Conscious Caracal

The Head of the Orania Movement, Joost Strydom, joins me again to discuss this Afrikaner town's fundamental philosophy of own labour, recent international visitors to Orania, the new Paul Kruger statue, population growth, who can live in Orania, home ownership, cost of living, and more.

To celebrate another major milestone, 1 000 000 total views, I read and analyse another one of my favourite essays: 'After Empire' by Theodore Dalrymple (Published in States and Cities).

I am joined by Joshua Meservey, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute with a focus on great power competition in Africa, African geopolitics and policy, and counterterrorism. We discuss the strained relationship between the South African government and Washington, who is to blame, where the trouble started, AGOA, tariffs, what the future of the relationship looks like, and more.

I am joined by American political commentator, writer and podcaster, Dave Greene (The Distributist), to discuss how young men should act and organise in order to deal with the tough, chaotic realities of the 21st century as civilization buckles and shakes around them.

I'm joined by economist Russell Lamberti to discuss an old world/paradigm/gods dying while new ones struggle to be born. We also discuss who will be the likely winners that will shape the 21st century, how change can be negative, and how adept humans are at normalising decay and chaos.

I am joined by Henk Schalekamp, Managing Director at Kanton, a real estate investment company that "partners culture with capital" and that is creating "living spaces for Afrikaans"." Kanton, as part of the Solidarity Movement, is the main company behind the new R3.2 billion Afrikaans, Christian Akademia university campus being built outside of Pretoria.

Dr. Ernst Roets, the head of Lex Libertas, joins me to discuss the nature of Afrikaner identity in the 21st century, the latest AfroBarometer data that shows that the amount of South Africans who primarily identify according to their ethnic identity has greatly increased, while those who primarily identify with their South African national identity has dropped drastically, how Afrikaners reacted to the end of Apartheid, and more.

I am joined by American author and political analyst, Scott Greer, to unpack the idea of America as a global empire, how that explains current events and the policies of the Trump Administration, what the future holds, and more.

On the first episode of every year I discuss some of the themes and ideas which I think will play a significant role in the year ahead, set goals for the upcoming year, as well as answer questions from the live chat. This year's theme entails ending the practice of apologising for being an Afrikaner, Christian, white, etc.

I discuss a lesson that Afrikaners learned in the 21st century: that only those who are able to translate their ideas into reality and tangible outcomes stand any chance of meaningfully shaping the future.

One of South Africa's most prominent economists, Dawie Roodt, joins me to explain how the ANC destroyed the South African economy, why South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, what needs to change to make the South African economy grow, and more. He also elaborates on some of the ideas he expressed at the second annual BizNews Investment Conference.

I am joined by Werner Human, AfriForum's representative part of the Solidarity Movement's second liaison visit to the United States. We discuss what AfriForum and Solidarity want to achieve with this visit, what the Trump Administration knows about South Africa, the Malema Dossier, visiting the White House, and more.

I am joined by Ian Cameron, the National Assembly Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, and Member of the South African Parliament for the DA, to discuss effective counter strategies against crime in South Africa, failed ideas to deal with crime, gun ownership, the attempted hijacking he survived, and more.

I am joined by political and cultural commentator The Prudentialist to discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the problem of left-wing political violence and how to respond, social consequences for despicable behaviour, "cancel culture," Kirk's legacy, and more.

I sit down with entrepreneur and political analyst Rob Hersov to discuss his political journey, his "VoetsekANC" BizNews speech, realising the ANC are the problem, South Africa's future, big business, corruption, the new media, Truth Report, and more.