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A cultural war waged by a cartoonist
CHRISTOPHER MCMICHAEL

A cultural war waged by a cartoonist

Helen Zille’s favourite cartoonist is a case study of a right-wing con artist inspired by Donald Trump

  • Christopher McMichael
7 min read
The belief that white South Africans are under attack has become part of the global mythology of contemporary fascism.
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The persistence of the far-right

The Crusaders terror plots shows that far from being minor maniacal blimps, militant racist groups are on the rise in South Africa

  • Christopher McMichael
7 min read
A letter signed by Elon Musk and hundreds of experts calling for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence is a “hot mess” of “AI hype” that even misrepresents an academic paper, critics say. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
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Plutocrats in high orbit: Whether Musk or Bezos win the space race, we all lose

A new space race is being led by two notoriously greedy, egomaniacal billionaires. They’d do better to focus their attention and resources on Earth

  • Christopher McMichael
7 min read