by Richard W. Rahn | May 31, 2022
PRICE INCREASES HAVE CAUSED MUCH DEPRIVATION 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? Few people do that type of camping...
by Richard W. Rahn | May 23, 2022
PUTTING ALL TOO MUCH POWER IN A SINGLE PERSON’S HANDS 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. Mankind once again is...
by Richard W. Rahn | May 16, 2022
A HALLMARK OF SUCCESS IS HAVING A VISION AND THEN ACTUALLY DOING IT 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. A hallmark of successful presidents is having a vision...
by Richard W. Rahn | May 9, 2022
THE CURRENT SET OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES ARE SUICIDAL 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. The proper way to end inflation is to reduce the rate of...
by Richard W. Rahn | May 2, 2022
Like a sickening ooze, governments tend to grow into endless unintended areas – which is known as mission creep. This past week, the American public was served with two dangerous and destructive examples. The very creepy, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of Homeland...
