Vulture or Watchdog? 
By Richard Rahn 01-09-2010
Have you noticed that many in the political class are absolutely shameless in trying to protect themselves and their colleagues from legitimate inquiry into their activities? For instance, Congress has passed a number of whistle-blower statutes, including the "financial-reform bill," to protect gove...

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The French Corruption 
By Richard Rahn 26-08-2010
Former French President Jacques Chirac is almost certain to be accused in a major court proceeding in Paris of being part of a scheme to overcharge the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for French military equipment during his presidential term. The allegation will be that he was doing this for the benefit of...

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Currency of Currencies  22-08-2010 When the Communists came to power during the Russian Revolution, one of their first actions was to s...

Juveniles in Charge 19-08-2010 Finally, some good news: Last week, it was reported that the sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico seem ...

Which is more offensive, the WWE or our government? 18-08-2010 Connecticut GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon is being vilified by the left for her role as the for...

An Inconvenient Economic History 14-08-2010 Where is the historical evidence to show that big increases in government spending as a percentage o...

Evidence and Denial 04-08-2010 Last Friday, it was reported that economic growth was only 2.4 percent in the second quarter of this...

By smearing the Tea Party, what exactly is the NAACP advancing? 02-08-2010 After dredging up a dozen objectionable posters from the millions of people attending Tea Party rall...

Only High-Tax Adherents Are Surprised 02-08-2010 Do you think more government spending helps economic growth or harms it? On Friday, the White House ...

Beyond the Overton window  25-07-2010 The latest contribution from Richard Rahn is titled ”Abolish State Income Taxes” . With the “audaci...

Abolish State Income Taxes 21-07-2010 Did you know there are nine states that have no state income tax? The non-income-tax states (see acc...

Government Taxes Imaginary Income 10-07-2010 Most of the current problems facing America stem directly from the failure of our elected representa...

Obama’s Fiscal Fantasyland 30-06-2010 "Irresponsible" refers to Congress and the Obama administration - and here's why. For thousands of y...

Wars around Brussels  24-06-2010 BRUSSELS, Belgium. For the past 200 years, much of the fate of Europe has been determined nea...

Authority, Responsibility and Accountability 18-06-2010 Who is in charge of stopping the oil leak and the cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico - BP or the Obama ad...

Costs without Benefits 18-06-2010 If a sports league set up a permanent office with a number of lawyers to write new regulations for i...

The Power of Choice  10-06-2010 The winds of change may be blowing through Cuba.

It’s about time: The Caribbean nation is an ...

Supporting a Latin American Democratic Success Story  10-06-2010 The official winner of Colombia’s presidential election won’t be known until after a runoff in two w...