David Ansara: The only problem with Orania, is that there aren't more of them.

About this episode

David Ansara discusses the implications of state power and individual rights in South Africa.

When the lights go out and the basics stop working, most people either rage at politics or retreat into cynicism. We chose a third option: talk honestly about what freedom requires when the state centralises power, fails at delivery, and still asks for more control. David Ansara from the Free Market Foundation joins us for a wide-ranging, South Africa grounded conversation on classical liberalism, individual rights, and why the rule of law is supposed to restrain whoever holds office. We dig...

People in this episode

Host: Gavin

Guest: David Ansara

Topics covered

• freedom
• classical liberalism
• individual rights
• rule of law
• politics
• state power

Keywords

• freedom
• classical liberalism
• individual rights
• rule of law
• South Africa
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Free Market Foundation

Places: South Africa

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