Shrink the State. End the Fed. Balance the budget. Make a profit. Leave an inheritance.
Gary North
Written by Gary North on February 11, 2017
I wrote a fake graduation speech for my high school back in 2003. No one has asked me to deliver it. http://www.garynorth.com/public/582.cfmI have written a real graduation speech for the Ron Paul Curriculum. It’s permanent.
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on January 14, 2017
I begin with Leonard “Lenny” Ross. Our paths crossed in June 1958. Ross won $100,000 in 1955 at the age of 10. He won another $64,000 in 1956. This was the era of the TV quiz shows. His specialty: the stock market. Note: $164,000 in 1956 would be $1.45 million today. In December 1957, he […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on September 17, 2016
If you’re not smart by 20, married by 30, or rich by 40, you won’t be. David Graves told me this slogan many years ago, and the more I think about it, the more accurate I think it is. We need milestones as we go through life. It helps if we know whether we are […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on August 27, 2016
Trophy wives are ornaments for husbands. Men marry them because they want to be high-visibility winners among other men. “He is a winner. He got her.” They also hope for this reaction: “I didn’t get a trophy wife. I’m not a winner.” A trophy wife is a status good: limited availability, heavy demand. Spectacularly good […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on August 20, 2016
John Maynard Keynes is most famous for two statements. This first appeared in the final paragraph of his General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (1936). The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on August 1, 2016
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth (Prov. 8:14-16). “By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.” This includes covenant-breaking kings and princes. As rulers, they necessarily imitate God. […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on July 23, 2016
I have wanted to tell this story for a long time. I was cleaning out a box of memorabilia. I don’t have much. Now I have less: about a 4-inch stack of magazines. I came across a publication the size of a magazine, Southern California Football 1958. It covered high schools mostly, with a few […]
Continue reading →Posted on July 2, 2016
“Hey, Mr. Fantasy Man,” Sports Illustrated (1980) Bruce Jenner is living out our fantasies for us. . . . We all fantasize: we swagger through our daydreams. But we are too thick-waisted to play the role in reality. Our hair, once so dense and lustrous, has turned mouse-colored and thin. Our teeth are irregular, and […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on June 18, 2016
One of the truly discouraging things for every businessman or minister to deal with is the slowness of all progress within his organization. A man who is pioneering a particular idea or technology believes that his product is so unique, so beneficial, and so marketable that buyers or contributors will line up to buy it. […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on May 28, 2016
“The Protestant ethic.” We hear that phrase all the time. Usually, people speak of the Protestant ethic as something that belonged to the American (or British, or Dutch) people generations ago, but which is dead today. In fact, the only place it still seems to flourish is in Japan, except that the Japanese are not […]
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