The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to a vaccine solution for COVID-19. Bureaucrats at the CDC believe you can’t be trusted to see “critical” data on COVID hospitalizations or the effectiveness of the COVID vaccine boosters; you might “misinterpret” the findings and be less inclined to get vaccinated or boosted. The NewYork Times reports, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/redumbrella-800x508-1.jpg508800Barry Brownsteinhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBarry Brownstein2022-03-23 02:07:062022-03-21 09:31:09It Takes a Village of Bureaucrats to Implement Despotism
All the way back in 2008, Marsha Blackburn recalled an anecdote from her first congressional campaign. A man in a coffee shop asked, “Little lady, what qualifies you to run for the United States House of Representatives?” Blackburn, so the story goes, “quickly ticked off her time as a choir director and Girl Scouts cookie […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/blackburn-screen-shot.jpg569971Emily Jashinksyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngEmily Jashinksy2022-03-23 02:05:162022-03-21 09:07:34Marsha Blackburn Previews GOP Strategy To Vet Ketanji Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson once expressed concern about a “climate of fear, hatred, and revenge” surrounding sex offenders. Jackson later opposed the confinement conditions of a Taliban leader suspected of running a terrorist cell. The judge also routinely ruled against the Trump administration on immigration enforcement cases, as detailed here. Now, as President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Jackson […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/us-supreme-court-building-2225766__480.jpg480720Fred Lucashttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngFred Lucas2022-03-22 02:05:322022-03-21 09:32:16Soft on Crime? Here’s Jackson’s Record on Sex Offenders and Other Criminals
I don’t know about you, but the first time I heard the slogan “Black Lives Matter“ I thought it was, well…curious. Who said otherwise these days? Wasn’t that obvious? I soon discovered the depths of my naïveté. The tip-off was realizing that “All Lives Matter“ was not a more inclusive iteration of the same concept, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/danger.jpg339511Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2022-03-22 01:55:552024-01-17 10:22:48Black Lives Matters Failure is a Blessing In Disguise
The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that would increase academic transparency. In a 16-13 vote along party lines with Republicans favoring the bill and Democrats opposing, SB 1211 passed. It’s a bill that establishes a right for parents to know what’s being taught in public schools. The bill would require schools to post […]
Schools across the country have adopted a controversial policy of hiding the LGBT statuses of students from their parents. Sold to the public as an effort to protect children from abuse, the policy effectively circumvents parental consent and notification about their children’s health, safety, and well-being. One Texas family told Chronicles how they fought to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/pride-flag-3822489__340.webp340540Pedro Gonzalezhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPedro Gonzalez2022-03-20 02:05:182022-03-18 11:12:06Trans Tyranny in Public Schools
St Thomas More, an English statesman and one of the 100 Greatest Britons, is rumored to have said the following on the eve of his execution: Some men say the earth is flat. Some men say the earth is round. But if it is flat, could Parliament make it round? And if it is round, could the […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/beatupgeorge-800x508-1.jpg508800Joakim Bookhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJoakim Book2022-03-19 14:00:422022-03-18 10:44:49Weekend Read – Everything Is the Fed’s Fault: A Review of the Fiat Standard
In the wake of heated efforts to deplatform Joe Rogan and ban fundraising for the Canadian trucker convoy, combatting “cancel culture” has emerged as the foremost issue for the modern conservative movement. The ability of well-funded left-wing activists to prevent conservatives from speaking publicly—right down to blacklisting payment processors, service providers, and entire social media platforms—poses an existential threat to free […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/zuckerberg-1.jpg10801920Noah Petershttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNoah Peters2022-03-18 01:58:432022-03-17 08:51:22The First Amendment Will Not Save Free Speech
The misappropriation of the economic freedom of millions of mom-and-pop investors by BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink has unintended consequences. “We have a new bunch of emperors, and they’re the people who vote the shares in the index funds,” Charlie Munger, business partner of philanthropist Warren Buffett and a big proponent of index fund investing, recently said. “I […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/fink-1.jpg544800Patrick Tyrrellhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPatrick Tyrrell2022-03-17 09:26:482022-03-17 09:26:48When ‘Emperors’ Preaching ESG Purport to Represent Millions of Us, a Lot Can Go Wrong
