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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-05-02

Like a sickening ooze, governments tend to grow into endless unintended areas – which is known as mission creep.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-04-25

Those nations that have been most successful in protecting liberty are characterized by strong institutions and traditions that are part of the national culture. The U.S.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-04-18

The political version of the story about the preacher caught in the brothel is the politician who tells everyone about how much he or she cares for the common man, but whose actions…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-04-11

We are in the early stages of a global money meltdown. The money meltdown, mainly stemming from government spending and borrowing irresponsibly, has been underway for some time.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-04-05

Many of the world’s political leaders and even some business leaders who should know better seem to have forgotten “stage two.” When studying economics, students are supposed to learn…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-03-28

Would you take a college seriously if some geography department professors argue that the world was flat, or a medical school where some professors argue that the way to cure “a fever”…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-03-21

President Biden and his team have been saying it is not his fault for the gasoline price increase; it is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fault. Is that true?
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-03-14

The war in Ukraine has turned a probable recession into a near certainty. A series of policy mistakes by U.S.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-03-07

In hindsight, it appears to have been a terrible decision for Ukraine to have given up its nuclear weapons back in 1994.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-02-28

Oil and gas are Russia’s largest exports and account for a substantial portion of its budget.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-02-21

George Washington, whose 290th birthday we are now celebrating, is often and probably correctly viewed as the “indispensable man” of the American Revolution more than any of the…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-02-14

It is too late to prevent a sudden or gradual collapse in the dollar’s value. The U.S. Federal debt of $30 trillion is now more than 130% of GDP — and that is just the “on the book”…
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-02-07

Children engage in much “make-believe” to stimulate their imagination and creativity. Adults are supposed to distinguish between make-believe and reality.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-01-31

The environmental lobby acts as if green energy is a free lunch — but now, reality is about to set in.
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byRichard W. Rahn | 2022-01-24

The world is divided into builders and destroyers, liberators and oppressors. The good news is that a destroyer can become a builder, and an oppressor can become a liberator.
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