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After many months of saving and planning Joanne and I had the privilege to spend two weeks in Tuscany, Italy. Following are a few quick selections from the hundreds of photos from the trip. Great friends, great food, great wine, great culture. The trip of a lifetime. The Duomo Facade,... Read more →
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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 →
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Just as soon as you thought it couldn't get any better, up pops another great blues number from yet another blues legend, Jimmy Rogers. I hope you enjoy Ev'ry Day I Have The Blues from the classic album, Jimmy Rogers All-Stars that features a host of amazing talent. Read a... Read more →
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by Sidney Sweeting, DDS Everyone is aware by now that the whole civil service is in a deplorable state and is getting worse. While the Government is tripping over itself to push the EPA after having "discussions" with the public I beg that you take some time out to direct... Read more →
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Blogs have been deemed illegal in Italy. But what about Common Law countries like ours? Check this post at Spectator Business out. But of course we're more liberal with the rights of the press in The Bahamas aren't we? Read more →
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I can't swear fort he veracity of the content or the source but a friend sent the following thought provoking e-mail. "From Letters to the Editors @ Fort Worth Star-Telegram" How racism works What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama... Read more →
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Greg Mankiw always offers very interesting commentary at his blog. In this post he quotes economist Allan Meltzer on the proposed bail out by saying: ...if they're going to do something, then what they ought to do is make loans, which the financial institutions have to repay with interest. And... Read more →
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This Bahama Journal article and this Nassau Guardian article confirm that our political "leaders" are often more skilled at being wordsmith's than "running the country". I wonder what the FNM would be saying of the shoe were on the other foot? This not so humble blogger is not one to... Read more →
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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 →
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by Rick Lowe I'm not sure how I stumbled across the web site Prospect, but it sure makes me think sometimes. In their August issue there was a very interesting essay on character, which caused me to do a lot of thinking about character in The Bahamian context. I hope... Read more →
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