Richard W. Rahn
Articles by Richard W. Rahn
Americans freely finding common bonds with one another is not racism
Is skin color a good predictor of income and other success among Americans? Published August 31, 2020
Unmasking anti-capitalist capitalists in the age of Black Lives Matter
Goodyear tire company managed to get itself in a dust-up this past week when someone in authority at the company decided it was OK for employees to wear Black Lives Matter insignias but not Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter, etc. Published August 24, 2020
Sensible Americans flee New York and California to states with lower taxes and safer lifestyles
Less arrogant and more sensible Americans have been migrating to states like Texas, Tennessee and Florida, where taxes are lower, regulations fewer and more sensible, and where the Bill of Rights is taken seriously. Published August 17, 2020
Americans erect statues of leaders for inspiration not perfection
In the name of political correctness, should the 3,200-year-old statue of the Egyptian pharaoh and slaveholder Ramesses II be destroyed? How about the 2,500-year-old statue of slave owner Socrates? Published August 10, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic drastically alters the future workplace
COVID-19 is greatly speeding up the death of low-skilled or unskilled jobs. Likewise, the era of physical shopping areas with many thousands of potential customers close together is also rapidly dying due to new technologies and potential pandemics. Published August 3, 2020
The economic costs of riots and COVID-19 lockdowns
The COVID-19 lockdowns and the riots will cause real incomes of most citizens in the United States and much of the world to be significantly lower than they would otherwise be, and personal misery to be higher. Published July 27, 2020
Supporters of Black Lives Matter in denial of real-world consequences
History cannot be rewritten, which makes it even more important to treat all as distinct individuals with the same rights. Published July 20, 2020
How India, China and the United States compete for global influence
Will China overtake the Untied States and will India catch up to China? The world's three most populous countries are in an increasingly competitive struggle for global influence and domination. Published July 13, 2020
Remembering Fred Singer and Dennis Avery, extreme environmental science critics
From the beginning of the extreme environmental movement, there were a number of serious scientific critics, including Fred Singer and Dennis Avery. Published July 6, 2020
How China and Jeff Bezos benefit from BLM protests, businesses burned and monuments destroyed
Who is funding the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and riots and why? Published June 29, 2020
Google and NBC try to censor free speech with ad bans for The Federalist and Zero Hedge
Those who wish to control the lives of others are always with us -- and not just in government, but also in the media and increasingly in high tech. Published June 22, 2020
New barbarians deny free speech to others and destroy historical artifacts
"Barbarians" are groups of people who engage in wanton destruction of civilized places and institutions. Barbarians are driven by a desire for others' material goods, through theft (looting), and for power. Published June 15, 2020
Politicians use COVID-19 war to destroy small businesses
The COVID-19 racket to destroy small business has not been enough for some politicians. In a number of cities where the riots have occurred, the police have been ordered to stand down or in other ways not to protect small businesses. Published June 8, 2020
How much should the government borrow to cover infrastructure costs?
Borrowing to cover current operating costs of government and involuntary transfer payments are harmful because it puts an obligation in the form of higher taxes on future generations many of whom are unborn. Published June 1, 2020
‘You are not going to die from COVID-19’
Good news (please see the accompanying table)! If you are under 65, in reasonably good health and do not have a vitamin D deficiency, you have only a tiny chance of dying from COVID-19. And if you are younger than 34, your chances of dying from the virus are so small as to be almost statistically undetectable. Published May 25, 2020
Deflation or inflation: COVID-19 economic chaos
Are prices going to soar or are they going to collapse as a result of the ongoing economic chaos? There are economic "experts" making the case for a coming deflation while others argue that a great inflation is coming. Published May 18, 2020
Chinese Communist Party virus pushes American innovation and automation
The Chinese Communist Party virus (aka COVID-19) is forcing people to be innovative -- and many will be constructively creative. Published May 11, 2020
Government’s short-sighted strategy to COVID-19 pandemic destroying America
The data is clear, the U.S. lockdown for COVID-19 did not measurably change the mortality rate in the United States. In addition, the models were wrong, period. Their predictions failed empirically. Published May 4, 2020
Eighty percent of the population has little or nothing to fear from COVID-19
It is wrong to restrict the freedoms of everyone, destroy economic prosperity, and in many cases deny people the opportunity to work -- all in the name of "saving their lives." Published April 27, 2020
Paying workers for not working and businesses for not producing has disastrous consequences
You, your children and your grandchildren are going to be made much poorer than you all would have been because of the ignorance and bad decision-making of most of the world's political leaders. Published April 20, 2020
