Just a few of the words I can think to say about the death of Eusebius McKaiser, and they are of course insufficient. synapses.co.za/vale-eusebius-…

At the Eusebius McKaiser memorial, Redi Tlhabi's remarks (2h15m in) were not only a fitting tribute to him, but also a passionate & cogent argument for sincere debate. (And, after people remarked on his voice notes, I checked - hours! of them on my phone...) youtube.com/watch?v=DdavyP…

Ernst Roets, Ivo Vegter, and Martin van Staden's exchange of views on liberalism seems unlikely to encourage readers to think: synapses.co.za/liberal-democr…

The salvage of Bark Europa is about to kick off. View from the Radisson Red rooftop bar, V&A Waterfront.

"The basic assumptions and attitudes necessary for cultivating free speech do not come to us naturally." (💰). A simple restatement of (an aspect of) the value of an education in the humanities. nytimes.com/2023/09/03/opi…

This.

1) Emphatic judgment from SCA today dismissing Mr Jacob Zuma's appeal against High Court judgement enforcing its invalidation of the private prosecution of Mr Billy Downer and Ms Karyn Maughan pending an appeal.

A good review of a book that's well-worth reading - both wise and also utterly charming. prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/63277/…

Statement on today’s disruption of a lawful protest: Cape Town’s commitment to tolerance and freedom of expression is sacrosanct

A Valentine story. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/…

While the vast majority of members of UCT's Senate would be appalled at events in Gaza, an academic boycott is a pointless and irresponsible response. synapses.co.za/uct-and-the-pr…

Vale, Dan Dennett - you never stopped being interesting, generous, and patient (for the last one, at least up until it became futile): dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…

Our project, as beautifully captured in this article: dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Surveying social media (well, X in this case, alongside comments on articles) on the day of National Elections in South Africa, I have to declare that I would support a qualified franchise, and insist that voters must have a brain.

While I can't do the whole outrage thing, this was not a good idea. synapses.co.za/purple-cows-ca…

These books (the trilogy, I mean) were a delight to read at the time. It's sometimes been less pleasant to live in them. theguardian.com/books/2025/jan…

Do please read this.