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Lessons in Freedom: Ideology Again

by Tibor R. Machan Perusing the Sunday New York Times will almost guarantee running across the term "ideology" in various commentaries and news analyses. In her essay in Week in Review, titled "Cutting Slack Is So Old School," Sheryl Gay Stolberg invokes the term as follows: she reports that Newt... Read more →

Dr. Myles Munroe. Religion and Politics in The Bahamas?

by Rick Lowe Dr. Myles Munroe was recently quoted in the press lamenting the dearth in political leadership in the country and he allegedly intimated that he might consider entering politics. An accomplished author and preacher, Dr. Munroe is an excellent public speaker that can motivate people. But politics? Not... Read more →

Branville McCartney Bahamas Immigration Minister speaks out

by Rick Lowe Mr. Branville McCartney M.P and Minister in charge of Bahamas Immigration was reported in one of the dailies yesterday (The Nassau Guardian I believe) as saying that fines for people employing illegal aliens need to be increased. While the country has a major problem with illegal immigration... Read more →

The Bahamas Government needs to subsidise everyone or no one

by Rick Lowe IF you have read this blog for any length of time you will know that this not so humble blogger would be the last to defend the Government and its ability to tax people at a whim. Not only because of the way these tax dollars are... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Saying No to FDR's Version of Liberty

by Tibor R. Machan One of my colleagues at Chapman University reported to me how much he favors the following sentiment expressed by FDR: "I am not for a return to that definition of liberty under which for many years a free people were gradually regimented into the service of... Read more →

Batelnet gives an answer to one Bahamas Internet subscriber

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS Like so many other Bahamians we have our share of complaints about the civil service. It seems to be one department one day and another department on another day. The Post Office seems to hold the record for the number of complaints and for the number... Read more →

Random Thoughts - February 18, 2009

by Rick Lowe Random Thought One - We must stand up for free markets Peter Hoskin at The Spectator says: We must stand up for free markets. As today's the first anniversary of the Northern Rock nationalisation, I thought I'd re-read Matthew Parris's stunning defence of free markets in this... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Are the Poor Petrified?

by Tibor R. Machan When I came to America I was seventeen and a half and once I turned eighteen I ran away from my family. My father was a brute and in America I didn't have to accept him as my lord and master past age eighteen. But, of... Read more →

The Price of Freedom the same in The Bahamas as elsewhere

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS It was in the late 1960's when the late Sir. Etienne Dupuch, one of the most admired men in Bahamian history, moved to thwart an attempt by the late Sir. Lynden Pindling who was in his third year as Prime Minister, to interfere with freedom of... Read more →

Nightnoise - Song of the week - February 16, 2009 - Jig of Sorts

by Rick Lowe I really don't remember where I bought the Nightnoise CD, The Whitehorse Sessions, but I'm really glad I did. An interesting blend of Celtic and jazz music recorded live is quite exceptional. Regretfully there does not appear to be an official Nightnoise web site, but here's a... Read more →