Monthly Archives: August 2009

What is the Bahamas Government’s benchmark for murder?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) Bahamians have reached the point that the main topic of conversation is crime and particularly the number of murders. As of August 22, 2009 there were 53 murders recorded for the year. Finally, the Minister … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: TANSTAAFHC

Posted on August 31, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) "But saying something is "free" will not make it so. Among the few free goods and provisions in the world health care is certainly not one." TANSTAAFL is an acronym for "There Ain't No Such … Continue reading →

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Okkervil River – Song of the week – August 30, 2009 – Plus Ones

Posted on August 31, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) Here's an interesting new band. I'm not sure how I stumbled on their new CD the Stage Names, but I'm sure glad I did. Hope you enjoy Plus Ones below. http://www.weblogbahamas.com/PlusOnes.mp3 Check out their intriguing video … Continue reading →

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Socialism, Free Enterprise, and the Common Good: Father Sirico at Hillsdale College

Posted on August 30, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) Father Robert Sirico of the Acton Institute gave an eloquent address (as usual) at Hillsdale College a couple years back, and it's worth reading again. "In chapter 21 of St. Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus proposes a moral … Continue reading →

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Has manufacturing declined in the US?

Posted on August 29, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) If one spends a lot of time listening to many of talking heads or reading a number of the "progressive" columnists about US manufacturing, you would believe that it is spiraling downward, out of control.

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What could the Bahamas Government be thinking?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) The Bahamas is facing its worst recession in many years with businesses having to down size and families having to cut back where ever possible to make ends meet.

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Lessons in Freedom: Torture and Pragmatism

Posted on August 28, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) Torturing someone involves inflicting pain and misery on the victim in the hope of obtaining something he or she is unwilling to give up. The purpose can vary from simple cruelty, as when youngsters on … Continue reading →

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Another one from the Caribbean that doesn’t get it

Posted on August 27, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) A friend sent this article from the Jamaica Observer with the author lamenting the fact that his country now has to pay the piper (IMF), and of course the fault does not lie with the Jamaican … Continue reading →

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Progressivism in The Bahamas

Posted on August 26, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) Back on August 13, 2009 I posted this blog challenging a columnist called "Simon" about a couple of the ideas s/he expressed in a missive about the education problems in The Bahamas. I referred to statists … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: “Tempered by Government?”

Posted on August 26, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan (http://www.weblogbahamas.com) …cheerleaders, the likes of Paul Krugman, Louis Uchitelle and many, many others who probably sit and wait so as to get the nice government job of running other people’s economic lives! There must be some … Continue reading →

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