by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 26, 2023
WORLD’S 1999 AGREEMENTS COLLAPSE It was the best of times. It was 1999. The U.S. and world economies were booming, and the U.S., for the first time in decades, was running a budget surplus. The European Union was succeeding better than expected, and the common...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 19, 2023
ACADEMIA APPROACHES END OF THE LIFE CYCLE Who would have thought that what many regarded as the world’s premier educational institution — Harvard — would end up having the worst rating among major universities for free speech? And have as a president a mediocre...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 12, 2023
DISPARATE TREATMENT OF AGNEW, BIDEN BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS IS PRIME EXAMPLE From the time of the Enlightenment, there has been the widespread belief in equal treatment under the law. That pillar of Western civilization is now under attack, as shown by the shameless and...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 5, 2023
THE DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE Demographers and economists have long known that one indication of the economic and social health of a country or region is whether the population is growing or declining. Russia has been slowly losing population since...
