Archive - Our Long Walk

Why America wants Afrikaners

SPECIAL POST: Even politically motivated actions often have underlying economic rationales – whether intentional or not

Feb 10 •

Imperial archetype

How will history remember Elon Musk?

Jan 31 •

Love like an economic historian

Behind ye paywall doth wisdom dwell

Mar 21 •

Write what you like

The Our Long Walk Essay Competition

Mar 7 •

South Africa's fading relevance

The sooner South Africa confronts its economic stagnation, the sooner it will be able to shape its own destiny

Feb 14 •

Five scenarios for a new South African government and its economic consequences

May 10, 2024 •

Africa and the new world order

When the rules are changing, will Africa rewrite them or let others decide its fate?

Mar 10 •

The president's advisors and what they believe

Expect 'industrial policy' to echo in his ears

Feb 21 •

A Stellenbosch history guide

If you're visiting, here are ten things to do in historic Stellenbosch

Feb 5, 2024 •

Decoding the Stellenbosch mafia

Historical parallels are sometimes useful - but not this one

Sep 29, 2023 •

'We can avoid our seemingly inevitable descent into more economic misery'

BUSINESS INTELLECTUAL: I interview André de Ruyter about Cleopatra, Franklin Roosevelt, JRR Tolkien, China and the last great South African speech...

Feb 8, 2024 •

Science, outsourced

How AI will make South Africa's science funding model obsolete

Mar 17 •

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