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Ride for Hope Bahamas only a few days away. Please donate if you can

Rick Lowe Have you pledged support for anybody in the Ride for Hope Bahamas on Eleuthera yet? If not, please consider supporting the following riders: Ken Chaplin: Log into his donor page here... See this earlier post about Ken as well. Jeffrey Robertson: Log into his donor page here... See... Read more →

Montagu Ramp - Another curiosity

Rick Lowe Back in November 2009 the squatters at the Montagu Ramp were complaining that they were being treated unfairly. See this post... And now the vendors are calling "for investment in proper infrastructure" by the government. [More...] Their logic is that the government issues them business licences and permits... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Krugman, Academic Freedom & Phony Whining

Tibor R. Machan In his column of March 28, 2011, Paul Krugman whines a good deal about how Republicans in Wisconsin are targeting scholars who may not like their opposition to public service union profligacy. No doubt, in these battles all sides can go overboard but let’s just face it,... Read more →

Are you a senior high school or college student interested in economics? Sign up today for The Nassau Institute's, Economics of Liberty, Student Lecture Series - Spring 2011

This event is free for senior high or College of The Bahamas students. Limited to 20 students so sign up by clicking here... Click on image to enlarge. Download a pdf of the flyer here... Read more →

The enigma known as Branville McCartney

Rick Lowe Mr. McCartney recently resigned from the government, (as he should have), remaining in Parliament as an independent MP, and rumour has it he will start a new political party to contest the next general election. Upon hearing this one of my nephew's e-mailed from Abaco to say how... Read more →

Colin Hay - Song of the week - March 28, 2011 - Send Somebody

Rick Lowe We were in Florida recently and got to see Colin Hay live, and what a treat. He chatted (has a great sense of humour) and played and sang an acoustic set for about two hours. What a fabulous talent and excellent guitar player. We were able to pick... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: A Crucial Constitutional Fact

Tibor R. Machan In my efforts to defend the free society and its basic principles, the idea of natural individual human rights, I run across the objection--advance by both conservatives and “liberals”--that once a constitution has been accepted, it overrides those principles. Putting it differently, while perhaps human beings do... Read more →

The Onion: In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Sh--?

Rick Lowe Please excuse the adult language in this Onion News Network video, but it is just brilliant. Hat tip to LS for sending the link along. Enjoy... In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? Read more →

An Impossible Job - The Freeman

Rick Lowe Each month I look forward to receiving my copy of The Freeman magazine and the March 2011 edition is just packed with great literary delights. (subscribe here...) One of the articles that stuck out for me was An Impossible Job by Richard W. Fulmer. It confirms the fact... Read more →

Obama’s Unconstitutional War

By unilaterally going to war against Libya, Obama is bringing America closer to the imperial presidency than Bush ever did. by Bruce Ackerman in Foreign Policy Magazine In taking the country into a war with Libya, Barack Obama's administration is breaking new ground in its construction of an imperial presidency... Read more →