Monthly Archives: November 2008

Lessons in Freedom: The Regulation Trap

Posted on November 25, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan Mercantilism, socialism, and fascism have pretty much been discredited as economic systems by Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises, F. A. Hayek, and actual economic history. One could have learned from the lessons that government economic regulation … Continue reading →

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Bahamas Health Care Oversight Discussion

Posted on November 24, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Join host Jeffrey Lloyd on Star 106.5 FM on Monday, November 24, 2008 at 4:30pm for a discussion with a UK doctor and a former President of the British Columbia Medical Association, about the oversight of health care services in … Continue reading →

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Dirk Hamilton – Song of the week – November 24, 2008 – Every Inch A Moon

Posted on November 24, 2008 by weblogbahamas

I can't remember how I came across Dirk Hamilton, but I have two of his LP albums. This weeks feature is a song from his 1978 album, Meet Me At The Crux. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.weblogbahamas.com/EveryInchAMoon.mp3 Visit his web … Continue reading →

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Typealyzer: What type is that blog?

Posted on November 23, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Greg Mankiw, one of my favourite bloggers, posted a blog about how he fared on Typealyzer, so I thought I would try it for WeblogBahamas. Here are the results:

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Why regulation fails

Posted on November 22, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Sometimes I ponder how to express a thought for hours or even days, and for some reason an e-mail pops in my inbox that puts things so succinctly. And the following blog by Philip Booth at the … Continue reading →

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Economic financial crisis. Is the worst over?

Posted on November 21, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Mark Mullins, of The Fraser Institute thinks so. In this… recent comment in Canada's Financial Post, he explains why. I particularly like this paragraph:

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Bahamas unemployment and the economy

Posted on November 20, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe The Tribune's Editorial was very informative yesterday (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) when discussing the fact that the Opposition PLP would hold the floor in the House of Assembly today to review the economy. They pointed out that … Continue reading →

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Does the Free Market Corrode Moral Character? Tyler Cowen says no and I agree.

Posted on November 20, 2008 by weblogbahamas

http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/qx5e2luc98 Thanks to Don Boudreaux at Cafe Hayek for the speech. Download a pdf of the full text of Professor Cowen's speech here…

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Bahamas economic issues and help for the marginalised

Posted on November 19, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Things are getting tough all around town with layoffs mounting. I remain convinced that this is the time for us to come together as a community and help each other without the government being involved. On a … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: The Importance of Individualism

Posted on November 19, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan Over the last several weeks I have run across numerous efforts by different political thinkers and activists to discredit individualism.  Some have argued that the idea of the individual is a myth created for us by … Continue reading →

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