Monthly Archives: June 2010

The courage of your convictions in The Bahamas

Rick Lowe UsingEnglish.com says that "the courage of your convictions" means "you are brave enough to do what you feel is right, despite any pressure for you to do something different". Lately I've been getting e-mails and comments suggesting that … Continue reading

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Lessons in Freedom: No Excuse for Coercion

Tibor R. Machan I am always baffled and now and then really angered when people defend using coercion against other people.  (Some will say I must be biased since I come from several early years of tyranny and since one … Continue reading

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The Bahamas and Sharia Law

Sidney Sweeting, DDS Republican State Representative Rex Duncan of Oklahoma is pushing for a law to prevent Sharia law from being  allowed in his state in any aspect of government or the judiciary. He feels confident of getting the law passed … Continue reading

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Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman – Song of the week – June 21, 2010 – Running Back To Saskatoon (live)

Rick Lowe Visit Burton Cummings web site here… Visit Burton Cummings My Space site here… Visit Burton Cummings You Tube site here… Don't miss the Randy Bachman/Burton Cummings site here… And, please buy some of his many cd's. He is … Continue reading

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Lessons in Freedom: Problems with Pragmatism

Tibor R. Machan In my columns I return to pragmatism now and then in part because so many prominent, influential folks embrace it and use it to justify the approach they take to public affairs. One such individual is President … Continue reading

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Rethinking Haiti’s Reconstruction

Rick Lowe Emily C. Schaeffer of The Independent Institute and San Jose State University tells us: "In terms of state building efforts, the United States government has conducted such missions in Haiti for the past 100 years with no evidence … Continue reading

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Bahamas Government at a loss to tackle Crime!

by Jerome Pinder The daily headlines continue to report on violent crimes, the most recent is Saturday’s headline (June 19th):  “Homicide count hits 41 after man shot dead. Prior to this disturbing headline, the Minister of National Security gave us … Continue reading

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Some interesting links.

Three Myths About Oil Alex Epstein tells us: "Still, oil's detractors call it an addiction, downplaying its enormous benefits as fleeting pleasures that will necessarily bring long-term pain and destruction. An oil-based economy will inevitably collapse, they say, because oil … Continue reading

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Phillip “Brave” Davis and “Fearless” Fred Mitchell feeding them missionaries in The Bahamas

Rick Lowe Mrs. Nicki Kelly put it best in her column of  June 17, 2010 for The Punch. She says: "Try as they might with its staged walkout from the House of Assembly, the Opposition cannot absolve itself of its … Continue reading

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Lessons in Freedom: Machan’s Archives: Introduction to Liberty and Hard Cases*

Tibor R. Machan What if a tornado hits? What if a lot of tornadoes hit? The issue isn’t very complicated, but it is challenging. The free society is supposed to be governed with an eye to securing the rights to … Continue reading

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