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🎙️ Hill-Lewis Turns on Steenhuisen? Plus: Britain’s Social Media Ban for ChildrenJoin Nicholas Woode-Smith, Zakhele Mthe...
19/06/2026

🎙️ Hill-Lewis Turns on Steenhuisen? Plus: Britain’s Social Media Ban for Children

Join Nicholas Woode-Smith, Zakhele Mthembu and Ayanda Zulu as they unpack some of the most pressing issues of the week.

LINK: https://youtube.com/live/n_q88sDW3wM

A word created to describe the worst crimes in human history should not be reduced to a slogan.
19/06/2026

A word created to describe the worst crimes in human history should not be reduced to a slogan.

A word created to describe the worst crimes in human history should not be reduced to a slogan.

🔴 LIVE at 12pmJoin us on the Rational Standard Podcast as we unpack the biggest stories of the week.🎙️ Watch live here ⬇...
19/06/2026

đź”´ LIVE at 12pm

Join us on the Rational Standard Podcast as we unpack the biggest stories of the week.

🎙️ Watch live here ⬇️

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18/06/2026

Why immigration has become a flashpoint.

Zakhele Mthembu argues that government failure, weak institutions, and a lack of accountability are often ignored while immigration takes the blame for much deeper problems.

Watch the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olPQghmTNIg

đź”´ New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

18/06/2026

Europe's crisis is self-inflicted.

Martin van Staden says the real issue is not immigration itself, but governments failing to enforce the rule of law and maintain public order.

Watch the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olPQghmTNIg đź”´

New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

Your right to speak doesn’t mean you have a right to an involuntary audience.
18/06/2026

Your right to speak doesn’t mean you have a right to an involuntary audience.

Your right to speak doesn’t mean you have a right to an involuntary audience.

17/06/2026

Europe's problem isn't immigration.

Nicholas Woode-Smith says the real issue is whether newcomers integrate into the values and institutions of their host countries, and whether governments are willing to enforce the rule of law.

Watch the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olPQghmTNIg

đź”´ New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

A ban on children using social media is not just a ban on children. To enforce it, every user must prove who they are. T...
17/06/2026

A ban on children using social media is not just a ban on children. To enforce it, every user must prove who they are. That means the real target is not child safety. It is online anonymity.

A ban on children using social media is not just a ban on children. To enforce it, every user must prove who they are. That means the real target is not child safety. It is online anonymity.

An economy that is not investing in its own productive capacity is not building a future; it is consuming the present.
16/06/2026

An economy that is not investing in its own productive capacity is not building a future; it is consuming the present.

An economy that is not investing in its own productive capacity is not building a future; it is consuming the present.

The answer to bad democratic choices is not dictatorship. It is limiting what government can do.
15/06/2026

The answer to bad democratic choices is not dictatorship. It is limiting what government can do.

The answer to bad democratic choices is not dictatorship. It is limiting what government can do.

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