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Rolling Stones - Song of the week - June 23, 2008 - Fool To Cry

Black and Blue, released in 1976, was a turning point for the Stones in my view. It was the album that got me really interested in them for sure. I guess being born in the mid/late 1950's, I wasn't old enough to appreciate their earlier music until later years. I... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Two Stupid Ideas

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 →

Advice for Bahamians from Tim Russert

I was deeply saddened by the death of this giant in journalism. It was amazing how well prepared he was each and every week and I often commented about how he would always listen because he appeared to really want to know what his guests were saying. In his book... Read more →

US Defence Spending at a glance

I stumbled across this very interesting chart at The Heritage Foundation's web site at their À La Chart link recently. I'm not a big supporter of the war, although I can understand it, but this chart set the wheels turning in my head. What's your take? Click on image to... Read more →

Who is in charge, Bahamas?

Congratulations are extended to the Tribune for their effort in getting the brothel removed from the Mayfair hotel which was situated a stone's throw from a police station. I read their report this morning with regard to the failed traffic lights and I do wish them success wih this one... Read more →

Lessons in Liberty: The Liberty We Must Have

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 →

Town Meeting on the Bahamas Budget

Admittedly I arrived at the The Financial Voice town meeting on Wednesday night late, so I didn't hear all the presentations but we are still getting the same worn out phrases like we need government to diversify the economy, or we need government to encourage agriculture, or we need government... Read more →

The Bahamas and Crime continued....

Tough Call has done it again this week with his article on tackling crime here at this post... The article raised the issue of Whitleblowing based on comments received at this earlier post.... It seems to this not so humble blogger that some civil servants and elected officials take this... Read more →

Lessons in Liberty: Liberty and Hard Cases

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 →

Price of Gas in The Bahamas. Again.

During the recent budget debate, and I use the term debate very loosely, one of the MP's (V. Alfred Gray) raised the simply dumb idea of The Bahamas joining PetroCaribe yet again. If you don't know what PetroCaribe is, Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela wants to sell fuel to... Read more →