natural law, Culture, philosophy, Freedom

Ubuntu can be Beautiful—Within Boundaries of Freedom

Ubuntu is a communal ethic rooted in small, cohesive societies, prioritizing belonging, mutual care, and harmony over individual autonomy. It was never designed as a political system at national scale, nor as a framework for individual rights, dissent, or limits on centralized power. In this essay In this essay, I will show that Ubuntu survives only inside freedom, and that when imposed beyond its natural limits, it becomes indistinguishable from collectivist control.

Foundations, Law, liberty, natural law

❧ Self-Ownership Is the First Law

Even a slave possesses inalienable rights, because no man can lawfully be owned by another. Self-ownership precedes government, law, and consent; it is a fact of human existence, not a political concession. Slavery does not erase rights—it violates them. A man in chains is not rightless; he is wronged.