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Dr. Sidney T. Sweeting, DDS 1935 – 2022

Today, (Saturday, January 29, 2022), the funeral service for Dr. Sweeting was held at Trinity Methodist Church. I have known Uncle Sid, as I affectionately called him, since I was but a toddler, visiting him in his professional capacity as our family dentist. Later in life, 1988 to be precise,... Read more →

Merry Christmas

History in Black and White

"With the volume Red, White, and Black: Rescuing American History from Revisionists and Race Hustlers, the incomparable academic, community leader, and social entrepreneur Dr. Robert Woodson announces the founding of his latest initiative, “1776 Unites.” Woodson describes this initiative as a “black-led movement of scholars, grassroots activists, and other concerned... Read more →

In Memoriam of Jeffrey D. (Jeff) Robertson

Today (Monday, August 2, 2021) I lost a dear friend. A brother I never had. To all those who knew him, he was one of a kind and generous, almost to a fault. Funny and humble with a discipline unseen by most of us. A discipline that was applied with... Read more →

The Roots of Progress

The story of human progress—and how we can keep it going I stumbled across this interesting blog recently. Take a look here...The Roots of Progress You might also find this article of interest...Why I'm a proud solutionist Enjoy! Read more →

Why demonise anti-vaxers and Florida?

In his Thursday, June 24, 2021 column Front Porch, Simon says: "There is a disturbing moral selfishness by those who refuse to be vaccinated, who contract the virus overseas, mostly in south Florida, then return to The Bahamas, potentially spreading more dangerous variants. "This is worse than magical thinking. It... Read more →

The Struggle for a Better World by Peter Boettke

"In The Struggle for a Better World, Peter J. Boettke explores how the social sciences, and political economy in particular, help us understand society and its institutions of governance. Boettke advances an approach for understanding, articulating, and pursuing a coherent and consistent vision of a society of free and responsible... Read more →

Bahamas Debt to GDP "...too narrow a measurement"?

Former Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas in discussing the IMF's recent recommendations for austerity by the Government said "that “it’s too narrow a measurement” to focus on debt-to-GDP ratios, which only assess a country’s debt as a percentage of its economic output, Mr Smith added that last... Read more →

The Bahamas and The Boiling Frog Dilemma

CESRA turns up the heat. The boiling frog dilemma anecdote describing a frog slowly being boiled alive is an apt description of what is happening here in The Bahamas over the past couple decades. The political class keeps ratcheting up regulations and taxes without much fuss from the frogs (business... Read more →

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year