Monthly Archives: May 2010

News report: Dr Bernard Nottage and the PLP are attempting to encourage racial resentment, yet again

Posted on May 25, 2010 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe This time it's the traffic reversal. Apparently Dr. Nottage is stirring the racial pot once again, suggesting that the government is ignoring the requests of "Over The Hill people" (read black Bahamians) with current traffic re-routing, while treating  … Continue reading →

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PJ O’Rourke in Australia on Politics

Posted on May 24, 2010 by weblogbahamas

http://fora.tv/embedded_player

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Eddie Vedder – Song of the week – Rise – May 24, 2010

Posted on May 24, 2010 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe I really enjoy Pearl Jam, but I think it’s Vedder’s voice that really hits the spot. Unique for sure. I recently picked up his relatively new cd, Into The Wild, a soundtrack for the movie. I hope you … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Radicalization

Posted on May 24, 2010 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan Nearly everyone has complaints about the way others use words. One of my pet peeves is when people are referred to as "that," as in "the person that wrote this book," instead of "who," as in "the … Continue reading →

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Canadian Politicians vs Canada’s Auditor General

Posted on May 23, 2010 by weblogbahamas

Whatever you do, please do not let Bahamian politicians see this video. Rex Murphy of CBC, The National just nails it! Or should I say, nails them? http://www.weblogbahamas.com/Rex%20Murphy%20on%20Canadian%20politicians.mp4 The video might take a minute to download. Please be patient. Double … Continue reading →

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Bahamas EcoVentures promo from Keen i Media in Freeport

Posted on May 22, 2010 by weblogbahamas

This looks like something I could enjoy. Great job Keen i Media! http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11902114&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Bahamas EcoVentures from Keen i Media Ltd on Vimeo.

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Why do politicos in The Bahamas benchmark against the worst?

Posted on May 21, 2010 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe One often hears politicos suggesting things like "The Bahamas Debt to GDP levels at 54% is not bad when compared to Jamaica and other Caribbean nations". One wonders why we never hear them suggest the reverse, or the … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: The Fatal Allure of Pragmatism

Posted on May 21, 2010 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan Just a little background: pragmatism is America’s only home grown prominent philosophical movement.  It was formulated by the likes of Charles Peirce, John Dewey, C. I. Lewis,  Sidney Hook, and others, including the most radical member of … Continue reading →

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Online Mises Academy – An amazing site

Posted on May 20, 2010 by weblogbahamas

What an incredible site for learning about economics. See more videos from the Mises Institute here…

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Bahamas Electoral Reform inevitably leads to Constitutional Reform

Posted on May 20, 2010 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe Larry Smith over at Bahama Pundit has been on a roll the past couple weeks discussing electoral reform. See here… and here… Although we don't always agree, he usually provides much food for thought, and does so in … Continue reading →

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