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Happy 219th Birthday Frédéric Bastiat

Bastiat would have been 219 today. Read more here from Mises.org... and here from the Library of Economics and Liberty... Article: Bastiat's "The Law" Is a Symphony of Ideas That Can Teach Us Justice. Read it here... Here are links to his selected works from the Library of Economics and... Read more →

Lindsey Cancino Awarded Rotary Foundation's Highest Honour

There is no Rotarian more deserving of this honour than Rotary Past Assistant Governor Lindsey. Lindsey and I served on the Board of the Rotary Club of East Nassau for, maybe, ten years and he was always a go to guy. If you wanted something done, Lindsey would find a... Read more →

Is Fiscal Stimulus an Effective Policy Response to a Recession? Reviewing the Existing Research

Summary From The Fraser Institute... This report examines existing academic studies that analyze evidence regarding the effectiveness of fiscal stimulus—additional government spending and/or tax relief—as a mechanism to mitigate the impact of a recession and speed up economic recovery. The research raises significant doubts about whether fiscal stimulus can achieve... Read more →

i am Prague: Czech Republic’s First Museum for Illusion and Trick Art

Illusion Art Museum Prague (IAM Prague) is the Czech Republic’s first museum dedicated to illusion and trick art, conveniently located on Old Town Square, directly across from the iconic astronomical clock, locally known as Orloj. IAM Prague’s exhibits bring to life historical techniques of creating illusions in art into the... Read more →

Tom Smith and His Incredible Bread Machine

by R. W. Grant See original article at Mises.org here... This is a legend of success and plunder And a man, Tom Smith, who squelched world hunger. Now, Smith, an inventor, had specialized In toys. So, people were surprised When they found that he instead Of making toys, was BAKING... Read more →

Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World Trailer

Looking forward to watching the full version. "Thomas Sowell, a National Humanities Medal winner, is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author. He is currently Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University." If you've visited this blog from time to time you know I admire Dr. Thomas... Read more →

Post Office: Encouraging theft?

Dear Mr. Editor, Can anybody out there explain to me why the Bahamas Post Office is encouraging theft? Some time back I attempted to pay for my Post Boxes with a bank debit card only to be told the Post Office (still??!!!) does not accept credit or debit cards; hence... Read more →

Statues of Historical Figures

The discussion about removing the Statue of Christopher Columbus has come up again. While the discussion is useful and reminds us of the Columbus' flaws that should not be forgotten, destroying or removing statues that remind us of demoralising aspects history does not change the past. What's that old saying... Read more →

What’s So Funny about Corona, Politics, the Media, and the Culture? A Conversation with Andrew Ferguson and P. J. O’Rourke

Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson Recorded on April 29, 2020 In this special plague-time episode of Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, two of the nation’s most brilliant and accomplished humorists have a good time—and say some serious things. P. J. O’Rourke and Andrew Ferguson on COVID-19, their wasted youth, Trump... Read more →

Patrick J. Bethel: An accomplished gentleman 1933 - 2020

On Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 3:20pm The Bahamas lost a special man. Mr. Bethel will be missed but never forgotten. He blazed a trail that many of us would be proud to have accomplished. From humble beginnings in Cherokee in 1933, Patrick, or Pat, as he was known, became... Read more →