by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 23, 2021
Will inflation increase, and if so, how will it affect you? The short answer is that many economists, including yours truly, expect inflation to increase. Most measures of human activity get better over time, but not inflation numbers — more on this below. Economists...
by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 16, 2021
Should taxpayers be forced to spend approximately 1 million dollars to protect each member of the House and Senate in the absence of specific threats to justify such expenditures? According to the AP, nearly a half-billion dollars of your money has been spent on the...
by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 8, 2021
In the next 50 years, what do you think is more likely to kill you: a pandemic; a major war, including the use of nuclear, biological or electronic weapons; the income-destroying effects of a global economic meltdown or the effects of global warming? If you really...
by Richard W. Rahn | Feb 1, 2021
It is rather ironic that those most active in trying to repress the freedom of speech and thought of others are most often found in the academy, high-tech information giants, and the press — or precisely those who ought to be the strongest defenders of liberty. Why is...
