Protecting Trump from COVID-19 and other threats
Whose responsibility was it to make sure that the president did not catch the COVID-19 virus? Published October 5, 2020
Richard W. Rahn is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth.
Whose responsibility was it to make sure that the president did not catch the COVID-19 virus? Published October 5, 2020
SharesA number of major American companies and rich individuals have funded Black Lives Matter and groups affiliated with them. Some of this money has almost certainly been laundered to fund the violent activities of some of the rioters. Published September 28, 2020
SharesI have known Mrs. Shelton since the 1980s, and know the quality of her work, her knowledge, courage and temperament. She is exactly what the Fed needs at this time. Published September 21, 2020
SharesThe good news is that through 2018 the world had slowly become more economically free. The bad news is that the enemies of freedom are making a comeback. Published September 14, 2020
SharesBad data cause bad conclusions which cause bad decisions. The medical, political and media classes have much to be embarrassed about when it comes to their statements about COVID-19. Published September 7, 2020
SharesIs skin color a good predictor of income and other success among Americans? Published August 31, 2020
SharesGoodyear 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
SharesLess 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
SharesIn 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
SharesCOVID-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
SharesThe 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
SharesHistory cannot be rewritten, which makes it even more important to treat all as distinct individuals with the same rights. Published July 20, 2020
SharesWill 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
SharesFrom 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
SharesWho is funding the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and riots and why? Published June 29, 2020
SharesThose 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
Shares"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
SharesThe 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
SharesBorrowing 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
SharesGood 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
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