Pandering to Ignorance
Dec 8 -
Politicians have learned it is easier to be re-elected by merely pandering to the ignorance of the people rather than take time to educate them.   By Richard W. Rahn



Russian Bear sets a Trap
Dec 1 -
European governments are creating dependency on Russia.   By Richard W. Rahn



The Remarkable Dr. Ayau
Nov 27 -
Economic prosperity is largely the result of ideas and policy decisions.   By Richard W. Rahn



A Warm and Fuzzy Feeling
Nov 16 -
Another approach on global warming.   By Richard W. Rahn



Tax Shell Game
Nov 7 -
Taxes are the one issue where the parties still differ.   By Richard W. Rahn



Forecast Fault Lines
Oct 19 -
Mathematical models can provide the wrong answers.   By Richard W. Rahn



Paying to be Coerced
Oct 16 -
The OECD Uses Your Money to Lobby for More.   By Richard W. Rahn



The Danger of Over-Regulation
Oct 11 -
Too much red tape can kill any industry.   By Richard W. Rahn



The Turtle War
Oct 5 -
Environmental socialism keeps some animals scarce.   By Richard W. Rahn



Eurocrats' Anti-Competitive Agenda
Oct 5 -
Europe's "not so competitive" competition policy.   By Dick Armey



Real Do-Gooders
Oct 2 -
Starting a business helps your fellow man.   By Richard W. Rahn



European Job-Killing Machine
Sep 21 -
The European Court of Justice has ordered the British to adopt more rigid work rules.   By Richard W. Rahn



Who is the freest of all?
Sep 15 -
A look at the 2006 annual Economic Report of the World.   By Richard W. Rahn



How Would You Spend $3 Trillion?
Sep 1 -
The world's bureaucratic elites, including the United Nations, are demanding that the rich nations spend 0.7 percent of their gross domestic product on development aid.   By Richard W. Rahn



Tax Cut Revenue Rewards
Aug 23 -
The Bush tax cuts continue to bring in more revenue.   By Richard W. Rahn



Fed Follies Fallout
Aug 2 -
How many more Fed failures will we have to endure before we abolish it, and start over again?   By Richard W. Rahn



Halting Global Tax Tyranny
Jul 20 -
Should the U.N. be able to tax you?   By Richard W. Rahn



European Death Wish
Jul 13 -
The REACH program would produce the opposite of its stated purpose.   By Richard W. Rahn



CGEG Attends Free Market Events in Europe
Jul 11 -
Check out the great photos.   By Nicki Kurokawa



Language and Wealth
Jul 10 -
Does the language you speak or use help influence how wealthy you are?   By Richard W. Rahn



Toll Charges Ahead on the Internet Freeway?
Jul 10 -
An op-ed from European Voice.   By Matt Kibbe



In Search of European democracy
Jul 4 -
Challenges still face a Europe that has struggled to build institutions to protect liberty.   By Richard W. Rahn



Whose Property is It?
Jun 20 -
Property rights and the net neutrality debate.   By Richard W. Rahn



Congo - Fact and Fiction
Jun 19 -
The Republic of Congo is an oil-rich nation kept dirt poor by a corrupt and incompetent government.   By Richard W. Rahn



FreedomWorks Center for Global Economic Growth Hosts Int'l Grassroots Training Conference
Jun 12 -
Reaching out to pro-freedom allies in Europe. Check out the great photos.   By Anita Donaldson



CNE and CEI Conference Focuses on Antitrust, Microsoft
Jun 9 -
April 20 panel focuses on free markets and antitrust law in Europe.   By Centre for the New Europe



Model Hypocrites
Jun 1 -
Models of the economy and the environment have been politicized.   By Richard W. Rahn



Tax Cuts as Government Curb
May 30 -
"Too much government" means too much misspending of the taxpayers' hard-earned money, destructive tax rates and tax policies, and too much unnecessary and destructive regulation.   By Richard W. Rahn



Why We Overregulate
May 22 -
What will protect us from the regulatory Leviathan?   By Richard W. Rahn



Taxing Questions
May 15 -
The Left believes tax rates should be higher because the government needs more revenue.   By Richard W. Rahn



