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Ep. 88 - An Introduction to Civil Disobedience | Robert Duigan

AfriForum and its affiliated think tank Opinor released a discussion paper that aims to provide a legible framework, both theoretical and practical, for the engagement of a civil disobedience campaign. The paper draws on international experts, and is written specific to the South African political context. It addresses the institutional knowledge of the prevailing players and the historical narratives available. The paper furthermore elaborates on various strategies that could be followed with regard to civil disobedience campaigns.

Ep. 87 - Time to dig trenches | Russell Lamberti

I speak to Russell Lamberti, Chief Economist at Sakeliga, about his observation that there's a time to move and a time to dig a trench, and how it applies to South Africa and the West.

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.