Ismail Lagardien

Ismail Lagardien is a writer, columnist and political economist with extensive exposure and experience in global political economic affairs. He was educated at the London School of Economics, and holds a PhD in International Political Economy.

Who may criticise or condemn beheadings and gruesome murders in the name of religion?

Ismail Lagardien
23 OCT

This age of cold AI, incandescent rock throwers and casual haters, faithfully balanced by true human kindness

Ismail Lagardien
16 OCT

Elon Musk, please leave the terraforming of Mars to scientists to work out

Ismail Lagardien
02 OCT

Holding on to the idea of the West, and the world that Europe created

Ismail Lagardien
24 SEP

Media ‘capture’? Remove your head from the sand, John Steenhuisen

Ismail Lagardien
17 SEP

Ah, the natives are misbehaving

Ismail Lagardien
09 SEP

Who polices culture to prevent appropriation? Is prevention even necessary?

Ismail Lagardien
04 SEP

You can run from Ntuli’s challenge, Steenhuisen, but you can’t hide

Ismail Lagardien
26 AUG

Repeating a slogan over and again does not make it true

Ismail Lagardien
18 AUG

With history as guide, it’s not hard to imagine Ramaphosa being recalled

Ismail Lagardien
12 AUG

The ANC is a runaway train, South Africans are the passengers – and the baggage

Ismail Lagardien
02 AUG

The ANC: Hostage of labour and alliance members in a corrupt polity

Ismail Lagardien
29 JUL

Mamokgethi Phakeng has shaken the edifice(s) of white social certification 

Ismail Lagardien
22 JUL

‘The Science’ is necessary, but good public policy will steer us through the pandemic

Ismail Lagardien
17 JUL

The ANC needs to move on from 1960s Soviet-styled cadre deployment

Ismail Lagardien
10 JUL

Total capture is a better way to describe the capture of the state, institutions and policy-making in ANC-led government

Ismail Lagardien
01 JUL

The libertarians have won a battle – but death will win the war

Ismail Lagardien
24 JUN

Having a lot of money is no measure of greatness

Ismail Lagardien
18 JUN

Astrologers add pennies to the Covid-19 pandemic – we should probably give them back

Ismail Lagardien
10 JUN

Covid-19 and South Africa: The end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?

Ismail Lagardien
03 JUN

To understand privilege, look at the way it has built up over centuries

Ismail Lagardien
19 MAY

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