Gary North’s Suggested Reading List

Listening through a lecture by Dr. Gary North on the Federal Reserve system, he dropped a valuable bit of advice on how to go about learning what in the world Austrian economic theorists are talking about when they gripe about the Fed.

First, he says we should take up Rothbard’s book “What Has the Government Done to our Money?”

This book presents a very sound argument for getting back to a gold currency standard – a hallmark of libertarian economic theory.

Then, he says to purchase Rothbard’s magnum opus:  “Man, Economy, and State”.  In it, he suggests we flip first to the infamous chapter on monetary theory, which, I’ve heard from numerous Austrian scholars, is the best, most articulate essay on the topic.  Read that, to get a grasp of the issue.

After that, Dr. North suggests we take up Rothbard’s short book “The Case Against the Fed”.

If we sludge through all this, according to Dr. North, we should be well on our way to understanding Austrian Economic theory.

Welcome

“Jot ‘N Tittles” is an offshoot of my main apologetics blog “Van Tillian Fire”.  The subject of ethics is a complex one.  Religious ethics, even more so.  And considering how controversial theonomy is, I felt the need to devote an entire blog to the subject.

I’ll be defending the theonomic thesis as presented by the likes of Dr. Greg Bahnsen, R.J. Rushdoony, and Gary North.  Additionally, I’ll be putting any material here that’s relevant to Christian ethics, meta-ethics, and legal speculation, as well as any relevant discussion of eschatology.

I am a Presbyterian who considers the “Westminster Confession of Faith” to be his primary confessional document.  I am also an undergraduate student working towards a degree in philosophy.  I’ve been practicing the presuppositional method and participating in the community for about eight years now (before that, I was an avid “evidentialist”).

While I’m not an expert, and I have much to learn, I hope to foster a higher standard of intellectual rigor here than is present in many lay-apologist websites.

Therefore – intellectual honesty will be our cardinal virtue, with the author/s trying, if at all possible, to minimize any emotional effrontery, arrogance, or the unfortunate displays of machismo so common in online apologetic discussions.

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