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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought May 26, 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... Learning not to hate bluegums by Sarah Britten on May 26th, 2008 Are you a nationalist gardener? Do you plant water-wise indigenous plants representing our diverse and beautiful flora? Plants and nationalism are not a subject that has come in for much attention in academia. Which is a pity, because there would... This is the way the world ends by Mandy de Waal on May 26th, 2008 The first thing I notice about the people lining up for food is their eyes. They have those eyes. The eyes that TS Elliot spoke about in his poem The Hollow Men. "The eyes are not here There are no eyes here In this valley of dying stars I... It's time to volunteer by Anthea Buys on May 25th, 2008 The rapid spread of xenophobic violence around the country, and the government's reticent deployment of the army in response, signals one thing to the international public: a state of emergency in South Africa. After having spent an afternoon at the ... Four-year degree is an incredibly misguided idea by Alan Hammond on May 25th, 2008 Here's an idea. We have a problem with too many students dropping out of their degree courses -- so let's make degrees longer! Why would anyone think that would cut the dropout rate? I guess it doesn't rate up there with, "ask not what your ... The wisdom of whores by Bruce Cohen on May 25th, 2008 Elizabeth Pisani is unlikely to make many friends in SA -- especially among those in the Aids establishment. This former journalist-turned-Aids-epidemiologist has just written a book with a catchy title of The Wisdom of Whores that deals head-on wit... Whites can't be Africans and foreigners can't be true South Africans by Michael Trapido on May 25th, 2008 Remember that song: "Oh Lord it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way, I can't wait to look in the mirror, because I get better looking each day?" Have another look, maybe if you had your glasses on, put down the crack pipe and wiped ... What is it about this time? by Steven Lamini on May 24th, 2008 Earlier in this year, Denmark's media came out as one person, reprinting the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. Underlying the decision to reprint these pictures, they say, is the defence of democratic rights. Let's look at this more closely. On... This is our Rwanda by Mandy de Waal on May 24th, 2008 Do you remember the rivers of blood? I do. As if it was yesterday. That flow of water with something indistinguishable bobbing and eddying along. Perhaps a bunch of reeds or some flotsam. Then the form rolls over and you see an arm. An exposed should... Fear by Terri Barnes on May 24th, 2008 My Zimbabwean PhD student won't go with me to the demonstration outside Parliament tonight because he would have to go back to Bellville on the train and he's heard stories of someone who's in hospital now from having been beat up on the train. M... First IKB and Northern Rock, then Bear Stearns: Who's next? by Steven Lamini on May 23rd, 2008 One is tempted to leave this question unanswered to mock the conscience of those apologists of the greed driven market economy (let's be clear: there's nothing 'free' about this system), but it's exhilirating to know they don't have a conscience. The... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za