by Richard W. Rahn | Apr 30, 2024
WHAT WOULD EISENHOWER HAVE DONE ABOUT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY? They have learned nothing! As I write this, Columbia University and others continue in chaos, depriving serious students of what they have paid for. Many have forgotten, if they ever knew, that President...
by Richard W. Rahn | Apr 23, 2024
PUBLIC RADIO GETS FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, TAXPAYERS, FOUNDATIONS AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS Money laundering most often refers to attempts to hide the criminal source of money. But it can also be used to describe making legal money transfers between parties...
by Richard W. Rahn | Apr 16, 2024
Why do the smartest people in the world (at least in their own minds) keep getting surprised? This past week, the most common measure of inflation rose, even though official Washington (the Fed, Biden Treasury, White House) told us it would fall. Inflation is often...
by Richard W. Rahn | Apr 9, 2024
Why is Honduras so much poorer than the U.S. and even most of its Latin American neighbors? I posed that question to a friend who is originally from Honduras and is now a U.S. citizen. She immediately replied, “The judiciary.” (Note: Honduras is a beautiful Central...
by Richard W. Rahn | Apr 2, 2024
“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.” — H.L. Mencken What ever happened to fiscal discipline? It seems that each week, President Biden announces another group, such as government employees, will have their college debts forgiven — even...