Richard W. Rahn

Does Iran already have nuclear weapons?

Iran may already have five nuclear bombs and may have as many as a dozen by May.

February 19, 2024

Collective presidency would reduce risk of misgovernance

The U.S. and the world are at great risk because the president has some cognitive impairment and the vice president is unqualified.

February 12, 2024

The rise and fall of White men and the institutions they built

Forty years ago, Harvard, America's oldest university, was often ranked the best in the world.

February 5, 2024

The search for wealth preservation: Invest in diversification

To preserve your wealth, should you invest in stocks, bonds, other financial instruments, gold and silver, real estate, collectibles, or commodities?

January 29, 2024

Americans may be saved not by the political class, but by free-speaking comedians

An Englishman, a Welshman and a Pakistani arrive at a London hospital to pick up their newborns.

January 22, 2024

America’s financial meltdown on the horizon

There will be a financial meltdown because the present course is unsustainable.

January 15, 2024

No accountability: Hundreds of billions in ‘improper payments’ made by federal government

The Government Accountability Office just announced that the government made $236 billion in "improper payments" in 2023 and more than $2.4 trillion in improper payments since 2003.

January 8, 2024

Mindset suggests ‘people of color’ are justified in taking liberty, property from others

It has become acceptable, if not entirely fashionable, for major institutions to not only tolerate but to encourage discrimination based on skin color, ethnicity, religion.

January 1, 2024

Border wars: A permanent part of our existence

It was the best of times. It was 1999. The U.S. and world economies were booming, and the U.S., for the first time in decades, was running a budget surplus.

December 25, 2023

Universities become increasingly irrelevant

Who would have thought that what many regarded as the world's premier educational institution -- Harvard -- would end up having the worst rating among major universities for free speech?

December 18, 2023

Disparate treatment of Agnew, Biden bribery allegations

From the time of the Enlightenment, there has been the widespread belief in equal treatment under the law.

December 11, 2023

Former USSR no longer a population or economic giant

Demographers and economists have long known that one indication of the economic and social health of a country or region is whether the population is growing or declining.

December 4, 2023

The Biden malaise: Rising misery index can be quickly reversed with new policies

Many Americans are in a sour mood when it comes to the economy, yet the Biden administration argues that things have never been better.

November 27, 2023

Freedom to move from state to state is a reason to give thanks

As we sit down to enjoy Thanksgiving today, it is worth noting that it has been 234 years since George Washington first proclaimed it a national holiday to give thanks for our bounty and liberty.

November 22, 2023

‘Bidenomics’ is the opposite of Reaganomics

Many people, including virtually all Republicans, properly view President Ronald Reagan as a great success.

November 13, 2023

Dirty data scam: Government-produced GDP growth

The good news was that the gross domestic product report came in higher than expected at 4.9% for the third quarter. The bad news was that too much of the GDP growth came from government spending.

October 30, 2023

If voters do not punish corrupt politicians, the system will ultimately fail

"If, as it appears, the election will come down to Trump vs. Biden, the U.S. is headed for a constitutional crisis and the social and political chaos that implies."

October 23, 2023

What is a prudent person to do? A doomsday guide

Each morning, we wake up and turn on the news, thinking things cannot get worse -- but they do.

October 16, 2023

Wealth-destroying jobs: Is America destined to stagnate and collapse like the Soviet Union?

Do all jobs have the same value? More people working should lead to higher real incomes, except when the jobs are destroying wealth.

October 10, 2023

Predictable disasters: Big-spender states offer fewer benefits than their more prudent peers

There are unpredictable disasters, like earthquakes, and predictable disasters, like deaths caused by a war. And there are predictable disasters, like a surge in crime stemming from abolishing bail, as the state of Illinois has just begun, that can be averted.

October 2, 2023