Too Taxing for Reporters?

May 7, 2001 · Richard W. Rahn, Magazine

ON FOX NEWS SUNDAY a few weeks ago, Senate minority leader Tom Daschle was twice asked a simple question that he refused to answer: "What do you think the maximum income tax rate should be for any American?" This question is at the core of the debate about the structure of the tax cut, yet very few…

Let's Rate Their Economic Skill

March 20, 2000 · Richard W. Rahn, Magazine

C-SPAN HAS JUST RELEASED its rankings of American presidents. Several dozen notable historians and professional observers of the presidency were surveyed and asked to rank the presidents in 10 different categories. Most of the categories are somewhat subjective, such as "moral authority" and…