Among the many destructive ideas loose in American education is that black students should not be expected to master standard English because doing so is demeaning and demoralizing for them. Standard English is part of the power structure of “whiteness” that must be overthrown before we can have an equitable society. Professors at esteemed universities […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00George Leefhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngGeorge Leef2024-04-10 00:30:012024-04-09 07:00:32Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?
Ultimately, at stake is the right to communicate openly, which translates into your right to build community without state interference. Censorship and loneliness always go together because political censorship is always designed to cut us off, to stop us from speaking openly to others. Let’s ponder that connection as we await the Supreme Court’s ruling […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Stella Morabitohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngStella Morabito2024-04-09 00:30:452024-04-07 06:31:16Murthy v. Missouri Is About Not Only Coercing Big Tech But Controlling Individuals
A questionable study by a Cornell University climate scientist gave climate activists and the media ammunition to wage a pressure campaign against the Biden administration to take action against liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Cornell’s Robert Howarth authored the October 2023 study, which purported to find that lifecycle emissions associated with LNG exports are far […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Nick Popehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNick Pope2024-04-08 00:30:502024-04-06 07:49:42The Entire Push To Halt New Natural Gas Exports Traces Back To One Ivy League Prof And His Shaky Study
Thousands of jobs have already been eliminated by California’s law to raise the minimum wage to $20 for restaurant workers, which goes into effect April 1. For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California, using the income he received to support his family. In December, the 29-year-old received a letter from […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/automated-scaled.jpg17072560Jon Miltimorehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJon Miltimore2024-04-08 00:28:322024-04-06 07:34:42The Results of California’s New $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Are Already In
In advance of an upcoming elective surgery, I have been on the phone with personnel from a local Tucson hospital to provide my medical history, insurance coverage, and other required information. The hospital does a great job and its employees are personable, professional, and thorough. A charming woman asked me on one of the calls […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2024-04-07 00:30:102024-04-09 10:13:11Am I Male?
Some Arizona leaders are breathing a sigh of relief as the federal government passed funding that will presumably go toward transporting migrants out of border communities or caring for them while there. There was widespread concern about daily mass migrant street releases starting in April, as federal funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Adam Andrzejewskihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngAdam Andrzejewski2024-04-06 00:32:222024-04-05 06:38:30Arizona Narrowly Avoids Mass Migrant Street Releases With Federal Funding
This week, famed British atheist Richard Dawkins explained that he was a “cultural Christian.” Praising civilization in the United Kingdom, Dawkins stated: I do think that we are culturally a Christian country. I call myself a cultural Christian. I’m not a believer. But there is a distinction between being a believing Christian and being a cultural […]
American males are turning off, and tuning and dropping out. Many boys and men are struggling to flourish in their roles as sons, students, employees, and fathers, and to achieve the sense of purpose that comes from being rooted within marriages, communities, churches, and country. Much of the literature on the boy crisis contains impressive, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Brenda M. Haferahttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBrenda M. Hafera2024-04-04 00:32:142024-04-02 10:52:01The Tailspin of American Boys and Men
Democrats have long touted Social Security and Medicare as the crown jewels of both the New Deal and The Great Society. While both parties have voted for these programs, their design and implementation have, for better or worse, largely been a project of the Democrat Left in this country. If they can take the credit […]
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The regime has lost all perspective and decency in its war on its perceived enemies. Dr. John Eastman is a patriot, a constitutional scholar, a lawyer, a husband, and a father. He is our friend, colleague, and fellow board member of the Claremont Institute, who has spent his life defending the principles upon which this […]
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Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?
/in /by George LeefAmong the many destructive ideas loose in American education is that black students should not be expected to master standard English because doing so is demeaning and demoralizing for them. Standard English is part of the power structure of “whiteness” that must be overthrown before we can have an equitable society. Professors at esteemed universities […]
Murthy v. Missouri Is About Not Only Coercing Big Tech But Controlling Individuals
/in /by Stella MorabitoUltimately, at stake is the right to communicate openly, which translates into your right to build community without state interference. Censorship and loneliness always go together because political censorship is always designed to cut us off, to stop us from speaking openly to others. Let’s ponder that connection as we await the Supreme Court’s ruling […]
The Entire Push To Halt New Natural Gas Exports Traces Back To One Ivy League Prof And His Shaky Study
/in /by Nick PopeA questionable study by a Cornell University climate scientist gave climate activists and the media ammunition to wage a pressure campaign against the Biden administration to take action against liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Cornell’s Robert Howarth authored the October 2023 study, which purported to find that lifecycle emissions associated with LNG exports are far […]
The Results of California’s New $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Are Already In
/in /by Jon MiltimoreThousands of jobs have already been eliminated by California’s law to raise the minimum wage to $20 for restaurant workers, which goes into effect April 1. For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California, using the income he received to support his family. In December, the 29-year-old received a letter from […]
Am I Male?
/in /by Craig J. CantoniIn advance of an upcoming elective surgery, I have been on the phone with personnel from a local Tucson hospital to provide my medical history, insurance coverage, and other required information. The hospital does a great job and its employees are personable, professional, and thorough. A charming woman asked me on one of the calls […]
Arizona Narrowly Avoids Mass Migrant Street Releases With Federal Funding
/in /by Adam AndrzejewskiSome Arizona leaders are breathing a sigh of relief as the federal government passed funding that will presumably go toward transporting migrants out of border communities or caring for them while there. There was widespread concern about daily mass migrant street releases starting in April, as federal funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection […]
The Cut Flowers Civilization
/in /by Ben ShapiroThis week, famed British atheist Richard Dawkins explained that he was a “cultural Christian.” Praising civilization in the United Kingdom, Dawkins stated: I do think that we are culturally a Christian country. I call myself a cultural Christian. I’m not a believer. But there is a distinction between being a believing Christian and being a cultural […]
The Tailspin of American Boys and Men
/in /by Brenda M. HaferaAmerican males are turning off, and tuning and dropping out. Many boys and men are struggling to flourish in their roles as sons, students, employees, and fathers, and to achieve the sense of purpose that comes from being rooted within marriages, communities, churches, and country. Much of the literature on the boy crisis contains impressive, […]
Ignoring Social Security Will Not Fix Its Problems
/in /by Neland NobelDemocrats have long touted Social Security and Medicare as the crown jewels of both the New Deal and The Great Society. While both parties have voted for these programs, their design and implementation have, for better or worse, largely been a project of the Democrat Left in this country. If they can take the credit […]
Lawfare Against John Eastman
/in /by Thomas D. Klingenstein and Ryan P. WilliamsThe regime has lost all perspective and decency in its war on its perceived enemies. Dr. John Eastman is a patriot, a constitutional scholar, a lawyer, a husband, and a father. He is our friend, colleague, and fellow board member of the Claremont Institute, who has spent his life defending the principles upon which this […]