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Foreign Affairs: An Empty Revolution The Unfilled Promises of Hugo Chavez

A friend sent a link to this article in Foreign Affairs Magazine. It is well worth the time to read. Summary: Even critics of Hugo Chávez tend to concede that he has made helping the poor his top priority. But in fact, Chávez's government has not done any more to... Read more →

Globalization: A podcast with Dr. Donald Boudreaux

Check out the latest podcast at the Nassau Institute. This week's topic is Globalization by Dr. Don Boudreaux of George Mason University. Click here... to listen to the podcast. Hope you enjoy it. You might also want to check out the discussion around this subject over at Bahama Pundit. Click... Read more →

Cuba and Economic Growth - not worth emulating

Over at Bahama Pundit Larry Smith recently turned his attention to Bahamian economic and political issues and his conclusion is that The "The Bahamas Needs a Great Moderniser as Britain had with Margaret Thatcher. He is spot on of course, but he raises the issue of Cuba's reported economic growth... Read more →

Bahamas Opposition "PLP leader wants oil tax repealed" or Political pandering at its best

According to The Nassau Guardian of Wednesday, March 5, 2008, former prime minister and now leader of the Official Opposition, Mr. Perry Christie, has called for the 10% oil tax levied on imports of oil by The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to be repealed. The older I get, the more... Read more →

Sackcloth and Ashes

Every day the press is reporting either a rape, stabbing, murder, robbery, shooting or a combination of two or more of these crimes. The country has become paralyzed with fear. Now we learn that a policeman (a member of that body that has sworn to protect and defend us) has... Read more →

The PLP stuck in Bahamas politics of the 1960's

First published in The Tribune on Friday, February 29, 2008 under the byline, Young Man's View. AT the PLP convention last week, none of the much touted, so-called future leaders stepped forward to challenge present leader Perry Christie, and thereby showed themselves, in the opinion of many, to be nothing... Read more →

Josh Ritter - Song of the week - March 10, 2008

Don't you just love those stores where you can listen to bits of a CD before you buy? I sure do and it's really neat when you stubble upon an artist you've never heard of, like I recently did with Josh Ritter. I bought his CD/DVD combination - The CD... Read more →

Memo to The Bahamas Government: Get on with legalising Gambling for Bahamians

First published in The Tribune on Friday, February 22, 2008 under the byline, Young Man's View. THE government should hastily pass legislation to amend the gaming laws as it relates to Bahamians gambling locally and thereby legalize the Bahamas’ favourite pastime—gambling! Last week, PM Hubert Ingraham’s announcement in the House... Read more →

The Bahamas and Crime

First published in The Tribune on Friday, February 8, 2008 under the byline, Young Man's View. POORLY socialized Bahamian students are terrorizing our schools, their classmates and the average citizen, and wreaking havoc on our nation’s educational institutions. These days, schoolchildren are contributing to the wave of criminality and brutality... Read more →

Lawrence W. Reed's Striking The Root

Mr. Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Mackinac Center recently released his new book, Striking The Root. The book draws on his past columns for The Freeman, the bi-monthly magazine of the Foundation for Economic Education. Bahamians might remember Mr. Reed from his presentations here in The Bahamas for the... Read more →