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Tibor R. Machan I assume that writers like me want to be read, not ignored. But, alas, there isn’t much we can do about this except perhaps fine tune our craft. Even that merely improves the odds. None can make others read one’s works. Thousands are simply left unread. (Do... Read more →
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Rick Lowe It's not often I get to watch the proceedings of the House of Assembly or Senate, but managed to watch the presentation by Dr. Duane Sands in the Senate yesterday. His comments in support of a Freedom of Information Act were very good and we will post his... Read more →
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Rick Lowe We often hear people - including the political class - and mostly lawyers at that - ridiculing the Judiciary, and informing us how if they were elected Prime Minister they would fix it post haste. The most recent "debate" is how the current administration has failed on the... Read more →
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Rick Lowe A British MP has suggested that their Parliament "copy the Germans and make things simple for business". [More…] The Germans are making it easier to hire staff for "mini-jobs". They're relaxing of dismissal regulations, and Allowing part time workers for indefinite periods. All smart moves in trying to... Read more →
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Click here... to register at The Nassau Institute's secure site. Read more →
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Rick Lowe Few people can write and sing ballads better than Elton John (& Bernie Taupin), but his great rock stuff is often over looked. And Stinker, from his 1974 release Caribou, is one of those songs. Here's some of the lyrics: Say what you will but I'm a stinker... Read more →
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Rick Lowe "Nothing new under he sun" might seem like a cliche but it's true. How about these quotes from the US election of 1800. "John Adams is a blind, bald, toothless man who wants to start a war with France. While he's not busy importing mistresses from Europe he's... Read more →
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Rick Lowe I stand to be corrected, but I've been made to understand that in a recent speech Mr. McCartney indicated that he will see to it that the Central Bank of The Bahamas drops the Prime Lending Rate to 2% from the present 4.75% should he become Prime Minister.... Read more →
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Rick Lowe According to press reports, Fred Mitchell, Opposition MP for Fox Hill, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, was in a "fury" after Dion Foulkes, Government Senator, raised the spectre of his impropriety relating to a "visa fraud claim". Having felt the sting of false claims from a colleague... Read more →
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Tibor R. Machan However much one learns to squirm out of one’s inconsistencies, logic usually bites one in the butt. Of course, strictly speaking logic is the formal system that’s supposed to guide our reasoning process and on its own doesn’t serve much more than that vital, indispensable task. That... Read more →
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