Gary North (economist)

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Gary North
North speaking in 2013
Born	Gary Kilgore North (1942-02-11)February 11, 1942 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	February 24, 2022(2022-02-24) (aged 80) Dallas, Georgia, U.S.
Education	University of California, Riverside (PhD)
Occupation(s)	Christian social theorist, economist, blogger, author
Known for	Cofounder of Christian reconstructionism
Spouse	Sharon Rushdoony
Website	www.garynorth.com

Gary Kilgore North (February 11, 1942 – February 24, 2022) was an American writer, Austrian School economic historian, and leading figure in the Christian reconstructionist movement.^[1] North authored or coauthored over fifty books on topics including Reformed Protestant theology, economics, and history. He was an Associated Scholar of the Mises Institute.^[2]

He is known for his advocacy of biblical or "radically libertarian" free-market economics and also as a theorist of dominionism and theonomy. North often invoked the Protestant work ethic to advance these views. He supported the establishment and enforcement of Bible-based religious law, a view which put him in conflict with other libertarians.^[3] He believed that capital punishment is appropriate punishment for male homosexuality, adultery, blasphemy, abortion, and witchcraft.^[4]