Bureaucrats Are Dumb, But Some Are Dumber Than Others

Written by Gary North on June 29, 2012

North’s first law of bureaucracy is this: “Some bureaucrat will enforce eventually the letter of the law to the point of absurdity.” A case in point. The son of Loretta Robinson, who is black, was killed last year in an auto accident. The driver of the other car was deemed to be at fault. She […]

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Man Drowns in 3 Feet of Water in Front of Government Rescuers

Written by Gary North on February 23, 2012

That we live in a world gone batty with government regulations comes as no shock. The voters know this. The bureaucrats don’t. North’s law of bureaucracy: “There is nothing so bizarre that some bureaucrat will not do it by following the rules.” Example: A charity worker drowned in a 3ft deep lake when a policeman […]

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Economic Inequality and the 20-80 Law

Written by Gary North on February 9, 2012

When a Leftist starts analyzing the economy, get ready for a call for government intervention. The failure — every failure –mis a market failure. The cure — every cure — is for more government intervention. In 1897, Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist teaching in a Swiss university, announced his discovery: in every European economy he studied, […]

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Privacy Goes Down the Drano — Registration!

Written by Gary North on December 28, 2011

If you buy a can of Drano in Illinois, you must register your name and address. The U.S. government plans to put you in its data base. Reason? You might try to attack someone with Drano. A new law intended to track those who purchase products that contain substances regulated by the Federal Caustic Poison Act […]

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FEMA’s Internment Camps: Hiring Has Begun

Written by Gary North on December 8, 2011

What you are about to read may seem too far off the wall to be taken seriously. But, after you have examined the evidence, you will see that our problem is not that this story is off the wall; it is off the radar. The public is unaware that the federal government is preparing to […]

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