TEA PARTY ECONOMIST

The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North! Monday, January 14, 2013

Gun Control: Not Enough Votes in Congress Lobbyists favoring the second amendment say that President Obama probably doesn’t have the votes to get a ban on assault rifles. They do not think that Congress will even accept restrictions on ammunition magazines. A specialist in gun control at Princeton University says that the longer there is no action on this issue, the less... READ MORE No Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin, Treasury Says The scheme that proposes the issuing of a trillion-dollar coin to be sold for digital money from the Federal Reserve System is dead. The Treasury won't go along with it. That's really a shame. I was a big fan of the scheme. It would have been legal. ... READ MORE Social Security Tax Hike Hits American Workers. Surprise! The mainstream media are filled with stories about the surprise experienced by American workers this month. Social Security’s FICA tax will rise by two percentage points this year. Someone making $50,000 will pay an extra $1,000. It turns out that workers forgot to budget for this. They did not know that they would be pushed... READ MORE UN to Discuss Mali. Nobody Cares. War is escalating in Mali. Who cares? Could you find Mali on an unlabeled map of Africa? French voters could, of course. They have a stake in Mali. They have a stake because the French government says so. What is that stake? Do you know? Do you care? I don’t. This is standard. The UN ... READ MORE Master Programmer Offers a Free Web Site Creation Course 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... READ MORE How Keynesians Hijacked Milton Friedman’s Helicopter Gary North’s Reality Check Milton Friedman was very smart and a great debater. I knew him. I liked him. But he was no different from other very clever fellows. When he got something conceptually wrong, he was dangerous. My professor of apologetics at seminary was Cornelius Van Til. Apologetics is the philosophical defense of the... READ MORE Help Me Locate Great TED Speeches TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It is an educational organization that features 18-minute speeches.They are technically superior speeches. I plan to feature an introductory course on public speaking on an online homeschool site that I will managing. I hope to have the site ready for the public on March 31. That is not much... READ MORE Sellout in Switzerland: Killing the Swiss Franc If you think the Swiss are defenders of sound money, you are living in fantasyland. To see a chart on the money supply, click the link. I will not bore you with details. One look is all you need. ... READ MORE