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The Foundation for Economic Education put the following excellent interview up a couple days back.
Here's the summary from Fee.org.
"One year ago, FEE president Lawrence Reed appeared on a half-hour show on Canadian television called “The World Show.”
"In this episode, Reed joins host Bob Scully to focus on Adam Smith and his importance to the world as an economic thinker. In a 2008 article for The Freeman, Reed argued that “Smith displayed an understanding of government that eclipses that of many citizens today” when the latter wrote:
"It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers, to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense . . . . They are themselves always, and without any exception, the greatest spendthrifts in the society. Let them look well after their own expense, and they may safely trust private people with theirs. If their own extravagance does not ruin the state, that of their subjects never will.
“The ideas of Adam Smith exerted enormous influence before he died in 1790 and especially in the nineteenth century,” Reed wrote. “America’s founders were greatly affected by his insights. The Wealth of Nations became required reading among men and women of ideas the world over. A tribute to him more than any other individual, the world in 1900 was much freer and more prosperous than anyone imagined in 1776.”
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A couple years back, some friends suggested we go see the Eagles when they reunited for their Long Road Out of Eden CD, and I must admit being a little hesitant. But it was fabulous.
That aside, something recently reminded me of their One of The Nights LP, their fourth effort, and the song Journey of the Sorcerer and I hope you enjoy it below.
Please visit their web site here… and check out the new documentary about the band, and please buy some of their music. It doesn't matter which cd you buy, they're all good.
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Thursday evenings book talk by Dr. Blundell for the Nassau Institute, was a fun and educational evening.
Speaking on his book Ladies for Liberty: Women Who Made A Difference In American History, Dr. Blundell provided brief vignettes into the lives of twenty amazing women: Mercy Otis Warren, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, The Grimke Sisters, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriett Tubman, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Bina West Miller, Madam C.J. Walker, Laura Ingalls Wilder & Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Mary Paterson, Lila Acheson Wallace, Vivien Kellems, Taylor Caldwell, Clare Booth Luce, Ayn Rand, Rose Director Friedman, Jane Jacobs, and Dorian Fisher.
Suffice it to say these ladies were inspirations for us all so we bought the book and it's on the night table to read as soon as possible.
The Nassau Institute has a few copies remaining at $30 each. If you would like one, contact us here... You can also order it online at this link…
By the way, Dr. Blundell has also written on Margaret Thatcher.
Enjoy the following ReasonTV video about the recent movie on Lady Thatcher: Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep & The Iron Lady: Fact vs. Fiction with Dr. Blundell below.
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When our son and daughter-in-law visited recently they told us about a fabulous documentary entitled Searching For Sugar Man. It's about an American musician, Rodriguez, whose music was widely and wildly accepted in South Africa, even motivating young bands with their efforts against Apartheid yet he was vitually unknown in America.
So they bought the video on iTunes and we got to watch it. It was amazing to say the least.
Watch the trailer for the documentary below.
Please visit his official web site here… and buy one or both of his two albums. The soundtrack is also available.
Finally, I hope you enjoy Inner City Blues from his Cold Facts album below.
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"The Bahamian Project is an ongoing effort in collaboration with the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas and Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts, to create a collection of portraits that will be the foundation of a permanent National Portrait Gallery."
And things are progressing quite well.
Find out more here…
Enjoy their recent video update below.
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On their own Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are fabulous. Together, they are incredible.
I really hope to see them live this year.
Enjoy Bound for Glory below.
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by Rick Lowe
Buddy Guy was one of the honoree's at the recent 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, and what a tribute it was!
Of course in the blues/rock tradition of America there are few current day American musicians more deserving than Mr. Guy in my not so humble opinion.
Hope you enjoy the video of the tribute below, but please read his brief bio here…
Also, I hope you'll visit Buddy Guy's web site here… and buy some of his music. There's lots to choose from and it's all good. By the way, there's a new live CD by him at his club that I am going to buy at the next opportunity.
I almost forgot, the photo above is of my framed autographed T-Shirt by Buddy when we visited his club in Chicago back in 2007. My wife recognised him sitting at the bar and he allowed us to take a photo with him and sign our t-shirts. He was a real gentleman.
Here's to you Mr. Guy!
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by Rick Lowe
We happened to stumble on the 35th Kennedy Center Honours on Thursday night and boy am I glad we did. There is no doubt that the tributes to Led Zeppelin stole the show.
Hope you enjoy the video from the Kennedy Center Honors below. With renditions of Zeppelin classics from the Foo Fighters, Kid Rock and Lenny Kravitz I thought it couldn't get any better and then Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart) came on stage to perform Stairway to Heaven. With a band, an orchestra, a choir, drumming by Jason Bonham (John Bonham's son) and then an even larger choir, suffice it to say it was incredible!
Visit Led Zeppelin's web site here… and please buy some of their material. The recently released Celebration Day CD and DVD would be a great place to start. We've already bought the CD and can't wait to get the DVD.
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by Rick Lowe
Back in 2011 Econ Stories burst on the scene with a video of the Fight of the Century, featuring the historical "economic battle" between John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek, by filmmaker John Papola and economist Russ Roberts.
Since then, they've released a follow to Fight of the Century among a couple other things and recently Deck the Halls with Macro Follies has come out in time for Christmas.
Visit their You Tube Channel here…
Enjoy "Deck the Halls with Macro Follies" below. (Hat tip to GB for reminding me about this video).
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