Does anyone take Gary North seriously anymore?

[FauxCapitalist]

aside from his highly controversial views regarding christianity, I think North is a swell guy. And though he may hit and miss sometimes, for the most part he is on the money. His lectures at the Mises University are inspirational and he is a good asset to the liberty movement.

He can dish it out, but he can't take it. He called Ellen Brown Hitler's economics cheerleader, yet chickened out on a chance to debate her on Max Keiser's show.

[fisharmor]

He can dish it out, but he can't take it. He called Ellen Brown Hitler's economics cheerleader, yet chickened out on a chance to debate her on Max Keiser's show.

IIRC the "debate" had turned to lampooning North and accusing him of having a secret crush on Brown, at which point North determined that he wouldn't be "debating" because he had little guarantee that any debate would happen. I thought it was a wise move: he was basically saying "I'm not going on TV just to be the butt of your jokes".

And before you go there: there actually is an argument that Brown's and Hitler's economics are similar. There is no argument that North has a crush on Brown.

[The Freethinker]

I like Gary North.

Full disclosure: I am not an expert on the Austrian School of Economics and I am not very well-versed w/ North's beliefs. But I do believe in sound money, I do believe the Fed is a ponzi scheme, and I do believe that printing money is bad for honest, hardworking people. I do believe in buying physical gold and silver as means to protect one's wealth.

I am, however, learning. I'm reading "The Essential Mises," Bastiat's "The Law," as well as a few books by Ron Paul and the classic "Our Enemy the State." I have a physical copy of "Human Action" as well as PDF formats thereof.

I do read North's articles, and I do believe he has much to offer. I do like what he says about gold. And I particularly enjoyed this article, written recently, about gold and Fort Knox. I learned a lot from it. And I sincerely believe he is on to something regarding how central banks treat and view gold.

As well, I ran into this older article a few days ago and read it right after I read the one above. I learned a lot from it.

I speculate most if not all of you knew what these articles state, which shows I would be wise to keep reading and researching, for after all, knowledge is power. But these two articles are, in my humble assessment, evidence that North should be taken seriously.

[FauxCapitalist]

It was an honest invitation, and then, as I recall, North went quiet, and that's when Keiser made up the thing about him having a secret crush, which was intended to be humourous, and not a 100% serious allegation.

I saw North write in an article that he doesn't do interviews anyway (outside of his safe and controlled environs like LewRockwell.com).

[The Freethinker]

It was an honest invitation, and then, as I recall, North went quiet, and that's when Keiser made up the thing about him having a secret crush, which was intended to be humourous, and not a 100% serious allegation.

I saw North write in an article that he doesn't do interviews anyway (outside of his safe and controlled environs like LewRockwell.com).

FauxCapitalist, I am not familiar with this incident, so I can't comment. But after seeing how that reporter treated Ron Paul to the extent Paul walked out, I don't necessarily blame North for refusing interviews. I do not hold North to be fallible, just as Paul isn't fallible. But, North and Paul have similar views on money and this means both are outside what the "mainstream" accepts. Witness the way Paul has been mocked by the media in this and the last election. If anything I respect North (and Paul, of course) for sticking to his convictions even though the vast majority of the "world out there" thinks he's nuts.

[Sola_Fide]

Dude, go after the people who are destroying your wealth, enslaving you to debt, and erecting a police state around you to control you. For as many things Gary is kind of weird on, you can't deny that he has been a stalwart defender of free markets and liberty. Dr. Paul chose Gary to work on his staff for many years. I think Ron knew he could depend on Gary's sound advice on free markets.

[FauxCapitalist]

I speculate most if not all of you knew what these articles state, which shows I would be wise to keep reading and researching, for after all, knowledge is power. But these two articles are, in my humble assessment, evidence that North should be taken seriously.

He does say some good things, in my view. Like when he said gold has no intrinsic value (http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north952.html)

and that the Fed operates for the benefit of the largest banks. (http://fauxcapitalist.com/2011/03/11...largest-banks/)

But it is the zany things he says like U.S. Eagles gold aren't money that make me wonder whether he is serious, trying to be deadpan funny, or injecting little bits of misinfo into his accurate statements.

[The Freethinker]

Dude, go after the people who are destroying your wealth, enslaving you to debt, and erecting a police state around you to control you. For as many things Gary is kind if weird on, you can't deny that he has been a stalwart defender of free markets and liberty. Dr. Paul chose Gary to work on his staff for many years. I think Ron knew he could depend on Gary's sound advice on free markets.

Good point. If anything, the fact North has worked with Paul and spoken well of Paul's views is the major reason I was drawn to North's writings in the first place.

[FauxCapitalist]

Dude, go after the people who are destroying your wealth, enslaving you to debt, and erecting a police state around you to control you. For as many things Gary is kind of weird on, you can't deny that he has been a stalwart defender of free markets and liberty. Dr. Paul chose Gary to work on his staff for many years. I think Ron knew he could depend on Gary's sound advice on free markets.

If you go to my blog, you'll see I do that. At least you admit he is weird on some things. (Like when he said governments lie, cheat and steal, and then called for government enforcement of contracts).

[The Freethinker]

If you go to my blog, you'll see I do that. At least you admit he is weird on some things. (Like when he said governments lie, cheat and steal, and then called for government enforcement of contracts).

Governments do lie. Governments do cheat. Governments do steal. None of this is untrue.