by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 26, 2019
The economy of Venezuela has collapsed as a result of gross socialist mismanagement. The currency is essentially worthless. To start over, the next government of Venezuela must re-establish the rule of law, protect private property rights and create a new currency....
by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 19, 2019
Last week, there was the pitiful scene of Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York begging President Trump to restore a tax provision which unfairly benefitted New Yorkers. It seems that many high-income New Yorkers have been moving their tax homes to Florida, undermining the...
by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 12, 2019
“Mankind is doomed!” Headline writers have been writing that headline since the invention of printing — and someday it will come about. For about four decades, that headline has most often been applied to the threat of global warming. Every couple of years, some...
by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 5, 2019
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Charles Dickens wrote those words referring to the era of the French Revolution a little over two centuries ago, but they could equally apply to today....