Biggest Foreign Aid Recipient
May 10 -
The U.S. benefits from Chinese currency policy.   By Richard W. Rahn



Cost-effective Warfare?
Apr 17 -
The private sector can play an effective role.   By Richard W. Rahn



Dumb and Dangerous
Apr 7 -
U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham have come up with a particularly dumb and dangerous proposal on China.   By Richard W. Rahn



Testing Oscar Arias
Mar 28 -
How to restart the Costa Rican economy.   By Richard W. Rahn



Triumph of the Individual
Mar 24 -
F.A. Hayek still guides us today.   By Donald Boudreaux



Making a Real Difference
Mar 20 -
Teaching the world's people to better themselves.   By Richard W. Rahn



Tales of Two Cities
Mar 11 -
Amsterdam holds lessons and a model for New Orleans.   By Richard W. Rahn



Lethal Ignorance
Mar 6 -
Thanks to disasterous policy choices, Europe is lagging behind America.   By Richard W. Rahn



FreedomWorks Meets with Fulbright Scholars
Feb 22 -
Explaining the FreedomWorks mission.   By Rob Jordan



The Next Big Scandal
Feb 16 -
Foreign aid is fueling corruption.   By Richard W. Rahn



Global Good News
Feb 10 -
By almost any measure, more people lived better lives last year than ever before.   By Richard W. Rahn



Liberty vs. Democracy
Feb 6 -
Many mistakenly believe democracy means liberty, but that is not true.   By Richard W. Rahn



Practical Tax Reform
Jan 26 -
How we can make real tax reform happen.   By Richard W. Rahn



Not Rocket Science
Jan 18 -
The economically freest societies are the most prosperous, and the most economically repressive societies are the poorest.   By Richard W. Rahn



The IMF: Bad Cop
Jan 6 -
The IMF accomodates corruption in the Republic of Congo.   By Richard W. Rahn



A Flat-Out Winner for Tax Reform
Jan 5 -
The flat tax is supports higher growth in Eastern Europe.   By Daniel J. Mitchell, Heritage Foundation



Eradicating European Flu
Jan 3 -
An economically healthy Europe is a boon to all mankind, while a depressed Europe puts all at risk.   By Richard W. Rahn



Economic Literacy Test . . . and Advice
Dec 12 -
Reducing the capital gains and dividend tax rates makes economic sense.   By Richard W. Rahn



Out of the Slough of Happiness
Dec 5 -
What really makes people happy?   By Richard W. Rahn



Good Governance
Nov 26 -
Poor government management results in massive costs and economic loss.   By Richard W. Rahn



Bad Advisers
Nov 14 -
Your tax money goes to international bureaucrats who give destructive advice to American policymakers.   By Richard W. Rahn



Europe vs. Europe
Oct 31 -
Europe's economic policy fight matters to America.   By Richard W. Rahn



Tax Reform Timidity
Oct 24 -
The commission needs to think big as it prepares its recommendations.   By Richard W. Rahn



Rewards of Economic Freedom
Oct 17 -
Which freedoms are the most important?   By Richard W. Rahn



Feeding the Kitty for Katrina
Sep 21 -
The right way to respond to the hurricane disaster.   By Richard W. Rahn



Britain Slowly Sinking
Sep 20 -
Britain is shifting away from the Thatcher reforms of the 1980s.   By Richard W. Rahn



Lessons of Smaller States
Sep 6 -
Many small nations have become much richer then their large neighbors.   By Richard W. Rahn



Spooked by the Obvious
Aug 29 -
Tax reform revenue projections should include the revenues from changes in behavior.   By Richard W. Rahn



Who's Afraid of Scientific Methods?
Aug 22 -
Many disputes about public policy issues, particularly on tax, spending and regulatory policy should be largely resolved by a careful review of the evidence.   By Richard W. Rahn



Why do we regulate?
Aug 12 -
We have more and more evidence that much of government regulation is not only not needed but is non-productive and destructive.   By Richard W. Rahn



Hope for Europe?
Aug 10 -
A flicker of promise for economic and political renewal.   By Richard W. Rahn







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