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Islandz Tours & Merchandise, Nassau, Bahamas

by Rick Lowe On Saturday we had the pleasure of meeting a dynamic young man Mr. Jaime Lewis promoting some of his artistic products at Doongalik Studios. The items on display were key chains, iPhone cases, iPad Cases and laptop cases all with the theme of one of Jackson Burnside's... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: The Erosion of Our Freedom

by Tibor R. Machan Often when I argue that governments must not violate our rights--they are supposed to be unalienable, after all--statists have a ready retort: Government is already violating them, good and hard, all over the place. Recently I pointed out that imposing fines and constraints on gun owners... Read more →

Fabulous Thunderbirds - Song of the week - December 24, 2012 - Merry Christmas Darling

by Rick Lowe The Fabulous Thunderbirds are a fun group and here's their salute to Christmas and lost love. Hope you enjoy, Merry Christmas Darling below. Visit their web site here… and please buy some of their music. Merry Christmas Darling Read more →

EconStories: Deck the Halls with Macro Follies

by Rick Lowe Back in 2011 Econ Stories burst on the scene with a video of the Fight of the Century, featuring the historical "economic battle" between John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek, by filmmaker John Papola and economist Russ Roberts. Since then, they've released a follow to Fight of... Read more →

Photo of the week: Sunset on Georgian Bay

Taken a couple years back when we had the pleasure to visit the fabulous Bruce Peninsula with some dear friends. Rick Lowe Images by Rick Lowe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.weblogbahamas.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may... Read more →

Jackson Burnside III, Native Son

by Rick Lowe We finally had the opportunity to see the documentary of the life of Jackson Burnside III yesterday at Doongalik Studios, and what a treat it was. We shared the joy of his wonderous life and that of his family, and a tear or two. It is an... Read more →

Food Security. Code for subsidies?

by Rick Lowe Fellow blogger, S3S, had a couple posts about Food Security recently and while I am all for individuals attempting to farm, even if it's only backyard gardens, I remain unconvinced that "food security" is a goal the Bahamas should aim for. In fact, I would argue it's... Read more →

Price controls actually harm the consumer

by Rick Lowe "To trade is to exchange one item for another, as butter for coal. Each party to any trade is both a buyer and a seller, and a person must be satisfied in that dual capacity before he will trade voluntarily." Paul L. Poirot Price control is more... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Gun Control Obscenities

by Tibor R. Machan When the massacre occurred in Connecticut, there was no call for commentary, certainly not from me who lives thousands of miles from where it occurred and knew none of the victims, the culprit or their family. Silence was probably the right reaction, and some reflections on... Read more →