
President Trump’s declaration that Afrikaners are refugees has sparked controversy, for it raises several complex issues.
Afrikaners are the descendants of Dutch settlers. The Dutch began settling in small numbers in what is now South Africa in 1652. Later other European groups settled there and intermingled with the Dutch. Many Afrikaners moved to rural areas in the mid-1800s, but a large community continued to live in Cape Town.





It’s classic Stewart — sharp, crowd-pleasing, and seemingly wise. The kind of quip you’d see on a bumper sticker next to “Coexist.” And yet, the stench he’s gesturing at — the political decay, the public disillusionment, the loss of coherence on the Left — didn’t just drift in from elsewhere. It festered under his watch. And whether he’ll admit it or not, 



