Editors’ Note: The author points out an interesting irony that is spreading: anti-environment environmentalism. We see it manifest in all kinds of ways. Windmills that grind up eagles, owls, songbirds, and bats like a giant Cuisinart. Giant arrays of solar panels chew up vast areas of land, disturbing wildlife and frying birds. Pile drivers in […]
Editors’ Note: At Prickly Pear, we noted the influence of Modern Monetary Theory early on. It is dangerous, it is foolish, it is very inflationary. Worse than not knowing how to explain it is the adoption of these policies in Bidenonmics. The government either crowds out private borrowers by excessive borrowing, or it pays for […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2024-05-04-at-9.25.16-AM.png9141844Nicole Silveriohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNicole Silverio2024-05-11 00:30:412024-05-10 06:17:11‘I Don’t Get It’: Biden’s Chief Econ Advisor Struggles To Explain Theory Underpinning ‘Bidenomics,’ Mass Spending
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a series of lawsuits that are being trumpeted as “a radical change” in commissions paid to real estate agents for the purchase and/or sale of a home. There is so much misinformation being spread on this issue it boggles the mind. Let’s clear up some things. First, the […]
The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework allows a small group of corporate executives, financiers, government officials, and other elites, the ESG “puppeteers,” to force everyone to serve their interests. The policies they want to impose on society — renewable energy mandates, DEI programs, restricting emissions, or costly regulatory and compliance disclosures — increase everyone’s cost of […]
Editors Note: Despite 30 years of propaganda and massive subsidies, electric cars are losing popularity. The first wave of buyers seeking prestige, special lanes in traffic, rebates, tax breaks, and novelty, seems to be dwindling. Second-wave buyers are concerned about range and cost. So much so that now the government is making competition from gas-powered […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1889212382.jpg14142121Greg E. Walcherhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngGreg E. Walcher2024-05-08 00:29:592024-05-08 07:36:42Governments Cannot Change the Automobile Market
The U.S. economy is showing signs of stagflation as growth slumps down and prices continue to surge for average Americans, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. U.S. annual economic growth measured just 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024, following a report of persistently high inflation in March of 3.5% year-over-year. The combination of […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1492853553-scaled.jpg14882560Will Kesslerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWill Kessler2024-05-07 00:30:542024-05-07 07:15:51Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The US Economy
A new report is sounding the alarm on Arizona’s housing market. The report from the Common Sense Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank, says that Arizona is losing its competitiveness that it once had. In addition, the report says that there is a “housing deficit of over 129,000 units” and found that the cost of a home in the Phoenix metropolitan area has gone up by 60% since 2020. “Arizona’s housing market is standing on a cliff,” Glenn Farley, director of policy and research at the Common Sense Institute, said in a news release on the report. “Without acknowledging our supply issues and making needed policy changes, we risk worsening housing affordability and losing our competitive edge in attracting a skilled workforce.”
In Germany, they call it the “Energiewende,” meaning energy transition, and it doesn’t work. Germans have been forced to come to grips with sober energy reality after binging on more than half a trillion Euros of so-called “alternative” energy, such as wind turbines and solar panels. This dramatically increased the price of electricity and created a serious risk of blackouts. Germany actually just announced plans to reactivate coal plants to provide reserve power and lower the risk of blackouts during the coming winter and years to come.
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1440798037.jpg14142121Craig Ruckerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig Rucker2024-05-06 00:29:012024-05-06 10:44:34Its Coal To The Rescue As Wind And Solar Fail To Keep The Lights On
The best time to write about how horrible plane travel has become is immediately following, or, in this case, during a scheduling and delay disaster that completely upends the routines of life. When it doesn’t happen and your flight goes well, you just don’t care that much. But when you are in the thick of it – I’m writing now from a 36-hour international travel time on a 19-hour delayed domestic flight that just took off – it feels like the apocalypse. It’s more common now than I can ever remember. I’m at the point of trying not to travel unless I have to because 3 of 5 of my trips these days seem to end up this way. I’ve come to expect disaster and so prepare for it. But most people start with the assumption that all is going to go well because that’s how it always worked in the past.
We hear a lot today about “white privilege”, “white fragility“, “systemic racism”, and “white supremacy”. Some have gone so far as to claim math is racist.Not long ago the Smithsonian Institution made some claims about certain human traits that anyone can choose to have, but was presumed to be white and therefore bad. Some of those traits included the use of logic, being on time, politeness, and marriage. Not bad traits at all, we think.To ascribe characteristics to people on the basis solely of white skin color is truly racist because there can be vast differences among Caucasians. We should judge others by their behavior. So, we have the irony of those complaining about racism being the biggest racists of all.
