Richard W. Rahn
Articles by Richard W. Rahn
U.S. government destroying the dollar’s value through inflation
Assume that the U.S. government announces it is going to issue enough money in the next three days to pay off the federal debt of $31 trillion. Published May 1, 2023
Biden’s impending Watergate
Those who think they can protect President Biden by not handing up indictments or engaging in a cover-up have not learned the lessons of Watergate. Published April 24, 2023
History of destructive capital gains taxes and inflation
What do you think the worst tax is? The capital gains tax is a good candidate. Published April 17, 2023
More accountability and transparency needed in the age of ‘woke’ prosecutors and judges
If someone with a long rap sheet for violent behavior is let out of jail without serving a full term and then goes on to injure some citizen, does not the public have the right to know who made the bad decision? Published April 10, 2023
How to destroy the U.S. dollar
Countries hostile to the U.S. and others have been meeting with another to devise ways to dethrone the U.S. dollar as the world's primary reserve currency. Published April 3, 2023
Amid manufacturing loss and ‘woke’ universities, America still benefits from technology
If you were born 200 years before you were, what is the likelihood that you would have reached your present age and would have survived all the illnesses and accidents that you have endured. Published March 27, 2023
Evaluating demise of Silicon Valley Bank and role of ‘regulators’
Some were shocked when Silicon Valley Bank and several other banks failed. Published March 20, 2023
Biden’s proposal to double capital gains tax rate can only hurt America
It is often difficult to figure out if those who are responsible for the country's tax and spending policies are ignorant or worse, or if they think the voters are ignorant, or if it is a combination of the two. Published March 13, 2023
Russia and China may try using their natural resources to back their money
China and Russia have announced they, along with Brazil, India and South Africa, are "working to develop a new global reserve currency" to compete with the U.S. dollar. Published March 6, 2023
How will the U.S. debt crisis end?
"Deficits don't matter," except when they do. Congress and the Biden administration are in one of their periodic fights about lifting the debt limit, with threats about "defaulting" on the debt. Published February 27, 2023
As colleges become more Stasi-like, students live in fear of being reported
Will institutions of higher education end up being instruments of oppression or places where free inquiry can liberate the mind of man? Published February 20, 2023
Afraid of liberty? Academic institutions restrict free speech
Does the expression "land of the free, home of the brave" still describe America? Published February 13, 2023
Embrace or fear ChatGPT?
Remember travel agencies? Yes, a few still exist, but what was common is now rare -- death by internet. Published February 6, 2023
AI advances enabled by our innovative, laissez-faire economic system
"Note: This column was written by an actual person and not an artificial intelligence program." Published January 30, 2023
Debt, deficits and default: U.S. should consider Swiss model of spending process reform
What happens to a family whose yearly spending rises faster than its income? A painful day of reckoning arrives, requiring drastic cuts in its spending or a declaration of bankruptcy. Published January 23, 2023
COVID-19 ‘lockdowns’ were a deadly and costly mistake
There has been an enormous surge in excess deaths since the advent of COVID-19, but fewer than half of these excess deaths are due directly to COVID-19, except among the elderly. Published January 16, 2023
The ‘experts’ who misled us during the COVID-19 pandemic
There are many other areas of human activity where the "science" is much less certain, even though the majority of "experts" might at a given time have a strong belief -- which is often proved wrong. Published January 9, 2023
America is showing signs of an early decay
The history of the world is in good part the history of the rise and fall of empires. The USA (American) empire is the latest and is already showing signs of decay, which may be fatal. Published January 3, 2023
Congress’ $1.7 trillion irresponsible Christmas gift to Americans
Congress just passed a $1.7 trillion (that is trillion with a T) budget that President Biden has signed. Published December 27, 2022
Despite incompetent leadership and woke doomsayers’ predictions, life will get better
This is the time of year for good cheer and optimism. Most everything will get better -- health, life spans, economic prosperity, etc. Published December 19, 2022
