism, and South Africa’s Failed Mass Democracy – 25 August

6 Myths About Liberalism Debunked (and 3 Inconvenient Truths Conceded) – 25 July

Zuma Pardon: Why Ramaphosa Cannot (Legally) Do It – 10 July

5 Constitutional Models to Think About in the Cape Independence Debate – 2 July

Roger Southall and the Mischaracterisation of the IRR – 25 June

Melanie Verwoerd is Wrong: Property Rights Aren’t Only For Whites – 17 June

IRR Launches Initiative to Oppose State Racism in School – 13 June

South African Legal Discourse and the Uncontested Constitution – 29 January

2020

Cape Independence and the Law of Secession – 28 August

UCT Council Candidate Standing for Academic Freedom – 18 May

BREAKING: Ramaphosa Announces Easing of Lockdown Restrictions – 3 May

SA Government Unable to Deal with Copyright Law Reform – 25 February

NHI Built on a Foundation of Deceit – 22 January

2019

The Unreasonableness of Expropriation Without Compensation – 2 October

Don’t Invoke the ‘Rule of Law’ to Excuse Xenophobia – 12 September

3 Electoral Reforms to Improve South Africa’s Democracy – 19 August

Principles of the South African Liberal and Progressive Parties in the 1950s – 17 May

SRWP Defeat Reveals ‘Union Stranglehold on Govt’ Is a Myth – 13 May

Why Classical Liberals Should Vote in the 2019 Election – 3 May

Editorial: What is it With the Koch Derangement Syndrome? – 11 April

A Constitutional Analysis of the Capitalist Party Manifesto – 17 March

Remember: The DA Wants To Tax You More To Fund ‘Free’ Higher Education – 18 February

Liberals Establish “Progress” For a Freer South Africa – 11 February

Correcting Pierre de Vos on the Limitation of Rights – 9 January

2018

Clifton Beach and the Folly of Public Property – 28 December

Parliament May Soon Bar Us From Getting Firearm Licences For Self-Defence – 17 October

Correcting Pierre de Vos on the Constitution and the Constitutional Court – 20 September

And Then There Were Two – 11 September

Expropriation: From Constitutional Development to Constitutional Deterioration – 20 August

Is the South African Constitution the ‘Best in the World’? – 16 July

Julius Malema: Martyr for Black Liberation – 19 April

10 Signs of an Approaching Dictatorship in South Africa – 11 March

The End is Nigh: Parliament Adopts Expropriation Without Compensation – 27 February

Johannesburg Government To “Take Back” The City From “Illegal Alcohol Outlets”? – 5 February

3 Political Parties You Should NOT Vote For In 2019 – 25 January

Are Black People Allowed To Wear What They Want? – 15 January

2017

According to Government, ‘uBuntu’ is Marxism Dressed in African Clothing – 6 December

Don’t Make the Old Flag a Martyr for Freedom – 6 November

Why Charging Zuma is a Very Bad Idea, For Now – 13 October

Saying the DA is ‘Racist’ is Stupid – Let’s Try Honest Criticism Instead – 10 October

The Nature of Government and the Fatal Flaw in South Africa’s Constitution – 5 October

DA’s New Alcohol Policy: A Return to More Oppressive Times – 22 September

Against the Relativist Conception of Rights – 6 September

Privatize the Water Supply Before it is Too Late – 7 August

On St John’s, Panyaza Lesufi, the Rule of Law, and Private Education in South Africa – 2 August

Opposing Decolonization Means White Supremacy? Hold Your Horses, Social Justice Warriors! – 18 July

The left has no interest in understanding economics – 1 July

The “White Privilege” Narrative Has No Legs To Stand On Anymore – 24 June

Intellectual dishonesty in Max du Preez’s open letter to Helen Zille – 8 June

“Don’t Look for Evidence of Wrongdoing” – HuffPost Does it Again! – 26 May

Freedom Day: The Price of Eternal Vigilance is Still to be Paid – 27 April

Editorial: Don’t be Distracted – Media, not Roodt, are to Blame – 20 April

White Male Trolls ‘Social Justice’ Press Media – Calls for Disenfranchising White Males – 16 April

