Shrink the State. End the Fed. Balance the budget. Make a profit. Leave an inheritance.
Gary North
If you are interested in the history of ideas, at some point this question will occur to you: “How is it possible for someone to gain influence, yet at the same time retain his independence?” If you traffic in ideas, you have to be able to do both. A crackpot can go online today and [...]
Continue reading →If you want to stand out from the crowd, you have to offer something special. You have to offer something extra that makes you unique. You have to have a USP: a unique selling proposition. That means that you have to offer a unique service proposition. This man understands the importance of having a USP. [...]
Continue reading →I publish a free tip of the week. I have for seven years. People sign up at www.GaryNorth.com. Last Saturday, I sent out this. It was on routines. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When I wrote my Economic Commentary on [...]
Continue reading →Your job is not your calling. Your job is what you do to put food on the table. Your calling is the most important thing you can do in which you would be most difficult to replace. Here, I apply this distinction to the careers of lawyers. I delivered it at a meeting of the [...]
Continue reading →I am a Jennifer Lawrence fan. I saw Winter’s Bone. I had never seen anything like it before. It was set in the rural Ozarks. I lived there. I never saw anything like that, but two counties over, north and east, such a subculture exists. There is a scene where she skins a squirrel. It [...]
Continue reading →So, you want to live in a place that is likely to grow. You want to own a home there. You want to own 20 more in 20 years. Where should you move to? If you want a large city, you should move here. If you want a smaller city, you should move here. Are [...]
Continue reading →Jonathan Sampson is a Microsoft programmer. He is going to offer a free course on Web site development. You may not need this, but if you have a child or a grandchild who wants to learn a potentially lucrative trade, this is a great opportunity. Combine these skills with online marketing skills, and you will [...]
Continue reading →I regard survivalism as a legitimate lifestyle that is hedging against a series of events that are unlikely to take place, but which if they ever take place, would place the serious survivalist in a much better position to deal with these events than most others who live in an urban environment. The basic issue [...]
Continue reading →If your employer foolishly offers to fund a night school MBA, you might consider it. But if you must spend $30,000 to $100,000, skip it. The top schools get $150,000. There are half a dozen that may pay off: Harvard, Chicago, Wharton, Stanford, and maybe a few otherwise. These are the diamonds. The rest of [...]
Continue reading →Remember Johnny Cash’s song, “A Boy Named Sue”? Well, Sue had it easy compared to this scientist. Click the link. But before you do, recall Shakespeare’s line: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.”
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