by Richard W. Rahn | Nov 21, 2022
POLITICAL SAY GOES TO VERY RICH INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN AFFORD THE ‘ACCESS’ TARIFF Why are some countries rich and others very poor? At the top of this list, put corruption — both policy and personal. The enclosed table contains one of the common measures of...
by Richard W. Rahn | Nov 14, 2022
STOP ANY NEW DEFICIT SPENDING AND ALLOW INTEREST RATES TO RISE AT MARKET LEVELS Inflation makes you rich — well, not exactly — but it can make you appear rich. As a teenager, did you dream of having a $100,000 car and a million-dollar home? A few more years of the...
by Richard W. Rahn | Nov 7, 2022
THE GERMANS TRIED SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY – AND ARE NOW RAPIDLY BUILDING NEW COAL PLANTS Last week, President Biden attacked the coal industry. He said his administration was going “to be shutting down these plants all across America…” He also said that wind and solar...
by Richard W. Rahn | Oct 31, 2022
THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND THE BODYGUARD The attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, again presents the question of which public officials should receive protection and how far should it pertain to family members. Most everyone agrees that it is appropriate...
by Richard W. Rahn | Oct 24, 2022
Those who study both the physical and behavioral sciences should have learned that there are consequences to every action — some good and some not so good — often referred to as stage II. Good chess players are able to “see” the consequences of various moves several...