Former President Donald Trump addressed the disputed 2020 election, his mounting legal problems, and the potential for “civil war” during a wide-ranging interview with former Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson, released Wednesday night. Trump, the nation’s 45th president and current front-runner for his party’s nomination, opted against participating in the first Republican primary debate with eight […]
Vivek was the single exception to an underwhelmingly mediocre debate While the eyes of well over 160 million people were on the highly-anticipated interview between President Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, the undercard debate of also-ran candidates proved very telling in its own way, often at the expense of the GOP. With a single exception, all of […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Howdy_Doody_peanut_gallery_circa_1940_1950s.jpg517663Eric Lendrumhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngEric Lendrum2023-08-26 00:32:322023-08-25 08:01:26Grading the First Peanut Gallery Debate
Major Wall Street firms that decided to expand their asset management operations into China even as other companies fled are struggling to capitalize on the market, according to The Wall Street Journal. BlackRock, a top U.S. investment company, is one of many American firms that are struggling to compete in the Chinese market, ranking only […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/blackrock.jpg339509Will Kesslerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWill Kessler2023-08-25 00:26:192023-08-24 21:22:29Wall Street Firms That Sold Out To China Are Now Struggling
You have to hand it to the Left. They are a clever bunch. They take your tax dollars and use them to promote abortion, DEI in the military, and reverse discrimination. They take the tuition money you saved to educate your children or your tax dollars, and then they use it to turn your child’s […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/pexels-photo-5810700.jpeg7501125Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2023-08-24 00:30:542023-08-24 09:56:26Public Square: An Alternative to Subsidizing Your Own Destruction
As whale deaths mount on the east coast, the Biden administration can no longer pretend offshore wind farms are harmless to marine life. FOX News Digital revealed that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is quietly offering a grant to study interactions between wind farms and critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Even though government-issued […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/wind-park-2057881_1280.jpg8531280Steve Milloyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSteve Milloy2023-08-24 00:28:252023-08-22 16:44:13The Biden Administration Can’t Ignore This Whale Of A Problem Any More
When commenting on the stock market, it is difficult to establish continuity unless previous articles are referenced. We are sorry for that because it also requires the reader to go back to pick up the pieces of the argument. Our point of reference is the last commentary written on August 3, 2023, wherein we suggested […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/pexels-photo-4809021.jpeg532800Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2023-08-23 00:30:262023-08-23 08:51:32Is This The Pause That Refreshes Or Something Worse?
Money supply growth fell again in June, remaining deep in negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the first time in twenty-eight years. June’s drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. Since April 2021, money supply growth has slowed quickly, and since November, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1360200099.jpg14062131Ryan McMakenhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRyan McMaken2023-08-23 00:26:182023-08-22 06:09:37Credit Crunch: The Money Supply Has Shrunk For Eight Months In a Row
In his essay from August 4, Andrew E. Busch argues that opponents of providing aid to Ukraine have made a “feeble” case, identifying three arguments in particular that he finds lacking: that we should be focusing on issues at home rather than abroad; that the government of Ukraine is suppressing Russian Orthodox Christianity; and that […]
In her excellent AIER essay “The Charge to Change Capitalism and Why the Profit Motive Must be Preserved” Kimberlee Josephson wisely warns of the dangers posed to the economy by ESG investing, “common-good capitalism,” and other schemes to achieve allocations of resources different from the allocations that would be achieved by markets. Advocates of these […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/esg.jpg339509Donald J. Boudreauxhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDonald J. Boudreaux2023-08-20 00:30:272023-08-18 11:10:52What ESGers Don’t Understand
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was hit with an ethics complaint Thursday over her controversial decision to choke off hundreds of thousands of acres in New Mexico from oil and gas development. The government watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed the complaint with the Interior Department inspector general’s office, citing the secretary’s prior activism to […]
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6 Highlights of Trump’s Debate-Disrupting Interview With Tucker Carlson
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Fred LucasFormer President Donald Trump addressed the disputed 2020 election, his mounting legal problems, and the potential for “civil war” during a wide-ranging interview with former Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson, released Wednesday night. Trump, the nation’s 45th president and current front-runner for his party’s nomination, opted against participating in the first Republican primary debate with eight […]
Grading the First Peanut Gallery Debate
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Eric LendrumVivek was the single exception to an underwhelmingly mediocre debate While the eyes of well over 160 million people were on the highly-anticipated interview between President Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, the undercard debate of also-ran candidates proved very telling in its own way, often at the expense of the GOP. With a single exception, all of […]
Wall Street Firms That Sold Out To China Are Now Struggling
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Will KesslerMajor Wall Street firms that decided to expand their asset management operations into China even as other companies fled are struggling to capitalize on the market, according to The Wall Street Journal. BlackRock, a top U.S. investment company, is one of many American firms that are struggling to compete in the Chinese market, ranking only […]
Public Square: An Alternative to Subsidizing Your Own Destruction
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelYou have to hand it to the Left. They are a clever bunch. They take your tax dollars and use them to promote abortion, DEI in the military, and reverse discrimination. They take the tuition money you saved to educate your children or your tax dollars, and then they use it to turn your child’s […]
The Biden Administration Can’t Ignore This Whale Of A Problem Any More
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Steve MilloyAs whale deaths mount on the east coast, the Biden administration can no longer pretend offshore wind farms are harmless to marine life. FOX News Digital revealed that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is quietly offering a grant to study interactions between wind farms and critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Even though government-issued […]
Is This The Pause That Refreshes Or Something Worse?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Neland NobelWhen commenting on the stock market, it is difficult to establish continuity unless previous articles are referenced. We are sorry for that because it also requires the reader to go back to pick up the pieces of the argument. Our point of reference is the last commentary written on August 3, 2023, wherein we suggested […]
Credit Crunch: The Money Supply Has Shrunk For Eight Months In a Row
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Ryan McMakenMoney supply growth fell again in June, remaining deep in negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the first time in twenty-eight years. June’s drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. Since April 2021, money supply growth has slowed quickly, and since November, […]
America Can’t Afford a Blank Check for Ukraine
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Zack YostIn his essay from August 4, Andrew E. Busch argues that opponents of providing aid to Ukraine have made a “feeble” case, identifying three arguments in particular that he finds lacking: that we should be focusing on issues at home rather than abroad; that the government of Ukraine is suppressing Russian Orthodox Christianity; and that […]
What ESGers Don’t Understand
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Donald J. BoudreauxIn her excellent AIER essay “The Charge to Change Capitalism and Why the Profit Motive Must be Preserved” Kimberlee Josephson wisely warns of the dangers posed to the economy by ESG investing, “common-good capitalism,” and other schemes to achieve allocations of resources different from the allocations that would be achieved by markets. Advocates of these […]
Haaland Hit With Ethics Complaint After Stripping Oil And Gas Opportunities From Navajo Nation
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Tristan JusticeInterior Secretary Deb Haaland was hit with an ethics complaint Thursday over her controversial decision to choke off hundreds of thousands of acres in New Mexico from oil and gas development. The government watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed the complaint with the Interior Department inspector general’s office, citing the secretary’s prior activism to […]