Monthly Archives: March 2019

Where Economics Went Wrong

Posted on March 11, 2019 by weblogbahamas

Economists should return to their classical liberal roots and recognize economics as an art involving non-scientific judgment. This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. In a recent article, Lars Peter Hansen argues that the commonly used … Continue reading →

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Greek Fest 2019. A fabulous event

Posted on March 10, 2019 by weblogbahamas

  If you go for the food, music, drink or to learn a little bit of Greek Bahamian history you are in for a treat. 

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Bahamian Oil – A Misunderstanding of History

Posted on March 9, 2019 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson The ineffable Ms. Sam Duncombe has proclaimed that she is “more than irritated” by Government’s  decision to extend to year-end 2020  Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) license to drill an exploratory well on its concessions southwest of  Andros. … Continue reading →

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Boycott of Web-Shop Deposits is Intolerable

Posted on March 8, 2019 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson A  brewing  dispute between our web shops and our banks is  upsetting  the usually sedate world of finance.  Disputatious  words are being exchanged  between Gowon Bowe, Chairman of our Association of  Clearing  Banks, and Gershan Major,  Director … Continue reading →

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Should The Bahamas have FDI or local investment?

Posted on March 7, 2019 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, Does The Bahamas need foreign investment or local investment to manufacture and produce for local consumption and export? Do we understand the negative effect on our economy if foreign investors are persuaded to lend to us, like the … Continue reading →

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Laundered lies

Posted on March 6, 2019 by weblogbahamas

Matt Ridley has another brilliant column. This time on a surge in medical and environmental pseudoscience: Laundered lies How bad science gets used for power and profit by some activists by Matt Ridley ‘The whole aim of practical politics,’ wrote … Continue reading →

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Books On Liberty that You Haven’t Read but Should

Posted on March 5, 2019 by weblogbahamas

Professor Donald Boudreaux recently opined on some excellent books we should all read. Tom Bethell, The Noblest Triumph (1998). Bryan Caplan, The Myth of the Rational Voter (2007). Tyler Cowen, In Praise of Commercial Culture (1998). Richard Epstein, Simple Rules … Continue reading →

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Rory Gallagher would have been 71 yesterday

Posted on March 4, 2019 by weblogbahamas

Anyone that has followed this site knows that if there is one genre of music I like it's the Blues and Rory Gallagher has to be in my top ten favourite blues/rock/singer/songwriters and he would have turned 71 yesterday if … Continue reading →

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Capitalism, Government and the Good Society

Posted on March 3, 2019 by weblogbahamas

A Liberty Fund event at Butler University on April 10, 2013. Russ Roberts – Host/Moderator, Hoover Institution Fellow Guest Participants: Michael Munger – Professor of Political Science,Duke University Robert Skidelsky – Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, Warwick UniversityRichard Epstein – … Continue reading →

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Professor Per Bylund on AI and the Structure of Production, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 6:30pm.

Posted on March 2, 2019 by weblogbahamas

The Nassau Institute In Collaboration with the Banking Economics & Finance Department & The Economics Society of The University of The Bahamas presents Professor Per Bylund on AI and the Structure of Production at the Harry C. Moore Library Lecture … Continue reading →

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