ARE most people across the globe bigots who have been pretending to be tolerant for decades? That is what elites say – but not what the evidence says.
The People’s Prejudices Are Not The Problem Read More »
IF the government agreed to spend far more money on the people who need it, would it improve their lives?
Spending More Or Spending Well? Read More »
THE BEST way to ensure the past never goes away is to pretend that it didn’t happen.
The Past Haunts Us Until We Remember It Read More »
INSISTING that apartheid is a cause of many of South Africa’s problems is not an excuse – it recognises reality. But it becomes an excuse when the people who mention apartheid’s influence have not done nearly enough to end it.
The Anc Is Right – And Wrong – About Apartheid Read More »
SOMETIMES, the voices we do not hear are – or should be – much louder than those we do.
The Victims Who Are Seen But Not Heard Read More »
EVEN those who hate the West in this country make it the centre of their universe. Which makes reasoned debate on the country’s dealings with the world much harder.
Letting The West Decide What Is Best Read More »
IT is fashionable in South Africa to trash democracy rather than to try to use it. Those who do this might care to look to Ecuador, where democracy may have just helped save the planet.
Democracy May Have Just Helped Save The World Read More »
YOU know an election is on the horizon when parties begin making boastful claims about their support. But the most important voices in next year’s general election may be not the voices we hear but those we do not.
Why Party Politics Is Changing – And Staying The Same Read More »
THIS country’s two biggest parties – and much of its elite – disagree on many issues. But they agree that too much democracy is dangerous.
A ‘Cure’ Worse Than The ‘Disease’ Read More »
EVERY now and then, we are reminded that the lives of most people in this country are of no interest to the national debate.
Why Eight Million People Matter Read More »
