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Francois-Noel Babeuf: The Marxist Before Marx

Men and women of conscience must be both vigilant and courageous in the face of these destroyers in our midst. Tuesday, June 11, 2019 by Lawrence W. Reed This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. The French Revolution produced a parade of fascinating characters, many of... Read more →

Titan Funds – “Sebas happy playing to contented customers”

Sebas Bastian of Titan Funds by Richard Coulson When I visited the East Bay Street head office of Investar Securities at 10 AM Monday June 3rd, a dozen citizens were already there waiting to subscribe to either of the two Titan Mutual Funds being launched. They had been attracted by... Read more →

What's with the national awards?

by Dr. Donald M. McCartney, D.M. As a nation and as a people we still do not respect and elevate education and those who have struggled to obtain it. By education, I do not just mean book learning. The truly educated are those who have the wisdom to use the... Read more →

The Wonder of the market

Bastiat (1801-1850) was masterful: "On coming to Paris for a visit, I said to myself: Here are a million human beings who would all die in a few days if supplies of all sorts did not flow into this great metropolis. It staggers the imagination to try to comprehend the... Read more →

Sir Roger Scruton on What The Socialist way Of Thinking Did To British Education

In this very interesting discussion on 'Why the Left is winning, and why it shouldn’t' at the Oxford Union from Dec 17, Sir Roger lays out a very plausible explanation as to how/why our educational system was weakened by closing the traditional Government High School in this extract. He puts... Read more →

Chester Cooper: Import tax reductions = benefit to special interest groups

"Predictably describing the budget as “a failure”, he said: “It is painfully clear that there was heavy lobbying for and on behalf of special interests, and their negotiators won. So, I ask, who negotiated for the people? Because clearly the special interests got tax breaks, and the poor and middle... Read more →

Paul Krugman’s Predictions about “Austerity” Aren’t Aging Well

Paul Krugman’s arguments do not fare well against evidence in a new book written by economists Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero, and Francesco Giavazzi titled, "Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn’t." Friday, June 7, 2019 by John Phelan This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article.... Read more →

Lack of diplomacy

Dear Mr. Editor, On seeing and hearing the President of the United States interfering in the internal politics of an independent nation and major ally is one thing, but to then have the temerity to call the Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Sadiq Khan and one of the hosts, “a... Read more →

The Say School of Business Coming Soon

A tip is voluntary by the way

Sir, Who on earth, on the hotel employers’ side, agreed to add the “gratuity” into the last national agreement? Does no-body understand what a gratuity is? Let me explain, it is a TOTALLY VOLUNTARY payment made at the discretion of the customer as a “thank you” for good services received.... Read more →