Conscious Caracal

Ep. 86 - How do ActionSA plan to fix South Africa? | Herman Mashaba

Me and Odin Moja (WotanZA) chat to Herman Mashaba, President of the new South African prolitical party ActionSA, former Mayor of Johannesburg, businessman and entrepreneur, self-described family man and patriot. We discuss how his party plan to fix South Africa, what makes #ActionSA different from other opposition parties, #PutSouthAfricaFirst, border control, illegal immigration, how his party have been challenged by the IEC, and more.

Ep. 85 - Redistributive Populism vs Property Rights: Comparing Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Uruguay & Botswana

In South Africa, and the Western world in general, the liberal democratic paradigm is progressively coming under scrutiny. Many of these challenges originated in a new wave of populism, of both the left and right-wing variety, gaining momentum in the West and the global South. I therefore did my Master’s thesis on the topic of redistributive populism, a strand of left-wing populism, as well as private property rights. In this discussion I provide a brief overview of my findings.
My thesis addressed the following question: Is redistributive populism a sustainable long-term policy path for economic growth, poverty and inequality reduction, and for democratic consolidation, or is protecting and enforcing property rights a better alternative to achieve these aims? In order to find an answer, I compared four case studies: Venezuela and Zimbabwe, as examples of redistributive populist regimes under which property rights were substantially eroded; and Uruguay and Botswana, as examples where property rights were protected and enforced.

Ep. 84 - Why nation building projects fail | Chris Waldburger

I chat to Chris Waldburger, a former journalist that claims to have been challenging modern nihilism since 1986. We discuss nation building projects, liberal imperialism, Afghanistan, South Africa, anarcho-tyranny, empires, and more.

Ep. 83 - Country Overview: Botswana | Odin Moja & Koketso Resane

When Botswana gained independence in 1966, it was one of the world’s most impoverished countries, with only 12 kilometres of paved roads. In the decades that followed, it became one of Africa’s and the modern world’s great economic growth and development success stories. Me and my mates Odin Moja (WotanZA) and Koketso Resane look at some interesting facts and statistics about Botswana and discuss what they do right.

Ep. 82 - Empires do not fall overnight | Discussion Stream

Hanging out with the live chat to discuss some current events, South Africa and the state of the major global empires. I also show the footage I took of the meteor-like object that passed over Pretoria moments before my stream started.

Ep. 81 - Federalism in South Africa | Richard Wilkinson

I chat to Richard Wilkinson, an attorney with a special interest in provincial powers in South Africa, about federalism, provincial powers, legislative powers, deregulation, the future, increased autonomy, Cape independence and more.

Ep. 80 - "Why don't you just emigrate?" | Roman Cabanac

I am joined by Roman Cabanac, a South African politics and news commentator who hosts Morning Shot on YouTube. We discuss the controversial but pertinent topic of emigration from South Africa.

Ep. 79 - The State of the Zulu Monarchy | Nzuzo Khathi

I am joined by Nzuzo Khathi to discuss the current state of the Zulu monarchy and Zulu Nation, the power vacuum, the Ingonyama Trust, KwaZulu-Natal politics, the unrest and riots, Jacob Zuma, conflict within the Zulu royal family, outside forces trying to exploit the situation, and more.

Ep. 78 - Ernst Roets talks about his interview with Tucker Carlson

I talk to Ernst Roets, AfriForum's Head of Policy and Action, about his recent interview on Tucker Carlson Today which also featured on Tucker Carlson Tonight. Ernst talked to Tucker about South Africa's political situation, lessons to be learned, the South African government wanting to ban gun ownership for self-defence, farm murders, racial discrimination laws, the ANC, corruption and more.

Ep. 77 - The 2000s/2010s: A time that was | Apex

I have a conversation with Apex, a thought provoking young writer and political commentator. We do some reflection on the lore of a period of time in which we grew up, namely, the 2000s and 2010s.