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1444231995.jpg14352089Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-05-03 00:30:132024-05-03 07:39:19WEEKEND READ: Is it White Privilege to be Married? (Part 1)
Wind Power Doesn’t Make Sense: Anti-Environment Environmentalism
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Ken BraunEditors’ Note: The author points out an interesting irony that is spreading: anti-environment environmentalism. We see it manifest in all kinds of ways. Windmills that grind up eagles, owls, songbirds, and bats like a giant Cuisinart. Giant arrays of solar panels chew up vast areas of land, disturbing wildlife and frying birds. Pile drivers in […]
‘I Don’t Get It’: Biden’s Chief Econ Advisor Struggles To Explain Theory Underpinning ‘Bidenomics,’ Mass Spending
/in 2024 Election, Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Debt, National Security, Politics/by Nicole SilverioEditors’ Note: At Prickly Pear, we noted the influence of Modern Monetary Theory early on. It is dangerous, it is foolish, it is very inflationary. Worse than not knowing how to explain it is the adoption of these policies in Bidenonmics. The government either crowds out private borrowers by excessive borrowing, or it pays for […]
Is a Residential Real Estate Revolution Coming?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Bruce BialoskyThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a series of lawsuits that are being trumpeted as “a radical change” in commissions paid to real estate agents for the purchase and/or sale of a home. There is so much misinformation being spread on this issue it boggles the mind. Let’s clear up some things. First, the […]
ESG Puppeteers
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Paul MuellerThe Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework allows a small group of corporate executives, financiers, government officials, and other elites, the ESG “puppeteers,” to force everyone to serve their interests. The policies they want to impose on society — renewable energy mandates, DEI programs, restricting emissions, or costly regulatory and compliance disclosures — increase everyone’s cost of […]
Governments Cannot Change the Automobile Market
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Greg E. WalcherEditors Note: Despite 30 years of propaganda and massive subsidies, electric cars are losing popularity. The first wave of buyers seeking prestige, special lanes in traffic, rebates, tax breaks, and novelty, seems to be dwindling. Second-wave buyers are concerned about range and cost. So much so that now the government is making competition from gas-powered […]
Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The US Economy
/in 2024 Election, Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Debt, Personal Finance/by Will KesslerThe U.S. economy is showing signs of stagflation as growth slumps down and prices continue to surge for average Americans, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. U.S. annual economic growth measured just 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024, following a report of persistently high inflation in March of 3.5% year-over-year. The combination of […]
Arizona’s Housing Market Is In Rough Shape
/in Arizona News, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Cameron ArcandA new report is sounding the alarm on Arizona’s housing market. The report from the Common Sense Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank, says that Arizona is losing its competitiveness that it once had. In addition, the report says that there is a “housing deficit of over 129,000 units” and found that the cost of a home in the Phoenix metropolitan area has gone up by 60% since 2020. “Arizona’s housing market is standing on a cliff,” Glenn Farley, director of policy and research at the Common Sense Institute, said in a news release on the report. “Without acknowledging our supply issues and making needed policy changes, we risk worsening housing affordability and losing our competitive edge in attracting a skilled workforce.”
Its Coal To The Rescue As Wind And Solar Fail To Keep The Lights On
/in 2024 Election, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Craig RuckerIn Germany, they call it the “Energiewende,” meaning energy transition, and it doesn’t work. Germans have been forced to come to grips with sober energy reality after binging on more than half a trillion Euros of so-called “alternative” energy, such as wind turbines and solar panels. This dramatically increased the price of electricity and created a serious risk of blackouts. Germany actually just announced plans to reactivate coal plants to provide reserve power and lower the risk of blackouts during the coming winter and years to come.
The Ruination of Plane Travel
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Jeffrey TuckerThe best time to write about how horrible plane travel has become is immediately following, or, in this case, during a scheduling and delay disaster that completely upends the routines of life. When it doesn’t happen and your flight goes well, you just don’t care that much. But when you are in the thick of it – I’m writing now from a 36-hour international travel time on a 19-hour delayed domestic flight that just took off – it feels like the apocalypse. It’s more common now than I can ever remember. I’m at the point of trying not to travel unless I have to because 3 of 5 of my trips these days seem to end up this way. I’ve come to expect disaster and so prepare for it. But most people start with the assumption that all is going to go well because that’s how it always worked in the past.
WEEKEND READ: Is it White Privilege to be Married? (Part 1)
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelWe hear a lot today about “white privilege”, “white fragility“, “systemic racism”, and “white supremacy”. Some have gone so far as to claim math is racist.Not long ago the Smithsonian Institution made some claims about certain human traits that anyone can choose to have, but was presumed to be white and therefore bad. Some of those traits included the use of logic, being on time, politeness, and marriage. Not bad traits at all, we think.To ascribe characteristics to people on the basis solely of white skin color is truly racist because there can be vast differences among Caucasians. We should judge others by their behavior. So, we have the irony of those complaining about racism being the biggest racists of all.