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...
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...
