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Bastian can Afford to Wait on Gradual Growth for Titan Funds

by Richard Coulson The distinguished long-time head of our Securities Commission, Hillary Deveaux, was clearly struggling for the right words in his new role as Chairman of Investar Securities, manager of the current offering of the two Titan Funds, promoted by protean entrepreneur Sebas Bastian. While calling the demand “fairly... Read more →

Is there Anybody out there with A Big Idea?

by Richard Coulson Business and politics are never far apart, so I hope my readers will excuse my bloviating about the political world, both in the US and here. Two weeks ago 20 Democratic candidates for the Presidency debated over two days in Miami. It was beyond endurance to sit... Read more →

Why the Amorality of Markets Is Preferable to the Immorality of Coercion

The market is a mechanism and is neither wise nor moral. by Gary M. Galles This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Liberty and voluntary relationships evoke the best in individuals and, therefore, society. That makes it painful to see willing arrangements blamed for virtually everything... Read more →

The Need To Rise Above National Divisiveness And Acrimony...

by Dr. Donald M. McCartney, D.M. "It is never too late to move with purpose to a higher loftier plane. We need to rise above the divisiveness and acrimony and come together on common ground to build this nation." ~ Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor-General These are fitting words by the... Read more →

Seeking honest explanations

Dear Mr. Editor, When, oh when, might we expect a modicum of honesty from of political classes? Earlier this week the leader of the opposition, “Brave” Davis was up on his high-horse again bitching and moaning that under “this” FNM the price of electricity has risen in excess of 10... Read more →

Why Intellectuals Don't Like Capitalism

by Rainer Zitelmann Following the collapse of socialist systems around the world at the end of the 1980s, the superiority of the market economy was clear to many. Nevertheless, latent or overt anti-capitalist animosities have persisted, and, since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, have even gained considerable... Read more →

Listening to climate doomsters makes our situation worse

ID 115221206 © Gunold | Dreamstime. An interesting take on a very "hot" topic. "...The IPCC’s Working Group I reports (the physical sciences) were rightly described by activists as the “gold standard” description of climate research and the most reliable statement of scientists’ consensus. But by 2011 activists were saying... Read more →

Where, Oh Where Is Civilty And Comity?

by Dr. Donald M. McCartney, D.M. The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that things are not mended again. ~Alan Paton, Cry, The Beloved Country I have witnessed elections, as a boy, from 1956. This is the worst that I have ever seen it. Bahamians, both... Read more →

The Urge to Do Something

by Michael Munger "There is a problem in public affairs. If there is a state, with the capacity to do good, the temptation to do something is irresistible. If someone objects, the response is always “Well, we have to do something. What would you do?” "It’s not obvious we should... Read more →

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 →