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Eusebius McKaiser
Eusebius McKaiser is a political and social analyst at the Wits Centre for Ethics. He is also a popular radio talk show host, a top international debate coach, a master of ceremonies and a public speaker of note. He loves nothing more than a good argument, having been both former National South African Debate Champion and the 2011 World Masters Debate Champion. His analytic articles and columns have been widely published in South African newspapers and the New York Times. McKaiser has studied law and philosophy. He taught philosophy in South Africa and England.
Eusebius McKaiser: Mpofu, Gordhan caught in the crosshairs
The lawyer failed to make his Indian racist argument and the politician refused to admit he had no direct evidence
Eusebius McKaiser: Zuma’s recusal case is utterly unconvincing
The legal arguments put forward by the former president’s team are weak and inconsistent
Time for US to import some democracy
The mere fact that one cannot confidently predict who the next president of the United States will be tells you a lot about American society.
Eusebius McKaiser: Reject the dichotomy of political horrors
Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers
Eusebius McKaiser: What’s worse than corruption? Complacency
Corruption isn’t just about unethical accounting practices. It is a direct and total attack on society. The stakes are that existential and that visceral.
Eusebius McKaiser: The DA’s next leader should have a diverse political toolkit
But in the battle of John and Mbali, the way things are going, the party will crucify the better option
Eusebius McKaiser: Why the bullshit curfew is seriously dangerous
Anti-democratic creep sets in when the state feels no need to explain its irrational decisions. Is that the type of state we want to live in?
Eusebius McKaiser: Arguments to challenge your inner racist
These three common responses to racism must be deconstructed until something … clicks
Eusebius McKaiser: What happens if we accept Ramaphosa is a monumental disappointment?
We cannot divorce President Cyril Ramaphosa from the ANC. Now it’s up to citizens to organise for change and mobilise against corruption
Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk
ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.
Eusebius McKaiser: A school’s Christian ethos doesn’t justify prejudice
Christian Life Private School barred a pupil because he wore a bracelet with cultural significance, but the decision — even in the private sphere — is constitutionally wrong
Eusebius McKaiser: Ramaphosa may want to swap title of president for mister
The president and the National Coronavirus Command Council have turned taxis into vectors of death
Eusebius McKaiser: A witness to Covid-19 stigma
Let us please not repeat the devastating Aids story where people died of shame rather than admit being infected by the virus
Eusebius McKaiser: Let’s slay some academic freedom myths
Bigoted academics and shoddy or racist work are not above criticism — nor should they be
Eusebius McKaiser: A way to find meaning in a strange world
How we live has changed – we cannot avoid the threat of death brought by the coronavirus