Shrink the State. End the Fed. Balance the budget. Make a profit. Leave an inheritance.
Gary North
The IRS official who took the fifth this week to avoid talking about her leadership in the scandal has been put on administrative leave. Fully-paid, of course. Oh, the shame of it all! So, the lady gets a paid vacation. She oversaw the scandal, pleaded the fifth amendment, refused to answer questions, and then gets [...]
Continue reading →It’s great. The terror-inducing IRS is in total defensive mode. It’s employees just can’t seem to remember anything. “I don’t know.” “I don’t remember.” “I’m not familiar with that detail.” “It’s not my precise area.” “I’m not familiar with that letter.” This is according to Peggy Noonan in a recent Wall Street Journal article. If [...]
Continue reading →The CEO of McDonald’s recently defended the company’s mascot, Ronald McDonald. He said Ronald is not a bad guy. He is about fun. He is a clown. This is indicative of the utter gutlessness of corporate America. The CEO is new. I guess he is sensitive. That’s the kind of CEO companies don’t need. Some [...]
Continue reading →Immigrants are rioting in Sweden. Where are they from? Shhhh. They are “youths.” Can you be more specific? Shhhh. What are they rioting about? Shhhh. Does this have anything to do with religion? Shhhh. This is like flash mobs in urban America, where the rioters are described as “teenagers.” Yes, they surely are. Can you [...]
Continue reading →In his little 1944 masterpiece, Bureaucracy, Ludwig von Mises identified the supreme agent in the free market economy: the consumer. The capitalists, the enterprisers, and the farmers are instrumental in the conduct of economic affairs. They are at the helm and steer the ship. But they are not free to shape its course. They are [...]
Continue reading →Samsung is the dominant producer in the smartphone market today. Apple is falling behind. In second place in China is Lenovo, not Apple. Which market is the market of the future? The USA or Asia? I knew this would happen. I said so in 2011. Samsung uses the Android operating system. Android is the future, [...]
Continue reading →Twenty years ago, I wrote an article: “Growing Toyotas. Manufacturing Soybeans.” I was half right. There is a 3-D printer that can manufacture chocolate. The future is clear: people will have food replicators, just like on the Enterprise. “Tea. Earl Gray.” There will always be foodies who grow food in their backyard, the way my [...]
Continue reading →The IRS lady who was in charge of the program to screen non-profit 501(c)(4) applications has taken the fifth amendment. She refused to testify on the grounds that her testimony may tend to incriminate her: the fifth amendment of the Constitution. Good for her. Every IRS official should do the same. They should all be [...]
Continue reading →The gun cost $25 in materials. It was made on a 3-D printer that costs under $1,800 new. In short, it’s a home-brew pistol. It cannot be fired rapidly. But it shows that the technology is real. Over the next few years, 3-D gun production will improve. It had a few metal screws that the [...]
Continue reading →The FBI arrested a man because he posted inflammatory material on Facebook. They say he is crazy. They put him in a mental institution. On whose word? A psychologist, who spent 15 minutes with him. That is all it takes in America for the FBI to get you. His mother started posting on Facebook about [...]
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