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Daily Investor: David Ansara on property confiscation (24 January 2025)
David Ansara was featured in Daily Investor on the FMF’s response to expropriation without compensation.
FMF urges comprehensive resistance to “doomsday” EWC Act
Expropriation for “nil compensation” is unconstitutionally euphemistic and goes against the plain text meaning of sections 25(2) and (3) of the Constitution.
When you follow the money, look behind you
A big difference between a government’s treasury and its central bank is that there is no clear need for the central bank to exist.
Policymakers still gripped by pre-GNU anti-growth mindset, warns FMF
The GNU has not yet given us reason to believe that it will be making any substantive reforms during this term.
How South Africa is being destroyed by envy
Envy has become a guiding principle in much of our politics and policymaking, not to inspire progress but to punish success.
Liberty First: The Blueprint for Freedom
The FMF’s comprehensive Liberty First policy agenda for the new political order.
Refreshingly, classical liberal McCloskey receives doctorate from SA university
McCloskey joins various other rockstars for liberty who have had relationships with our premier universities, including Ludwig Lachmann and William Hutt.
Hitler-as-victim and free speech absolutism
I am not prepared to accept a socio-legal paradigm where it is those who hypothetically arrest or kill Adolf Hitler that are the guilty parties,
Electricity transmission must be privatised
Profit-making companies don’t care about votes. They care about payment.
IOL: Martin van Staden on vigilantism (17 January 2025)
Martin van Staden was featured in IOL on the phenomenon of vigilantism in response to violent crime.
Justice vs regulation: Balancing safety without criminalising peaceful trade
Engaging in trade – a business transaction – such as buying items from a shopkeeper, is a harmless activity.
Unleashing South Africa’s potential through entrepreneurial discovery
When government policies interfere in the discovery process, they prevent solutions to problems from emerging.
