by Richard W. Rahn | Mar 27, 2023
Even in bad times, good things still happen. Question: If you were born 200 years before you were, what is the likelihood that you would have reached your present age — given the state of medical knowledge at the time — and would have survived all the illnesses and...
by Richard W. Rahn | Mar 20, 2023
Some were shocked when Silicon Valley Bank and several other banks failed. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other know-nothings immediately called for more regulation without apparently realizing that much of the problem was caused by the existing...
by Richard W. Rahn | Mar 13, 2023
It is often difficult to figure out if those who are responsible for the country’s tax and spending policies are ignorant or worse, or if they think the voters are ignorant, or if it is a combination of the two. This past week, President Biden presented his proposed...
by Richard W. Rahn | Mar 6, 2023
END OF THE U.S. DOLLAR MONOPOLY? China and Russia have announced they, along with Brazil, India and South Africa, are “working to develop a new global reserve currency” to compete with the U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar has been the world’s currency since the end of...
