Editors’ Note: As the sign says, trans rights are human rights. By logical extension, if one becomes in law what one says one “identifies” as, there is no logical or legal reason why people cannot identify with another race, sex, nationality, or species. And if this is a “human right”, who are we to deny […]
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China published its annual report on Thursday outlining human rights violations within Communist China. Among other findings, the report reiterated the State Department’s 2021 determination that China’s attack on the reproductive rights of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities constituted “genocide,” and even went so far as to amount to “eugenics.” The […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/marching-chinese.png5491280Philip Lenczyckihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPhilip Lenczycki2022-04-06 01:55:582022-04-03 10:46:30‘Genocide’ And ‘Eugenics’: Bipartisan Commission Releases Stunning Human Rights Report On China
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance Thursday endorsing gender reassignment procedures for children. The documents, “Gender Affirming Care and Young People” released by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and “Gender-Affirming Care Is Trauma-Informed Care” released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/grimace-388987__480.jpg480720Harold Hutchisonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngHarold Hutchison2022-04-05 01:55:382022-04-03 10:13:06Biden Administration Endorses Child Sex Changes On Transgender Visibility Day
Editors’ Note: After all the kerfuffle about the Will Smith “slap” at the Oscars, the following essay is of some importance. It also applies to the many political radicals today, whose internal mental issues now seem to form public policy. We see this constantly on our university campuses and now quite frequently in our major […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/woman-570883__480.jpg480720Barry Brownsteinhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBarry Brownstein2022-04-05 01:50:082022-04-03 10:54:19How a Faith in Feelings Can Enslave Your Mind
Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, shared videos that purportedly show Disney employees revealing their efforts to inject LGBT content into children’s shows during a discussion of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill. Company leaders reportedly boasted about the many existing LGBT characters in Disney shows and their plans to create more […]
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed three bills Wednesday restricting abortion, child sex-change surgeries, and male participation in women’s sports. Ducey signed a bill into law banning gender-reassignment surgeries for minors, which makes exceptions for children born with sex disorders or other medically verifiable issues. The legislation specifies a long list of surgeries doctors cannot perform on children, including mastectomies, […]
One of my fondest memories of childhood in the 1950s was being allowed by our parents to eat dinner in the living room while watching Walt Disney on Sunday night. Among the most memorable was the Davy Crockett series starring Fess Parker. I had a Davy Crockett rifle, pistol, jacket, and of course, the coonskin […]
Minimum wage laws are a malicious attack on the least of us. The minimum wage is a sort of litmus test. And not only for economists. For social justice advocates, too. Forget, for a moment, the economics of it. In essence, minimum wage legislation imposes compulsory unemployment on the poor, the unskilled, racial minorities, the young, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/depressed-youth.jpg339509Walter Blockhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWalter Block2022-04-03 01:55:522022-03-31 13:04:56Debunking the Myth That Minimum Wage Laws Are ‘Progressive’
The Enemy of the Nanny State Addressing a Boston anti-slavery audience in 1865, abolitionist Frederick Douglass asked, “What shall we do with the Negro?” The answer he provided was a favorite of the conservative economist Walter E. Williams, though if Douglass were to utter it today he would probably be condemned by Black Lives Matter and deplatformed […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/waltw.jpg565864Jack Trotterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJack Trotter2022-04-02 02:05:092022-03-31 12:31:32Weekend Read: Remembering Walter E. Williams
A newly released report from Republican lawmakers on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis alleges that teachers’ unions had “unprecedented access” in determining school COVID-19 guidelines after giving millions of dollars to Democratic candidates in 2020. The report confirmed what The Center Square reported last year, including that teachers’ unions such as the American […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/family-in-grip.webp340488Casey Harperhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCasey Harper2022-04-02 02:00:052022-03-31 12:40:01GOP report: Teachers Unions Got ‘Unprecedented Access’ After Donating Tens of Millions to Democrats
Transgenderism: Why Stop There?
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Deroy MurdockEditors’ Note: As the sign says, trans rights are human rights. By logical extension, if one becomes in law what one says one “identifies” as, there is no logical or legal reason why people cannot identify with another race, sex, nationality, or species. And if this is a “human right”, who are we to deny […]
‘Genocide’ And ‘Eugenics’: Bipartisan Commission Releases Stunning Human Rights Report On China
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security, Politics/by Philip LenczyckiThe Congressional-Executive Commission on China published its annual report on Thursday outlining human rights violations within Communist China. Among other findings, the report reiterated the State Department’s 2021 determination that China’s attack on the reproductive rights of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities constituted “genocide,” and even went so far as to amount to “eugenics.” The […]
Biden Administration Endorses Child Sex Changes On Transgender Visibility Day
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Harold HutchisonThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance Thursday endorsing gender reassignment procedures for children. The documents, “Gender Affirming Care and Young People” released by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and “Gender-Affirming Care Is Trauma-Informed Care” released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), […]
How a Faith in Feelings Can Enslave Your Mind
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy/by Barry BrownsteinEditors’ Note: After all the kerfuffle about the Will Smith “slap” at the Oscars, the following essay is of some importance. It also applies to the many political radicals today, whose internal mental issues now seem to form public policy. We see this constantly on our university campuses and now quite frequently in our major […]
‘Gay Agenda’: Disney Employees Reportedly Reveal Effort To Inject ‘Queerness’ Into Children’s Shows
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Politics/by Laurel DugganChristopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, shared videos that purportedly show Disney employees revealing their efforts to inject LGBT content into children’s shows during a discussion of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill. Company leaders reportedly boasted about the many existing LGBT characters in Disney shows and their plans to create more […]
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs Bills Addressing Hot Button Social Issues
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Laurel DugganArizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed three bills Wednesday restricting abortion, child sex-change surgeries, and male participation in women’s sports. Ducey signed a bill into law banning gender-reassignment surgeries for minors, which makes exceptions for children born with sex disorders or other medically verifiable issues. The legislation specifies a long list of surgeries doctors cannot perform on children, including mastectomies, […]
The Tragic Kingdom
/in Culture War, Education, Featured/by Neland NobelOne of my fondest memories of childhood in the 1950s was being allowed by our parents to eat dinner in the living room while watching Walt Disney on Sunday night. Among the most memorable was the Davy Crockett series starring Fess Parker. I had a Davy Crockett rifle, pistol, jacket, and of course, the coonskin […]
Debunking the Myth That Minimum Wage Laws Are ‘Progressive’
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Walter BlockMinimum wage laws are a malicious attack on the least of us. The minimum wage is a sort of litmus test. And not only for economists. For social justice advocates, too. Forget, for a moment, the economics of it. In essence, minimum wage legislation imposes compulsory unemployment on the poor, the unskilled, racial minorities, the young, […]
Weekend Read: Remembering Walter E. Williams
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Jack TrotterThe Enemy of the Nanny State Addressing a Boston anti-slavery audience in 1865, abolitionist Frederick Douglass asked, “What shall we do with the Negro?” The answer he provided was a favorite of the conservative economist Walter E. Williams, though if Douglass were to utter it today he would probably be condemned by Black Lives Matter and deplatformed […]
GOP report: Teachers Unions Got ‘Unprecedented Access’ After Donating Tens of Millions to Democrats
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Casey HarperA newly released report from Republican lawmakers on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis alleges that teachers’ unions had “unprecedented access” in determining school COVID-19 guidelines after giving millions of dollars to Democratic candidates in 2020. The report confirmed what The Center Square reported last year, including that teachers’ unions such as the American […]