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The Homosexual Agenda???

Rick Lowe The lead story in The Tribune's Saturday edition of the Big T for January 7, 2011 was about a Pastor Mario Moxey warning The Bahamas of the gay threat from the US and Canada. Apparently those countries have "obvious homosexual agendas" designed to sabotage "the authority of God."... Read more →

Politics and the fine art of myth making

Rick Lowe According to this article in The Nassau Guardian the Opposition PLP "renewed demands for the government to make public the details of the asset transfer agreement between Brookfield Asset Management and Kerzner International." The PLP went on to ask if there are any "guarantees in the agreement to... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Ayn Rand & Murray Rothbard: Diverse Champions of Liberty

By Tibor R. Machan* No one should attempt to treat Ayn Rand and Murray N. Rothbard as uncomplicated and rather similar defenders of the free society although they have more in common than many believe. As just one example, neither was a hawk when it comes to deploying military power... Read more →

Peter Frampton - Song of the week - January 9, 2012 - Cornerstones

Rick Lowe When Peter Frampton left Humble Pie in the early 1970's he took the rock charts by storm. But in 1976 he released Frampton Comes Alive and he hit the stratosphere. However, in 2006 he released Fingerprints, a departure of sorts as it was all instrumental, but wow, all... Read more →

Why are we bothered if politicians don't visit us?

Rick Lowe The brilliance of Pat Rahming's song The Politician notwithstanding, I don't understand the complaint that the only time people see a politician is when it's time to campaign for the next general election. My question is, so what? The important thing is the voter should have an opportunity... Read more →

There's a lot to think about before voting

Erik J. Russell (The following article, posted here with permission of its author, was written before the 2007 election, but remains relevant today.) The national election date has been set. Nearly 150,000 citizens have registered to vote. Those that haven't heeded the advice of the Prime Minister and taken the... Read more →

ARKive: Images of Life on Earth

A friend sent a link to ARKive recently and I've poked around it a bit, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Click on the image or link above and explore the many videos and images of "Life on Earth". Following is a sample of the many types of images that are available... Read more →

Lesson in Freedom: Cuba Awakes?

Tibor R. Machan Cuba’s fate over the last half a century has been disastrous, although before that the island wasn’t a Caribbean paradise either. US government policies haven’t made it easier for Cubans to escape their misery since instead of opening up the routes of free trade, the US has... Read more →

The right and duty to vote or not vote

Rick Lowe I don't usually read "Simon" over at Bahama Pundit because he or she does not identify him or herself, but a friend pointed me to a recent article excoriating people that choose not to vote. Trotting out nationalistic fervor about those people that went to great lengths, even... Read more →

Rolling Harbour. Another neat blog from Abaco

Describing themselves as an "...Abaco wildlife blog that covers a wide range of fauna (inc cetaceans), flora, and a great deal else besides…" it's certainly a fun site. Their "Profile" is a must read. A great sense of humour obviously. Take a poke around… Read more →