by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 27, 2016
The good news for 2017 is we can have 4 percent or higher real economic growth per year over the next few years — and here is how. Some of the critics of President-elect Trump have insisted that the approximately two-percent annual average GDP growth the U.S. has...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 20, 2016
Do you know how many U.S. presidents won election with less than 50 percent of the popular vote? Many are in a dither about Donald Trump having received less than a majority of the popular vote, when in fact almost one-third of all the U.S. presidents (14, to be...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 13, 2016
Do you want tax reform? Now, for the difficult questions: What is your definition of tax reform? And what will be the consequences of each of your proposals? Nearly all serious tax reform advocates call for a reduction in the corporate income tax rate for several very...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 6, 2016
How many political enemies would a dictator have to kill before you would no longer want your non-adult children to meet with him? Sean Penn wrote a particularly mindless semi-tribute to Fidel Castro in the Dec. 3 edition of the Daily Beast, where he is far harsher on...
