by Richard W. Rahn | Sep 19, 2023
ENTREPRENEURS MAKE US WEALTHIER WHILE GOVERNMENT MONEY MANAGERS LEAD US TO RUIN Almost everyone has far more wealth due to technological advances than anyone had 30 years ago, yet their money balance sheets and that of most governments flirt with bankruptcy. How can...
by Richard W. Rahn | Sep 12, 2023
GOVERNMENTS ACT TO KEEP THEIR CURRENCY MONOPOLY If a carpenter were trying to build a house and his measuring stick (ruler) randomly changed in length from week to week, the tool would be of little use. France adopted the metric system in the 1790s to provide a...
by Richard W. Rahn | Sep 5, 2023
A major hurricane hit Florida last week, and only one person died directly — amazing! The lesson is that mankind can engineer its way out of most of the adverse effects of climate change or spend billions and trillions more on unproven schemes to alter the...
by Richard W. Rahn | Aug 28, 2023
The American Founding Fathers created a federal republic as the best form of government they could devise to protect persons and property and ensure liberty. Unfortunately, the federal government has evolved from the protector of the people to the biggest scammer. The...
by Richard W. Rahn | Aug 22, 2023
Why did Vladimir Putin’s Russia invade Ukraine? Ukraine posed no threat to Russia, and it was smaller and poorer. The Russians and Ukrainians shared some history, ethnic background and religion. Many Ukrainians used Russian as a first or second language. To the extent...