Editors’ Note: Some issues can be nuanced, some can’t. You either believe in limited government, balanced budgets, energy independence, strong defense, secure borders, or you believe in big government often run by the unconstitutional administrative state, constant deficit spending financed with printed money, banning fossil fuels and nuclear energy, open borders, and a weak defense […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/david_brooks.jpg13652048Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2022-03-17 01:50:392022-03-17 12:49:59They Won; He Did Not
It Takes a Village of Bureaucrats to Implement Despotism
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Barry BrownsteinThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to a vaccine solution for COVID-19. Bureaucrats at the CDC believe you can’t be trusted to see “critical” data on COVID hospitalizations or the effectiveness of the COVID vaccine boosters; you might “misinterpret” the findings and be less inclined to get vaccinated or boosted. The NewYork Times reports, […]
Marsha Blackburn Previews GOP Strategy To Vet Ketanji Jackson
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Emily JashinksyAll the way back in 2008, Marsha Blackburn recalled an anecdote from her first congressional campaign. A man in a coffee shop asked, “Little lady, what qualifies you to run for the United States House of Representatives?” Blackburn, so the story goes, “quickly ticked off her time as a choir director and Girl Scouts cookie […]
Soft on Crime? Here’s Jackson’s Record on Sex Offenders and Other Criminals
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Fred LucasJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson once expressed concern about a “climate of fear, hatred, and revenge” surrounding sex offenders. Jackson later opposed the confinement conditions of a Taliban leader suspected of running a terrorist cell. The judge also routinely ruled against the Trump administration on immigration enforcement cases, as detailed here. Now, as President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Jackson […]
Black Lives Matters Failure is a Blessing In Disguise
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonI don’t know about you, but the first time I heard the slogan “Black Lives Matter“ I thought it was, well…curious. Who said otherwise these days? Wasn’t that obvious? I soon discovered the depths of my naïveté. The tip-off was realizing that “All Lives Matter“ was not a more inclusive iteration of the same concept, […]
Arizona Senate Passes Education Transparency Bill
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Liberty, Politics/by Tom JoyceThe Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that would increase academic transparency. In a 16-13 vote along party lines with Republicans favoring the bill and Democrats opposing, SB 1211 passed. It’s a bill that establishes a right for parents to know what’s being taught in public schools. The bill would require schools to post […]
Trans Tyranny in Public Schools
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Pedro GonzalezSchools across the country have adopted a controversial policy of hiding the LGBT statuses of students from their parents. Sold to the public as an effort to protect children from abuse, the policy effectively circumvents parental consent and notification about their children’s health, safety, and well-being. One Texas family told Chronicles how they fought to […]
Weekend Read – Everything Is the Fed’s Fault: A Review of the Fiat Standard
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty/by Joakim BookSt Thomas More, an English statesman and one of the 100 Greatest Britons, is rumored to have said the following on the eve of his execution: Some men say the earth is flat. Some men say the earth is round. But if it is flat, could Parliament make it round? And if it is round, could the […]
The First Amendment Will Not Save Free Speech
/in Culture War, Liberty, Politics/by Noah PetersIn the wake of heated efforts to deplatform Joe Rogan and ban fundraising for the Canadian trucker convoy, combatting “cancel culture” has emerged as the foremost issue for the modern conservative movement. The ability of well-funded left-wing activists to prevent conservatives from speaking publicly—right down to blacklisting payment processors, service providers, and entire social media platforms—poses an existential threat to free […]
When ‘Emperors’ Preaching ESG Purport to Represent Millions of Us, a Lot Can Go Wrong
/in Culture War, Environment, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Patrick TyrrellThe misappropriation of the economic freedom of millions of mom-and-pop investors by BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink has unintended consequences. “We have a new bunch of emperors, and they’re the people who vote the shares in the index funds,” Charlie Munger, business partner of philanthropist Warren Buffett and a big proponent of index fund investing, recently said. “I […]
They Won; He Did Not
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyEditors’ Note: Some issues can be nuanced, some can’t. You either believe in limited government, balanced budgets, energy independence, strong defense, secure borders, or you believe in big government often run by the unconstitutional administrative state, constant deficit spending financed with printed money, banning fossil fuels and nuclear energy, open borders, and a weak defense […]