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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-06-26

A functioning democracy and civil society depend on most people having a high level of honesty and a low tolerance for corruption by those in government. The U.S.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-06-19

Too many senior executives of publicly owned companies seem to have forgotten that they have a fiduciary and moral responsibility to maximize long-term profits for the benefit of their…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-06-12

“Most likely, lockdowns represent the biggest policy mistake of modern times.”
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-06-05

If women, on average, are as intelligent or perhaps more so than men (which they are), why did women most often obtain the right to vote decades after men?
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-05-29

How tall are you? How much do you weigh? What is the net value of your assets? The answers to all of these questions change over time — they are variables.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-05-22

Take a look at the nearest food package. Notice there is a list of ingredients that tells you how many calories and other useful information.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-05-15

If you are reading a news article about someone being charged with armed robbery, a visual image of a fellow with a gun holding up a store or bank probably comes to mind.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-05-08

Why are we substituting labor for capital? The Department of Labor reported last week that “labor productivity decreased 0.9 percent” in the first quarter of 2023.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-05-01

Assume that the U.S. government announces it is going to issue enough money in the next three days to pay off the federal debt of $31 trillion.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-04-24

Assume you have been a high-ranking government official and are called to testify before Congress.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-04-17

What do you think the worst tax is? The capital gains tax is a good candidate. Capital gains are considered income by the IRS, even though they merely reflect a change in the price…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-04-10

Aircraft technicians and mechanics must fill out detailed paperwork for any work performed on a plane or engine, including repair, replacement of parts, or changing fluids — and then…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-04-03

Countries hostile to the U.S. and others, including China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Argentina and South Africa, have been meeting with another to devise ways to dethrone the…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-03-27

Even in bad times, good things still happen.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-03-20

Some were shocked when Silicon Valley Bank and several other banks failed. Massachusetts Democratic Sen.
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