Monthly Archives: October 2018

NHI Bahamas PR is launched

Posted on October 29, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Out of the box the Government just could not tell the truth. Government services are paid for with taxes but NHI is not a tax. Go figure! Then on top of that some employers are exempt. Out of the starting … Continue reading →

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Are we what we think?

Posted on October 28, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Last week I had a meeting in Mexico with GM. It was my third visit so I thought it was time to see a couple of the Mayan ruins. We stayed at Paradisus, a Melia Resort in Playa del Carmen. … Continue reading →

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Their ideology is envy and their policy is theft

Posted on October 27, 2018 by weblogbahamas

In comfortable, middle-class West London I am surrounded by the smug. The local websites recently erupted in prissy anger, for example, at the notion that the site of a local scrap yard (I am surprised we still have one) is … Continue reading →

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Remembering Solzhenitsyn: Observations on the Gospel, Socialism, and Power

Posted on October 20, 2018 by weblogbahamas

His prolific contributions to Russian literature earned him a Nobel Prize, while his bravery on behalf of freedom gained him the gratitude of oppressed peoples everywhere. by Lawrence W. Reed Published at FEE.org here… Visit Larence W. Reed's web site … Continue reading →

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DA NEW BEGINNING DUN END

Posted on October 19, 2018 by weblogbahamas

As I prepared to write this letter I serendipitously clicked on one that was written in May 2017 which expressed the sense of optimism and anticipation I felt for the new beginning following the election that, sad to say, has … Continue reading →

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Lecture: John Rodgers on The Bahamian Monetary System – Present & Future

Posted on October 17, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Thursday, October 18, 2018 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited and available on a first come first served basis… Join The Nassau Institute at The University of The … Continue reading →

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Lecture by Art Carden: Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Made the Modern World.

Posted on October 16, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018 Location: The University of The Bahamas. Harry C. Moore Library Lecture Hall. The Nassau Institute & Templeton Religion Trust, in Collaboration with the Banking Economics & Finance Department & The Economics Society of The University … Continue reading →

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Most Libertarians Don’t Understand Friedrich Hayek, Says Peter Boettke: Podcast

Posted on October 15, 2018 by weblogbahamas

"In a bold new book about Hayek, the George Mason economist says "too much time and effort has been put into repackaging and marketing a fixed doctrine of eternal truths." by Nick Gillespie "With populism on the rise, capitalism under … Continue reading →

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It’s easier to blame Capitalism

Posted on October 14, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Thoughts from Tradewinds… Could Capitalism be such a center of hate if it were not so successful as an economic system?? Every productive and successful nation of the World today has Capitalism as its basis of economic exchange.. In Communist … Continue reading →

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Capitalism’s Critics Corrected

Posted on October 12, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Ryan Bourne dispels many of the criticisms of Capitalism. "Whether through ignorance or utopianism, lots of people forget we live in unprecedented prosperity. Poverty is not a product of capitalism, but has been with mankind for all time. The facts … Continue reading →

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