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Without Reforms Compass Point Will Close?

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Human Progress? Find evidence of it here...

"HumanProgress.org is a project of the Cato Institute with major support from the John Templeton Foundation and the Searle Freedom Trust, as well as additional funding from the William H. Donner Foundation. The website requires no registration or membership. All of its content and features can be used free, but... Read more →

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 →