Amid the scrum of news this week about Democrat-led schemes to put former President Donald Trump on trial during the GOP primaries and rig the 2024 election in plain sight, you might have missed a cautionary tale out of New York City, where Democrat millionaires are whining about a migrant crisis they helped create. A […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-855959460.jpg14082130John Daniel Davidsonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJohn Daniel Davidson2023-09-05 00:30:102023-09-02 06:54:04Wealthy Democrats Aided And Abetted The Biden Border Crisis, Now They’re Whining About It
The fall of Fauci and the unraveling narrative about COVID-19’s origins is something of a slow-motion train wreck. As recently as 2021, White House Chief Medical Advisor and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci was hailed as a national hero and an icon of science. To be fair, Fauci did […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Anthony_Fauci_2020.jpg564416Kurt Mahlburghttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKurt Mahlburg2023-09-04 00:29:362023-09-01 09:46:20COVID-19 Lies and What to Do About Them
We have made fantastic strides in our understanding of how the physical and social worlds work. The Great Enrichment of the last three centuries or so that happened because we adopted the Bourgeois Deal of “Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich” has lifted us to standards of living our ancestors could not have […]
A Missouri trial court declined Friday to block a law preventing transgender interventions for minors, citing “conflicting and unclear” medical evidence on the effectiveness of so-called puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. “The science and medical evidence is conflicting and unclear,” Judge Stephen R. Ohmer ruled. “Accordingly, the evidence raises more questions than answers.” Three Missouri families who […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/trans-1.jpg362477Tyler O'Neilhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTyler O'Neil2023-09-01 00:30:362023-08-29 05:35:39Court Lets State Protect Kids From Transgender ‘Care,’ Making Key Point About Evidence
Political scientist Yoram Hazony argued in Quillette that “an updated version of Marxism” was surging in America today, owing to the decay of liberalism, and its proponents were coming for everyone who did not subscribe to its politically correct, woke dogmas. Hazony’s warning that the followers of this new breed of Marxism “cannot grant legitimacy to any […]
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
Populists need to investigate the moral grounds on which ordered liberty is based. The conservative tradition has always been wary of populism in the form of an untutored mob, an undisciplined populus, or tyrannical majorities. It particularly fears the moral anarchy that accompanies the undermining of sound tradition and salutary self-restraint. That does not mean […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/trumpship.jpg427640Daniel J. Mahoneyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDaniel J. Mahoney2023-08-25 00:28:042023-08-24 21:18:57Populism Rightly Understood
Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes’ time in office now exceeds 6 months. They have excelled regarding their support for the agenda of the present-day radical Democrat Party, but they have done more harm than good for the people of Arizona who care about election integrity and the welfare of children. Governor Hobbs […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2022-10-06-at-8.35.16-AM.png414882Johanna Haverhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJohanna Haver2023-08-22 00:28:242023-08-21 15:29:03Hobbs And Mayes Have Done More Harm Than Good For Children
Walter Williams sadly left us in December 2020. Like his very close friend, Thomas Sowell, he was an economist who would have had a Nobel Prize were it not for the prejudice against black conservatives. Both were/are brilliant teachers who educated us through their writing. Walter Williams authored twelve books, all worthy of your time. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Walter_E._Williams_speaks_at_Texas_Tech_in_2013_cropped.jpg544440Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2023-08-19 00:26:042023-08-15 08:51:41Walter Williams Said It First
Those who regularly read my column know that The Beautiful Wife and I are experienced, world travelers. We have been to 80 countries together and love to travel to all corners of the world. One of the countries I would really like to go to is Venezuela. At one point not too long ago, Venezuela […]
Wealthy Democrats Aided And Abetted The Biden Border Crisis, Now They’re Whining About It
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security, Politics/by John Daniel DavidsonAmid the scrum of news this week about Democrat-led schemes to put former President Donald Trump on trial during the GOP primaries and rig the 2024 election in plain sight, you might have missed a cautionary tale out of New York City, where Democrat millionaires are whining about a migrant crisis they helped create. A […]
COVID-19 Lies and What to Do About Them
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Kurt MahlburgThe fall of Fauci and the unraveling narrative about COVID-19’s origins is something of a slow-motion train wreck. As recently as 2021, White House Chief Medical Advisor and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci was hailed as a national hero and an icon of science. To be fair, Fauci did […]
The Three-Headed Monster Giving Us Lousy Public Policy
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Art CardenWe have made fantastic strides in our understanding of how the physical and social worlds work. The Great Enrichment of the last three centuries or so that happened because we adopted the Bourgeois Deal of “Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich” has lifted us to standards of living our ancestors could not have […]
Court Lets State Protect Kids From Transgender ‘Care,’ Making Key Point About Evidence
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Tyler O'NeilA Missouri trial court declined Friday to block a law preventing transgender interventions for minors, citing “conflicting and unclear” medical evidence on the effectiveness of so-called puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. “The science and medical evidence is conflicting and unclear,” Judge Stephen R. Ohmer ruled. “Accordingly, the evidence raises more questions than answers.” Three Missouri families who […]
The Therapeutic Roots of Wokeism
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Politics/by Ian DowbigginPolitical scientist Yoram Hazony argued in Quillette that “an updated version of Marxism” was surging in America today, owing to the decay of liberalism, and its proponents were coming for everyone who did not subscribe to its politically correct, woke dogmas. Hazony’s warning that the followers of this new breed of Marxism “cannot grant legitimacy to any […]
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 […]
Populism Rightly Understood
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Daniel J. MahoneyPopulists need to investigate the moral grounds on which ordered liberty is based. The conservative tradition has always been wary of populism in the form of an untutored mob, an undisciplined populus, or tyrannical majorities. It particularly fears the moral anarchy that accompanies the undermining of sound tradition and salutary self-restraint. That does not mean […]
Hobbs And Mayes Have Done More Harm Than Good For Children
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Johanna HaverGovernor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes’ time in office now exceeds 6 months. They have excelled regarding their support for the agenda of the present-day radical Democrat Party, but they have done more harm than good for the people of Arizona who care about election integrity and the welfare of children. Governor Hobbs […]
Walter Williams Said It First
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyWalter Williams sadly left us in December 2020. Like his very close friend, Thomas Sowell, he was an economist who would have had a Nobel Prize were it not for the prejudice against black conservatives. Both were/are brilliant teachers who educated us through their writing. Walter Williams authored twelve books, all worthy of your time. […]
We Are Becoming Venezuela
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyThose who regularly read my column know that The Beautiful Wife and I are experienced, world travelers. We have been to 80 countries together and love to travel to all corners of the world. One of the countries I would really like to go to is Venezuela. At one point not too long ago, Venezuela […]