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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought April 29, 2008, 11:15 am Get 15% discount on books All Thought Leader newsletter subscribers receive a 15% discount on books ordered from the Exclusive Books website. Simply go to the order form and use the Thought Leader promo code MGT1. Buy Books... Hillary and the happy ending by Jonathan Berger on April 29th, 2008 It's time to come clean. Against my better judgment, I think I may have had a soft spot for Hillary. Just a few weeks ago, I dreamt that the two of us were walking hand--in--hand. She was unusually charming. I was feeling guilty for not support... Skewering stereotypes about child support grants by Guy Berger on April 28th, 2008 Sunday's City Press saw a column by deputy editor Lizeka Mda who repeated her standing antipathy to government grants for child support. In the past, she's argued that if her tax money is encouraging girls to have babies, at least they should... Racists, decolonise your minds! by Alex Matthews on April 28th, 2008 During the past few weeks I seem to have spawned a fan club of several charming individuals who have left comments informing me that because I am white I have no right to tackle issues such as the Zimbabwean crisis. It's interesting because these ... Yes Mr President but what about "humanitarian racism"? by Michael Trapido on April 28th, 2008 You've been reading the blog for a while now so by this time you know I am vehemently anti--racist -- getting bombed by the left and the right for standing up for one group or another at different times. If I tell the whites to accept Skielik as raci... The importance of universities by Bert Olivier on April 27th, 2008 It seems to me that it is important to reflect regularly on the function of universities in today's rapidly changing, postmodern society, in the face of circumstances and forces that endanger the continued existence of this centuries-old institutio... Zimbabwe presidency results: I smell a rat by Michael Trapido on April 27th, 2008 Something tells me that confirmation by the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission (ZEC) that the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will hang onto its parliamentary majority, is just a ruse to lend credibility to the latest of Mugabe's insane schemes -- ... Would a Labour Party unite South Africans? by Michael Trapido on April 26th, 2008 South African trade unions, as well as those from other African states, received recognition, locally and accross the globe, for refusing to allow a Chinese ship carrying arms to offload its deadly cargo destined for the Zimbabwean conflict. It was a... Where are we heading? by Reader Blog on April 25th, 2008 Submitted by Robert Hamer If you were to ask my friends and family, you would probably find me to be one of the most optimistic people about South Africa. At every opportunity I speak with great vigour and defend my country to all the assaults tha... Consider our children: Thoughts on hyperactivity and mind-altering drugs by Reader Blog on April 25th, 2008 Candice apologised for her son Amo. He was, she said, just hyperactive. He was destroying my home and possessions, and spreading my tools round the whole house. I grabbed my two little pull-back toy cars, sat myself on the floor and we played for 20 ... Americans: Good people with bad publicity by Reader Blog on April 25th, 2008 Submitted by Catherine Parker I feel compelled to provide another perspective on Tony Jackman's "Ten places I'd sooner live than have a green card". At the heart of Jackman's argument is that American society is so off-putting that he'd rather liv... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za