Monthly Archives: October 2011

Englerston Constituency Disgusting Toilets an Opportunity…not a problem

Posted on October 31, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe The headline of Saturday's The Big T (The Tribune) scream out DISGUSTING with a photo of the public toilet at the Englerston park. Glenys Hanna-Martin, the PLP MP for the area is rightfully quoted as stating there is … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Liberty and Virtue

Posted on October 31, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan In order to begin this essay with a degree of coherence, I need first to discuss two types of lib­erty. The one kind I will designate as meta­physical lib­erty;  it means the capacity for in­itiating, starting or … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan – Song of the week – October 31, 2011 – Man In The Long Black Coat

Posted on October 31, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe Bob Dylan’s music is simply irresistible. His lyrics tantalising. Oh Mercy, released in 1989 is simply another great CD by one of the all time greats. All ten tracks are worth a listen. Man In A long Black … Continue reading →

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Dr. Duane Sands, FNM Senator, on the “Crime Bills”

Posted on October 30, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Posted here with the kind permission of Dr. Sands. Madame President… I rise to second this compendium of crime bills. I do so with a free spirit and unwavering resolve but with a heavy heart! Not because I have any … Continue reading →

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Capitalism can never be completely destroyed.

Posted on October 29, 2011 by weblogbahamas

by Tradewinds The most centrally planned economies of the former communist block of the USSR and Eastern Europe all had thriving "black market" where scarce goods were exchanged or bought or sold. Cuba is another example where street capitalism is … Continue reading →

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Politics of hate and envy

Posted on October 28, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe When you listen to the diatribe from some quarters you would swear that the Prime Minister of the country is a demon. Mind you these folks seldom discuss policy, it's always personal insults, but if they do they'd … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Occupy Wall Street’s Lack of Focus

Posted on October 28, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan Rolling Stone magazine ran a piece recently arguing that what OWS is doing doesn’t amount to attacks on money or banking but is aimed at corruption. While this is a spin that may work for some folks, … Continue reading →

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Social evils wrought by capitalism, unchecked by government

Posted on October 27, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe The title of this post is a quote from the October 21, 2011 issue of The Week magazine and it's credited to Andrew Sullivan who writes for the TheDailyBeast.com. How he can fix his mouth to say that … Continue reading →

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Capitalism has given us what we have. Why destroy it?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe I think the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) crowd are protesting at the wrong door and about the wrong thing. They should take their protest to the White House and Congress. It's Crony Capitalism they should be protesting, where … Continue reading →

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Were the London riots about poverty?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe Seems the answer to the question in the title is a resounding no. Turns out many of the "rioters" were simply stealing goodies they wanted, not things they needed as this recent article by Neil O'Brien in The … Continue reading →

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