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WeblogBahamas gets a facelift

Rick Lowe In case you haven't noticed, we've had a facelift. They're subtle but people that have e-mailed me so far say they think it's easier to read with the white background. If you can't see the changes you might have to empty your cache. By the way, thanks for... Read more →

Looking at Abaco, Bahamas for a moment

Note: A frequent visitor to WeblogBahamas left the following comment to this post, and we thought it interesting enough to highlight his/her thoughts. What do you think? Looking at Abaco, Bahamas... Let's for a few moments look at two situations in Abaco. The developer of Winding Bay got 125 acres... Read more →

Bahamas Customs and arbitrary restrictions

Christopher D. Lowe “As a very open economy it has long been the policy of the Government to protect the right of legal entities to import and export authorised goods without arbitrary restrictions”. Bahamas Minister of State for Finance, addressing the WTO. Are you kidding? On what planet do these... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Stoning & The Times

Tibor R. Machan Do I search for hypocrisies among my adversaries? Not especially, only when it is too obvious to miss. And what if anything is wrong with hypocrisy? So what if you are a liar but make a big deal about condemning lying in your neighbor? Why is that... Read more →

The Takeover Reprise. What do we do and who do we believe?

Rick Lowe My old friend Mr. Pierre Dupuch raised some interesting questions in his recent letter to the Editor, posted here… While I think the country needs the short term economic impact the project will bring, I wonder if it can sustain itself in the long term. Will they be... Read more →

Don't miss Dr. Bruce Yandle when he discusses Bootleggers, Baptists and the Government Habit

Rick Lowe Profressor Bruce Yandle will discuss "Deficits, regulation, welfare reform. Why is the government habit so difficult to break? Is it special interests? Just any special interests"?" in a presentation entitled, Bootleggers, Baptists and the Government Habit for The Nassau Institute on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at the 7:00pm... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Does Radical Left Favor Radical Islam?

Tibor R. Machan Recently I have been recalling when University of Michigan Professor of Law, Catherine McKinnon used to advocate censoring pornography because she believed it is an assault upon women. She lays out her case in her very prestigiously published slim and readable book, Only Words (Harvard University Press,... Read more →

Government stimuli do not work!

Rick Lowe If you had any doubts before, read this tale about Japan... Hat tip to JD for sending this along. Urgent Lessons from Japan by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.d. for Money & Markets. Imagine a world where the economy never emerges from recession. Imagine a time and place in... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: My Pitch for Some Solid Selfishness

Tibor R. Machan Hardly anyone will dispute that most folks who chime in about ethics consider selfishness wrong. There have been exceptions in history and some of the most prominent ethical philosophers, such as Socrates and Aristotle, can even be said to have been ethical egoists or at least ones... Read more →

John Hiatt - Song of the week - September 20, 2010

Rick Lowe My cousin just came back form a holiday and among other music he brought me the new John Hiatt CD, The Open Road, and it's excellent. If you've never heard of him, visit his web site here... and buy some of his material. You've got at least 25... Read more →