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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-03-13

It is often difficult to figure out if those who are responsible for the country’s tax and spending policies are ignorant or worse, or if they think the voters are ignorant, or if it…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-03-06

China and Russia have announced they, along with Brazil, India and South Africa, are “working to develop a new global reserve currency” to compete with the U.S. dollar.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-02-27

“Deficits don’t matter,” except when they do. Congress and the Biden administration are in one of their periodic fights about lifting the debt limit, with threats about “defaulting” on…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-02-20

Will institutions of higher education end up being instruments of oppression or places where free inquiry can liberate the mind of man?
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-02-13

Does the expression “land of the free, home of the brave” still describe America? With the rise of the bureaucratic state and woke culture, we are becoming less free year by year.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-02-06

Remember travel agencies? Yes, a few still exist, but what was common is now rare — death by internet.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-01-30

“Note: This column was written by an actual person and not an artificial intelligence program.”
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-01-23

What happens to a family whose yearly spending rises faster than its income? A painful day of reckoning arrives, requiring drastic cuts in its spending or a declaration of bankruptcy.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-01-16

The pandemic-induced “lockdowns” were a huge mistake.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-01-09

In June 2021, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, collapsed without warning, causing the deaths of 98 people.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2023-01-03

The history of the world is in good part the history of the rise and fall of empires. The USA (American) empire is the latest, and even though it is only a little more than 200 years…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-12-27

Congress just passed a $1.7 trillion (that is trillion with a T) budget that President Biden has signed.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-12-19

This is the time of year for good cheer and optimism. Most everything will get better — health, life spans, economic prosperity, etc.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-12-12

There is an adage: In any organization, 20% of the people do 80% of the work, and 80% of the people do 20% of the work.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-12-05

Part of being a child is partially living in fantasyland — which makes the pain of growing up much easier. Believing in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny brings a certain amount of joy.
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