Monthly Archives: March 2007

More on Shane Gibson & Anna Nicole Smith

by Rick Lowe This story just gets more and more strange. See what The iPinions Journal has to say by clicking here. I think he is spot on about the political implications and what should be done.

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The Commons

by Rick Lowe Interested in the environment? Check out The Commons, Markets Protecting The Environment. It’s worth a few minutes of your time.

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After Fidel. How to bring Cuba back into the civilized world.

by Rick Lowe I met Deroy Murdock several years ago at an Atlas Economic Research Foundation event in Virginia. I remember enjoying a couple conversations with him, particularly one luncheon when we sat together. He has roots in the Caribbean, … Continue reading →

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Change is good?

by Rick Lowe We’ve made a couple changes to the weblog recently. Some of the locations of the content have changed but more importantly we were able to get the permission of the Cato Institute Bookstore and Laissez Faire Books … Continue reading →

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Tom Waits – Song of the week – March 11, 2007

by Rick Lowe On the nickel is one of my favourite Tom Waits songs. He calls it a hobo’s lullaby. Don’t forget to visit Tom Waits website and buy a few of his compact discs. You won’t be disappointed.

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Libertarianism

by Rick Lowe Libertarianism is gaining a larger foothold in political and economic discussions these days and Cato Unbound has just started a new series of essays on this important subject. The lead essay is by Brian Doherty who has … Continue reading →

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Mitchell obfuscates again?

by Rick Lowe Few politicians get more inches in the press than Fred Mitchell, The Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs. He seems to have a daily press conference. The question that comes to mind is the usefulness of his pronouncements. … Continue reading →

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A time and a season…

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS Like the dawning of a new day, the changing of the seasons, the rainbow that follows the rain and the tide that ebbs and flows, we can also rely on some politicians to be so bankrupt … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurs are the heroes of the world

by Rick Lowe Johan Norberg is the author of the Winter 2007 Cato’s Letter at the Cato Institute. Here’s an excerpt: I think of a paragraph in Ludwig von Mises’ book Human Action, where he says that the market economy … Continue reading →

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We told you so

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS Those who keep records of the House of Assembly should be able to tell us if the National Health Plan set a speed record with the time it was introduced and passed into law. It should … Continue reading →

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