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Bedlam in two Bahamian schools. Gang related?

First published in The Tribune on Friday, April 11, 2008 under the byline, Young Man's View. Bedlam has once again been wreaked upon two educational institutions as unruly, poorly socialized students rioted and terrorized their classmates and teachers at the Donald W Davis and Government High School compounds. These days,... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Taxation Again

We are delighted to present Lessons in Freedom, essays by Dr. Tibor Machan, for your pleasure. Dr. Machan holds the R. C. Hoiles Chair in Business Ethics & Free Enterprise at Chapman University's Argyros School of B&E and is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University, CA). (www.Tibormachan.com)... Read more →

The Musings of Zhivargo Laing, The Bahamas Minster of State for Finance

One of the bloggers here brought my attention to a short article in The Tribune of Saturday, April 26, 2008 that speaks volumes. Ms. Taneka Thompson, a Tribune Staff Reporter, interviewed Mr. Zhivargo Laing, Minister of State for Finance about the possibility of the government raising the minimum wage here... Read more →

GMnext: A great new web site from General Motors

As many of our visitors know, my real job is with Nassau Motor Company, the local retailers for Chevrolet and Cadillac. And while I don't normally talk about that here, I'm proud to share this new web site recently launched by General Motors called GMnext. We are getting quite a... Read more →

Alvin Lee & Ten Years After - Song of the week - April 28, 2008 Lost in Love

Every now and then it's a nice treat to listen to some Ten Years After and the lead guitar of Alvin Lee. As you might know by now, I'm a lover of electric blues, and Lost in Love, is a four minute instrumental show case of his work. Hope you... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Multicultural Nonsense

We are delighted to present Lessons in Freedom, essays by Dr. Tibor Machan, for your pleasure. Dr. Machan holds the R. C. Hoiles Chair in Business Ethics & Free Enterprise at Chapman University's Argyros School of B&E and is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University, CA). (www.Tibormachan.com)... Read more →

Rice Shortages in The Bahamas?

A recent article in The Tribune suggests that there are no indications that The Bahamas will face shortages of rice from foreign suppliers in the near future. And in spite of what is said to be rice shortages, this blog by Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution points to the fact... Read more →

World Security Network. An interesting stop on the web

This weeks e-newsletter from the World Security Network asks: The Balkans - a hub of worldwide terrorist network? The article by Christopher Delsio begins: The March 20 arrest of five Wahhabi Muslim radicals in Bosnia indicates the continuing threat of terrorism in, and from, the Balkans. The men were reportedly... Read more →

A purely mathematical perspective

(The following joke was sent by one of our frequent visitors. Thanks for sending it on and lightening the mood.) This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this: What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Wesley Snipes, A Victim

by Tibor R. Machan We are delighted to present Lessons in Freedom, essays by Dr. Tibor Machan, for your pleasure. Dr. Machan holds the R. C. Hoiles Chair in Business Ethics & Free Enterprise at Chapman University's Argyros School of B&E and is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution... Read more →