by Richard W. Rahn | Jun 3, 2024
MOST COUNTRIES WILL SUFFER MISERY FROM GOVERNMENT FISCAL MELTDOWN Elon Musk sees a future where no one works other than doing work as a hobby, and artificial intelligence and robots do all of the work, which would require universally high incomes. People could choose...
by Richard W. Rahn | May 29, 2024
COVID-19 MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN Last week, a House committee revealed emails from David Morens, who worked under Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The emails further indicate a cover-up as to the origins...
by Richard W. Rahn | May 21, 2024
LONDON — What happened? The British Conservative Party has been in power for the last 14 years but seems on the verge of losing in a big way. At one point, particularly after Margaret Thatcher won in 1979, the Conservatives seemed to have principles they believed in....
by Richard W. Rahn | May 14, 2024
One hundred years ago, the Germans suffered horrible hyperinflation. From a value of 4.2 to the dollar in 1914, the German mark depreciated to 4.2 trillion to the dollar by November 1923. In essence, financial assets became worthless. That experience was so searing...
by Richard W. Rahn | May 7, 2024
REPUBLICANS MUST BUILD OR BUY AN ADVANTAGE Do you just whine about problems, or do you try to solve them? For decades, many people complained and demanded that the government do something about automobile air pollution. Those in government had no clue on how to create...