Richard W. Rahn

Our federal government is actively eroding both economic and civil liberties

Is the U.S. on a road to destruction?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

August 16, 2021

Social Security, a government Ponzi scheme, headed for collapse

Who is going to support you in your old age? Most Americans rely heavily on Social Security benefits - but will the benefits be available when you retire?

August 9, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the face-mask Nazis

Most people do not like wearing masks, but those with a tyrannical bent like Dr. Anthony Fauci and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seem to gain great pleasure from making millions of others miserable for no good reason.

August 2, 2021

America’s foolish nation-building in Afghanistan

Was the "war" in Afghanistan a failure? The answer depends on what the "mission" was.

July 26, 2021

Biden inflation is here and it’s going to get much worse

Both individuals and countries are very good at getting themselves into situations with no easy or painless way out. The U.S. now faces a major inflation threat.

July 19, 2021

Socialism has failed every place and time it has been tried

Recent polls have shown rising support for socialism and an increasingly negative view of capitalism, particularly among the young.

July 12, 2021

All aboard the global minimum tax charade

Some ideas are so bad it is hard to believe that any government leader would endorse them -- let alone leaders from 130 countries.

July 5, 2021

Weighing critical race theory against reality

Do you believe that students and others should be taught to judge people on the basis of their skin color?

June 28, 2021

Biden’s economy signals return of higher misery index

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! This past week, the Fed chairman and other Fed governors finally acknowledged that the rise in inflation may not be all that temporary or mild.

June 21, 2021