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Lessons in Freedom: Stealing a Penny

Tibor R. Machan Over the centuries it had been pretty much routine for some (powerful) folks to raid the wealth of those not fit or well armed enough to resist this. Widespread trade entered the picture late in the game, as did generosity, charity, and other voluntary transfers of resources... Read more →

Pierre Dupuch, former Bahamas Cabinet Minister clarifies his Nationality

Rick Lowe Mr. Dupuch sent the following note in response to a comment on this blog...Dear Rick: It has been brought to my attention that someone who should know better accused me of being a dual national when serving in the Bahamian Parliament and while serving as a Cabinet Minister... Read more →

Election Court Judges set interesting precedent for future Bahamas elections?

Rick Lowe I forgot to mention in this post yesterday that if what I'm hearing about the judges allowing voters to vote if they are not on the register sets a dangerous precedent for future elections. If I can simply go vote, why bother to register? What do you think?... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: What Of Pre-existing Conditions?

Tibor R. Machan ...however unfortunate a situation one may be in, it is morally obscene to demand that others fix it at their expense... Here is what some would consider a hard case: Someone very ill is attempting to purchase insurance but companies refuse to provide it because they have... Read more →

Elizabeth Bye-Election Results - Ryan Pinder wins.

Rick Lowe Well reports are the Election Court has ruled that all five votes in question have been granted to Ryan Pinder and he is now the MP Elect for the Elizabeth Constituency. First of all congratulations to Mr. Pinder and commiserations to Dr. Sands. It's been an interesting few... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Sad Times in America

Tibor R. Machan Graig Furgeson, the late late-night host on CBS-TV, makes a little remark each weekday night to the effect, "It's a great day for America." I don't really get it, I confess, since if it were a great day for America each day, regardless of the details, it... Read more →

Freeport Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Spelling Patrol

Can you spot the typo? Read more →

Latin Letter: The Chilean Way. Even more lessons for The Bahamas...

Derek Sambrook, FIB(SA) TEP Managing Director, Trust Services, S.A., Panama Reprinted with the kind permission of the author. Visit his web site here... WeblogBahamas preface: For years now The Nassau Institute and your not so humble blogger have been pointing to the economic "miracle" of sorts in Chile, but for... Read more →

A Parliament of Whores

Sidney Sweeting, DDS Anyone who is familiar with this website will know the opinion of this blogger on health care run by Government - any Government. It will not work and it will get tied up in all the bureaucracy, waste of money and inefficiency that governments are so good... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Contra Krugman Again

Tibor R. Machan "What this shows is once again that instead of arguing policy, numbers, history, and such, Krugman prefers to engage in name-calling, in labeling and besmirching." A repeated theme of Paul Krugman of The New York Times and Princeton University is that Ronald Reagan was a "market fundamentalist"... Read more →