Only Property Rights can Give Meaning to ‘Land Reform’ – 6 April

Attention Race-Pimps: Click Here to Stop Being Confused About ZumaMustFall – 4 April

A week in our history – 1 April

A new day, a new Cabinet, the same President – 31 March

BREAKING: Our Democracy is Burning Again: Gordhan Gone – 30 March

Enjoying Your Internet Freedom? Take Note of New Government Policy – 22 March

An Introduction to Private Property – 13 March

Time for South Africa to Man-Up in the Face of Islamic Tyranny – 7 March

UCT Intellectuals: Let’s Try Central Planning – Again! – 26 January

Oxfam, Inequality, and a Whole Lot of Confusion – 16 January

FMF Launches ‘R1 Million Challenge’ To Promote Free Market – 12 January

2016

11 Reasons Why We Need A Separation of State and Economy – 15 December

President Sends Due Process-Violating Bill Back To Parliament – 30 November

Gareth Cliff Awarded “Honey Badger Award” by Classical Liberal Think Tank – 29 November

DA: Hate Speech Bill “Unconstitutional”, Could Be Used For “Political Agendas” – 25 November

Cape Town Event Open To Everyone; Except ‘Cis-Heterosexual’ Men – 23 November

To Mashaba and the DA: Rather End the War on Drugs! – 22 November

The End of Apartheid Was Not a ‘Go Ahead’ for Socialism – 20 November

Reject the Preachers of Economic Ignorance – 3 October

Debunking Misconceptions About Misconceptions About Free Education – 21 September

Rioters Disrupt Tuks SRC Election; Some Academic Activities Suspended – 20 September

Doekgate: Keep Calm and Think – 29 August

Reality, Not Emotion, Should Take Precedence In Higher Education Debate – 17 August

Cape Party Alleges Electoral Fraud – 5 August

What ‘Statistics’ Can’t Tell You About the Minimum Wage – 1 August

Libertarian Wins ‘Economist of the Year’ Award – 1 July

The Youth of Today vs. The Youth of Yesteryear – 16 June

Cronjé: Winter is Coming for South African Universities – 7 June

The Malignant Nature of South African Trade Unionism – 26 May

Commentary on Some Myths of White Privilege – 19 May

It’s Time to Legalize Sex Work – 25 April

EFF Insurrection Threat – Govt, Rightly, Must Take Action – 23 April

Human Rights Day – What Are (Your) Rights? – 21 March

The Virtue of Being #Colourblind – 24 February

If Your Partner Wants to Kill You, Gun Control Won’t Help – 13 February

Corporal Punishment: Government Inside the Home – 3 February

You Don’t Want Free Stuff, and Here’s Why – 1 February

While the People Build Up, Government Breaks Down – 28 January

South Africa Needs Guns, Loads of Them – 27 January

Economist: National Health Insurance is Unaffordable – 19 January

The DA may be Many Things, but ‘Liberal’ it is Not – 17 January

An Open Letter to Controversial South Africans – 10 January

YouTuber Explains Critical Theory and Political Correctness – 4 January

2015

‘Black Radical Scholar’ Exemplifies the Racist Legacy of Steve Biko – 23 December

BREAKING: Clueless Government Appoints Old Minister of Finance Anew – 13 December

