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The Bahamian Dream Book Launch with Dr. K. Jonathan Rodgers

Dr. K. Jonathan Rodgers is launching his second book at Doongalik Studios on Village Road, Friday, May 31, 2013, 6pm to 9pm. According to the recent Doongalik Art Newsletter May 2013 (pdf) “The Bahamian Dream“ … "examines the key economic and social situations in the country. Come out to hear... Read more →

Photo of the week: Scottish Rite Temple, Indianapolis, Indiana

While visiting Indianapolis a few years back, I walked past this beautiful old building. And it's not a church. It's the Scotish Rite Temple. A lodge. They actually provide tours of the interior. It was just incredible. Rick Lowe Images by Rick Lowe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs... Read more →

I've got the "Memphis Blues Again"

Back on May 1, we went to Memphis, Tennessee for the first time and were lucky enough to take in the Beale Street Music Festival and more as you can see from the collage of tickets in the image. The city was great, the sight seeing was darn good, the... Read more →

Mr. Perry Christie: "FNM has no moral authority" to accuse the PLP of conflicts of interest

You gotta love it. The leader of the only institution that uses legalised force to accomplish its goals is accusing someone else/another group of having no moral authority to accuse them of such acts. Let me put it this way. Mr. Perry Christie (PLP), Prime Minister, has suggested that the... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Why Free Will Matters

by Tibor R. Machan Let me once again quote George Orwell, who reportedly noted that “Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.” The idea that without free will there can be no morality is one of those obvious facts that bears repeating. It was... Read more →

Family of Tony Hepburn asking for help to find him

More bureaucracies = more deficits, debt and taxes

Mr. John Rolle, Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance says the proposed VAT will improve revenue and keep their spending very disciplined. Meanwhile, Mr. Ryan Pinder (PLP), Minister of Financial Services wants three new bureaucracies as a result of international trade agreements. Fiscal constraint has not been the strong suit of... Read more →

Crime. Statesmanship and bi-Partisanship the key?

Crime and the fear of crime is once again palpable and almost everyone you meet talks about it. The central question is what can be done? Do we arm ourselves like militia? Do we lock ourselves in after daylight? We live like prisoners while the "bad guys" enjoy our streets.... Read more →

Lessons in Freedom: Back to Basics Please

by Tibor R. Machan In today’s climate of political theatrics it isn’t very easy to figure out where right stands versus wrong. As Ron Paul points out at The Daily Bell, the Benghazi fiasco pretty much amounts to an illustration of the folly of the American government’s unending involvement in... Read more →

One boondoggle after another for the Obama Administration

Along with the Benghazi debacle the Obama Administration now has an IRS political scandal to deal with. Read more here… It just baffles me what political supporters will get up to. AP reports: "The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups... Read more →