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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 →

Government and the Cost of Living

by Ryan Bourne Read the original post at CATO.org here,,, "This paper sets out nine policy areas across all levels of government that, combined, directly raise spending for typical households in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution by anywhere from $830 to $3,500 per year. This list is... 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 →

Joe and Janet, Robber Barons

Yes, unbelievable as it may be to small children, governments and double standards go together like peanut butter and jelly. by Lawrence W. Reed This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Imagine if oil companies got together and agreed to charge consumers no less than $3.50... Read more →

Is California Over?

California’s population is declining for the first time in recorded history. As the Golden State loses a congressional seat, Texas is picking up two. Texas may not have the beaches, the forests, the celebrities, or the glamour. It'll just have the jobs, the companies, the forward momentum, and the people.... Read more →

UN and illegal immigrants

Dear Editor, I write in reference to the unwarranted and unwanted interference by foreign peoples in the national internal affairs of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in its attempts to protect Bahamian citizens and legal residents from theft of Bahamian land by illegal foreign immigrants, who then, totally contrary to... 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 →

Freedom and equality for women and minorities—the real history you may not know

From Fraser Institute by Sandra J. Peart Jason Clemens Aeon J. Skoble For some reason, which we don’t quite understand, the march towards equality for women and ethnic and religious minorities is linked in common perception with the early progressive movement—that is, those that favoured government intervention in society and... Read more →

Property Is Freedom

Capitalism Is the Greatest Force for Individual Liberation by Sheldon Richman This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Capitalism is liberating. Maverick feminist Camille Paglia acknowledges that it was capitalism that liberated women. In this issue (October 2001) of Ideas on Liberty Andrew Bernstein points out... Read more →

Reflecting on Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, 245 years later

by Lawrence W. Reed This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. The first ten days in the month of March 1776 brought forth momentous events that played roles in shaping the modern world. The American Revolutionary War was not quite a year old. On March 2,... Read more →