Remembering the Founder of SA Libertarianism, Dr. Marc Swanepoel – 2 December

The Quiet ‘Violence’ of Accusations of White Male Privilege – 11 November

Do Not Confuse Liberal Nationalism With Libertarianism – 5 October

The Senile Lord of Salisbury and His Incoherent Ideology – 2 October

A Mere Accusation of Racism Is All It Takes – 1 October

A Brief Introduction to Libertarian Legal Theory – 11 September

How ‘Transformation’ Is No Transformation At All – 3 September

On The Suppression of Socialism – 20 August

The Intellectual Death of Critical Feminist Theory – 6 August

Judges Must Become Commissars, According to Cosatu – 5 August

Tragic Cop Killings Now A Justification For Tougher Gun Control? – 4 August

Democracy in Text Only – India Blocks 800+ Porn Sites – 4 August

Libertarianism and Critical Theory – 31 July

7 Reasons Why Apartheid Was Not ‘Capitalist’ – 22 July

Revised Sexual Offences Amendment Act signed – 15 July

Südafrika Uber alles? No, we’re giving in too – 7 July

Vavi is wrong about the Freedom Charter and here’s why – 2 July

A different take on the left-right paradigm – 28 June

Industry must do better? No. The government must do less – 24 June

Why the judiciary must have an anti-government ‘agenda’ – 22 June

The Biggest Corporation – 22 March

Capitalism has failed – 6 March

2020

The Forgotten Jurisprudence of Giovanni Sartori – 9 May

2018

Being Libertarian Group Welcomes Two New Additions – 31 October

In Favorem Libertatis: A Libertarian Theory of Statutory Interpretation – 31 October

Want A Gun For ‘Self-Defense’? That Will Soon Be Illegal In South Africa – 17 October

Before You Go To University: Prepare Yourself and Your Children Intellectually – 11 June

The Left’s Hypocritical Objectification of Meghan Markle – 24 May

2017

A Bittersweet Week for Being Libertarian – 1 September

International Law & “Diplomacy” is Libertarianism for Politicians – 25 August

Weekly Roundup (12-18 August 2017) – 18 August

‘Pragmatism’ in Politics has Become a Useless and Abused Concept – 11 August

8 Tips for New and Aspiring Libertarian Writers – 4 August

The Market Economy is a Human Economy – 14 July

There is No ‘Debate’ Between Socialism and Capitalism – 7 July

You Cannot be Compassionate on Behalf of Others – 30 June

Westworld and the Roots of Self-Ownership – 16 June

Private Sector Saves Lives Despite Govt Attacks – 9 June

Marxism Is A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy – 2 June

Context Matters: Nelson Mandela and White Genocide in South Africa – 27 May

But How Will the Roads be Funded? – 19 May

No Libertarianism Without Individualism – 12 May

Moving Away From Libertarianism? – 5 May

Fight the Welfare State with the Same Vigor you do Open-Borders! – 28 April

Cutting Through the Nonsense on Borders – 21 April

The Myth of the Libertarian ‘Utopia’ – 14 April

The Rule of Law and Liberty – 7 April

Debating colonialism is hate speech? – 31 March

Personal Marijuana Use Declared Legal by South African Court – 31 March

Social Conservatism and Libertarianism Are Not Mergeable – So Stop Trying – 3 March

2016

Merry Christmas 2016! – 25 December

The Alternative Media’s First Real Test Has Come – 13 November

Left Launches Huge Campaign to Reelect Donald Trump in 2020 – 10 November

Don’t Vote Your Conscience – Vote For The Small Govt Candidate – 7 November

South Africa: Pretoria Government to be Downsized – 2 October

Libertarian Elected Mayor of South Africa’s Largest City – 22 August

Top 9 Living Libertarians From Sub-Saharan Africa – 6 August

Donald Trump’s VP Pick: Governor Mike Pence – 14 July

South African political party declares Dallas shooter a martyr – 10 July

Bush Was Right: They Do Hate Our Freedoms – 27 June

Austin Petersen, Ambassador for Liberty – 17 May

Liberia To Outsource Primary Education – 2 April

The Social Justice Left Rejects Reality – 31 March

Try to Break Economic Rules and They Will Break You – 2 March

Problematizing Problematization – 5 January

2015

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Being Libertarian! – 25 December

Americans – Do Not Allow for the Demise of Individualism – 5 December