by Richard W. Rahn | Aug 8, 2022
An economic and/or hot war between China and Taiwan will be a global economic and political disaster. Upon taking office, President Biden took actions to implement his promised war against the oil and gas industry. He shut down the Keystone Pipeline, restricted oil...
by Richard W. Rahn | Aug 1, 2022
What is a recession? Who is to say? What is an economist, and who is to say? For many years after completing my graduate education, I called myself an economist with a certain pride — but these days not so much. I thought I was following in the footsteps of many great...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jul 25, 2022
FOOD SHORTAGE AND SUBSTITUTIONS WILL IMPACT THE POOREST NATIONS THE MOST There is a tendency to call political opponents racist these days. The Biden folks are particularly prone to label those who disagree with them as having racist motives, when in fact people can...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jul 18, 2022
LOOK TOWARD SRI LANKA AND THE NETHERLANDS Last week, there was a revolt against the government of Sri Lanka, where the president was forced to flee the country. During the past half century, Sri Lanka became a global success story — from a poor country to a...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jul 11, 2022
Why is it that a major airplane crash gets so much press coverage? The main reason is that it is so rare. A century ago, flying in an airplane was very risky; now there is almost no way you can spend your time in greater safety. Why this remarkable change? Early on,...
