by Richard W. Rahn | Jan 21, 2020
Worldwide debt levels, including public, business and household debt, have reached record levels, not only in absolute terms but also as a percentage of global GDP (well over 300 percent), which is worrisome. If a person’s debt load causes the cost of servicing the...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jan 14, 2020
George Washington died on Dec. 14, 1799, at his Virginia home, after feeling ill and going to bed. He was a robust 67-year-old man who appeared to be in good health the day before he died. His doctors, as was the practice at the time, bled him, taking an estimated 40...
by Richard W. Rahn | Jan 7, 2020
From the beginning of the American Republic, there has been an ongoing struggle between those who believe in a bigger, stronger government and those who believe in a smaller and less interventionist government. Starting with Bernie Sanders, many who believe in bigger...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 31, 2019
2019 was a very good year, despite a dysfunctional Congress. A few weeks ago, a friend said she had noticed that clothing was getting less and less expensive and, in fact, many items seemed to be getting less expensive. Economists call a general decline in prices,...
by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 24, 2019
How long should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hold onto the articles of impeachment before sending them to the Senate? People have played games since the beginning of recorded history. Many games involve strategy whereby each team tries to figure out what moves the other...
