by Richard W. Rahn | Jul 25, 2022
FOOD SHORTAGE AND SUBSTITUTIONS WILL IMPACT THE POOREST NATIONS THE MOST There is a tendency to call political opponents racist these days. The Biden folks are particularly prone to label those who disagree with them as having racist motives, when in fact people can...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jul 18, 2022
LOOK TOWARD SRI LANKA AND THE NETHERLANDS Last week, there was a revolt against the government of Sri Lanka, where the president was forced to flee the country. During the past half century, Sri Lanka became a global success story — from a poor country to a...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jul 11, 2022
Why is it that a major airplane crash gets so much press coverage? The main reason is that it is so rare. A century ago, flying in an airplane was very risky; now there is almost no way you can spend your time in greater safety. Why this remarkable change? Early on,...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jul 5, 2022
A funny thing happened on the way to the “greens’ nirvana” of a zero-emission future without fossil fuels. Energy shortages started occurring, the cost of gasoline, heating oil, natural gas and electricity soared — and the voters did not like it. Many things sound...
