Why is Putin threatening Ukraine?
Ukraine is much smaller than Russia in geography, population, per capita economic wealth and military power. Published December 27, 2021
Richard W. Rahn
Articles by Richard W. Rahn
The good news is the experts are often wrong
By most counts, 2021 turned out to be another miserable year. Published December 20, 2021
Team Biden is killing the economy
Inflation comes from one source -- and that source is incompetent and politically driven government officials and bureaucrats who, through overregulation and taxation, drive up the cost of most everything. Published December 13, 2021
How big can government get?
The socialists and communists explicitly say they want bigger government, while most free-market and libertarian-leaning people claim they want smaller government. Published December 6, 2021
Trump-Russia hoax: Media mistakes, bias, lies and laziness
My commentary last week dealt with the destructive effects of the capital gains tax increase that was part of the House's Build Back Better (BBB) bill. Published November 29, 2021
The capital gains tax: One of the worst inventions of mankind
Would you vote for a tax that frequently taxes people at an effective rate of 100% or more? Published November 22, 2021
The fraud of Biden’s inflation
The biggest financial fraud in history is now being inflicted on the American people and others in the form of inflation. Published November 15, 2021
The left’s ‘racism’ obsession and how it’s backfiring
The lighter your skin is, the older you get, and the more time you spend in the sun, the more likely you are to get skin cancer. Other than that, the endless preoccupation with race and skin color is largely a waste of time. Published November 8, 2021
There are graver dangers than climate change
Despite known dangers to our physical and economic well-being, the political class has been focused on climate change as though it was the most serious threat. Published November 1, 2021
Our federal government is actively eroding both economic and civil liberties
Is the U.S. on a road to destruction? Published October 25, 2021
Silent strikes, sick-ins, protests of mandatory vaccinations, will slow the economy
People can express displeasure and take action against government policies that they find oppressive or otherwise objectionable without taking to the streets. Published October 18, 2021
Biden’s economic malpractice
President Biden and most of the Congressional Democrats claim that the cure for the sluggish economy would be for the government to spend another $ 3.5 to 5.5 trillion. Published October 11, 2021
Ship of fools: Biden’s incompetent economic team
Has any president ever assembled a more incompetent and less impressive Cabinet and group of senior advisors than President Joe Biden? Published October 4, 2021
A woke, green future means soaring energy costs, blackouts, food shortages and more unemployment
The green-energy future has arrived - in Europe - and it is not a pretty sight. Published September 28, 2021
Tax hikes reveal Congress’ economic ignorance
As one who has spent decades trying to teach Tax Economics 101 to students, members of the media, and the political class, it is painful to acknowledge that the current crop of "leaders" seems to have learned nothing. Published September 21, 2021
Inflation, coupled with Dems’ proposed tax increases are a recipe for disaster
IIf you thought President Joe Biden's foreign policy and Afghan withdrawal were disasters, wait until you see the tax increase details of what the congressional Democrats and the Biden administration are now preparing. Published September 14, 2021
Good engineering is the solution for our so-called ‘climate crisis’
One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever measured (including the Gulf of Mexico) named Ida hit the U.S. last week. Published September 7, 2021
Public action needed to work around incompetent Biden administration
If you think that the commander-in-chief is making horrible decisions, in part, because of cognitive decline, and his senior civilian staff is taking no action, what do you do? Published August 30, 2021
Taiwan is no Afghanistan
If the communist Chinese attack Taiwan, will the weak-kneed President Joe Biden unleash the U.S. military to help our ally, or will he do nothing? Published August 23, 2021
The Biden economy is flush with self-inflicted problems
It is depressing to see how government policymakers keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again, e.g., Afghanistan. Published August 16, 2021
