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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-08-15

If you had been aware of the following facts, would you have voted for the just-passed climate and health care bill?
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-08-08

An economic and/or hot war between China and Taiwan will be a global economic and political disaster.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-08-01

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 —…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-07-25

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…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-07-18

Last week, there was a revolt against the government of Sri Lanka, where the president was forced to flee the country.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-07-11

Why is it that a major airplane crash gets so much press coverage? The main reason is that it is so rare.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-07-05

A funny thing happened on the way to the “greens’ nirvana” of a zero-emission future without fossil fuels.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-06-27

Where does the world economy go? Inflation is rampant, with a global recession almost a certainty.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-06-20

Great inflations almost always end with a recession or depression. Some governments manage the end of inflation by creating policies to set the stage for a quick recovery and rapid…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-06-13

In a market economy, persistent shortages of goods and services are not supposed to occur, unlike in socialist economies.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-06-06

All too much of our lives are controlled by a tyranny of government “experts.” This past week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted she had been wrong about inflation.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-05-31

Do you like wilderness camping? That is, real wilderness camping where you have nothing more than a little tent, a blanket and six days of food, but no cell phone or even a flashlight?
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-05-23

When the body politic trusts one person, whether elected through democratic means or otherwise, with life and death decisions over thousands, if not millions, they put all at risk.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-05-16

No one has been or will be the perfect president, but a number have more than met the needs of their times — the most recent being Ronald Reagan.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-05-09

The good news is that inflation will end. The bad news is that, given who is making economic policy, it is more likely to end badly than benignly.
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