by Richard W. Rahn | Dec 3, 2019
Listening to the debates among the Democrats running for president, there is much hand wringing about the alleged increase in income and wealth inequality. But is it true? Back in 2013, French economist Thomas Piketty, by using tax data, wrote a best-selling book...
by Richard W. Rahn | Nov 26, 2019
Many in the political and media classes, showing their ignorance, try to ignore the laws of physics and economics, particularly when it comes to climate change. Various candidates make grand declarations that if elected they will stop all carbon emissions by “x” year....
by Richard W. Rahn | Nov 19, 2019
You may recall, a number of years ago an admiral was testifying before Congress about the need to put more military personnel on an island in the Pacific. A congressman, in all seriousness (perhaps after having a bad night), asked the admiral if he was concerned that...
by Richard W. Rahn | Nov 12, 2019
Thirty years ago this past Saturday, the Berlin Wall fell. That act and subsequent events freed hundreds of millions of people in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Unfortunately, there has been a partial rollback in Russia. Opposition leaders who are...
by Richard W. Rahn | Nov 5, 2019
If you could choose to live in any year of the last 2,000, which year would you pick? For every person, some years are better than others; but looking across all of humankind, this year has probably been the best. The world is largely at peace. While some military...
