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Cabinet Report – Top Marks Or Bottom Of The Class?

Adrian Gibson by Adrian Gibson Continued from last week... Kenred Dorsett THIS will be the last time I write the name Ken Dorsett until he does something worthwhile. The Minister of the Environment and Housing heads a department that has much potential but he has done so little. He has... Read more →

Penn Jillette on God, No!, Atheism, Libertarianism, & More

Reason.com is an amazing site if you're not familiar with it. Reason TV, HIt & Run Blog, and their magazine are always packed with information. One of my favourite's from Reason TV is Nick Gillespie's interview of Penn Jillette in 2011. Here's Reason's summary: "Reason's Nick Gillespie talks with the... Read more →

It's budget time again! And don't count on fiscal responsibility

For at least 30 years now, maybe more, we've heard what a brilliant job the political parties are doing running the country and how fiscally sound each administration has been to rescue the country from the bad habits of the administration that went on before. Only trouble is, we've gone... Read more →

Government to own 51% of new phone company to sell shares to the public

Sometimes we get too cute for our own well being. It has been reported that the government is to retain 51% of the shares of a new phone company to compete against BTC, a company in which government owns 49%, until the shares in the new company are sold to... Read more →

Playing Politics

Only in the world of politics could a Government Finance Statistics (GFS) fiscal deficit of $273 million in six months and counting on extreme tax increases to balance it for the next six months be seen as favourable. And don't forget this GFS number excludes debt redemption amounts, so it... Read more →

Ian Hunter - Song of the week - February 16, 2015 - Read 'Em 'N' Weep

One of my favourite rockers is Ian Hunter. A superb singer, musician and songwriter. If you've never heard of him think back a few years to Mott The Hoople. He was their front man. Hope you enjoy Read 'Em 'N' Weep below, the closing track, a ballad, from his excellent... Read more →

The Cabinet Report

The Cabinet of The Bahamas Photo: The Bahamas Weekly by Adrian Gibson SINCE the general election in 2012, many people have been waiting for the much anticipated Christie renaissance. We’re all still waiting. What’s more, many of the Christie administration’s Cabinet ministers appear to be clueless, projecting a mundane-bird-in-a-gilded cage... Read more →

Richard Ebeling, “Introductions to the Selected Works of Ludwig von Mises (2000-12)”

You might know by now I'm a big fan of Ludwig von Mises, and Professor Richard Ebeling, someone else I'm very fond of, has announced that: "Liberty Fund has posted online as one continuous readable text the three introductions I prepared for the three volumes of the "Selected Writings of... Read more →

Steven Horwitz: Inequality, Mobility, and Being Poor in America

Professor Horwitz has a new paper out on inequality. Here's the Abstract: "The conventional narrative that the last generation has seen the rich get richer and the poor get poorer while the middle class gets hollowed out has serious flaws. First, the claims of growing inequality overlook data on income... Read more →

Upcoming lectures on the Evolution and Future of the State presented by The Nassau Institute and Templeton Religion Trust

…in collaboration with The Banking, Economics and Finance Department and The Economics Society of The College of The Bahamas. More details can be found here… The lectures are free of charge to participants. Space is limited. Sign up for the February 26 lecture here… Download a copy (pdf) of the... Read more →