Demand a citizens' recall
	Who is accountable for the mess South Africa is in today? Nobody! That’s our problem. We have very limited mechanisms for holding the incompetents and crooks accountable, so our problems continue and escalate. Our much touted constitution has let the people of South Africa down badly in the area of official... more » By Trevor Watkins  - Jan 22 2009 - 18 new of 18 messages

	The Consent Axiom
	THE CONSENT AXIOM ------------------------------ ---- By Trevor Watkins I believe that the basis for successful human coexistence can be reduced to a single statement, a single concept. This statement is the... more » By Trevor Watkins  - Aug 1 2009 - 54 new of 54 messages

	Mainstream economics, UK style... not for the faint-hearted
	This clip almost killed me, so beware. There is so much wrong with it, I don't even know where to start. [link] A friend of mine asked what I thought of it, but I was stunned into silence. I really don't even know where to start.... more » By Stephen vJ (Gmail)  - May 17 - 1 new of 1 message

	Seasteading Petition to Larry Page
	[link] By Julian le Roux  - May 17 - 1 new of 1 message

	The Authoritarians
	Read this. It is compulsory. By Stephen vJ  - May 13 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Expropriation without compensation
	Juju got what he wanted. [link] By Erik Peers  - May 13 - 3 new of 3 messages

	Why parents should leave their kids alone (Op article in The Guardian)
	[link] Will is a child's motive force: it impels a child from within, whereas obedience compels a child from without. Those who would overrule a child's will take "obedience" as their watchword, as they fear disobedience and... more » By Paul AH Hjul  - May 13 - 6 new of 6 messages

	Why do we care about liberty?
	We have been saying we value liberty above prosperity and various other things but one thing I've always wondered - why do we value liberty so much? Is it something Freudian? Were we brought up under some kind of extreme authoritarianism? Are we just contrarians who don't like being told what... more » By Garth Zietsman  - May 11 - 38 new of 38 messages

	Good website
	[link] By Leon Louw (gmail)  - May 11 - 3 new of 3 messages

	Sen on the importance of Hayek
	Here<[link]> is Amartya Sen's excellent take on Hayek's Road to Serfdom - a great book if you haven't already read it. Hayek makes a slam dunk case against centralized planning of the economy or of society. Popper's work The Open Society and it's Enemies also makes a... more » By Garth Zietsman  - May 9 - 39 new of 39 messages

	Interesting article on "climate superstition"
	[link] PS: My take is less optimistic about science being relevant; some people love sky-is-falling alarmism, and some (a minority including me) are... more » By Leon Louw (gmail)  - May 9 - 3 new of 3 messages

	Good and Bad Governance: A rather good article
	[link] I found this article a rather pleasant read - granted it may be simply that after an abundance of unpleasantness over the last few days both in dealing with bad governance (and responses thereto) and reading troves of material may perception of pleasure may be skewed.... more » By Paul AH Hjul  - May 8 - 1 new of 1 message