Americans have soured on public schools, but there are alternatives. Americans have soured on public schools. That’s the takeaway from Gallup polling results released earlier this month showing that Americans’ confidence in public schools is at a low point, with only 26 percent of respondents indicating a “Great deal/Fair amount” of confidence in that institution. […]
The attention given to the recent decision in Biden v. Nebraska rests fundamentally on political differences that have become increasingly stark, and that will no doubt continue to be the source of much disagreement. At its core, the question asked is primarily one of the wisdom of a policy decision made by a President, grafted […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/capitol-building-washington-dc-congress.jpg384683Ryan M. Yonk and Laura Arcehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRyan M. Yonk and Laura Arce2023-07-16 00:30:492023-07-15 08:11:07Is There Any Such Thing as Legislation Anymore?
The movie Sound of Freedom will finally come to theaters the week of July 4, based on the stories of real-life heroes and their work to free children from the hellish and lucrative world of child trafficking. Toward the end of the trailer above, actor Jim Caviezel (who played Jesus in the magnificent Passion of […]
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The Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act attacks wokeness at its core. I started the House Anti-Woke Caucus in January to build a coalition that identifies and roots out wokeness from the federal government and American public life. Our first task has been to identify areas where a small action could have an outsized […]
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On Independence Day, Americans rightly honor our Founding Fathers for their courage and sacrifice. George Washington is arguably the most important figure in U.S. history, and his wife, Martha Washington, was a constant support during his career. Martha Washington didn’t have an easy life. Her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, died after the couple had been married […]
Arizona State University (ASU) has shut down a prominent free speech center and fired several faculty members following the protest of the faculty who opposed its existence. The university decided to shut down the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development within the Barrett Honors College following a controversial event featuring conservative speakers hosted earlier this […]
Editors’ Note: There are uncomfortable scenes that we must share with you. If not, you might not know the extent to which sexual extremists are taking their argument. Otherwise, you might think we are mean and against gay people. Earlier, we had written about this subject (see Get Your Bedroom Out of My Government) and […]
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The woke well is bottomless. Johns Hopkins University recently updated the “LGBTQ Glossary” in its so-called inclusive language guide with a new definition for “lesbian.” A lesbian, according to the famed Baltimore university’s guide, should be referred to as a “non-man attracted to non-men.” A broad definition, right? The guide states that “while past definitions […]
We are all familiar with July 4, 1776, but did you know American Independence might have been quite different were it not for events on July 4, 1754? It was on that date that a 21-year-old Colonel in the Virginia Militia led his men on a retreat out of Fort Necessity after tangling with a […]
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The American economy is far weaker than it should be. Unemployment is low, but this overstates our economic strength given troubling long-term trends in labor force participation. Inflation is still more than twice as high as the Federal Reserve’s target. Real output growth is anemic. We have lots of workers, plenty of capital, and abundant […]
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Gallup Poll Reveals Americans’ Plummeting Confidence in Public Schools
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Kerry McDonaldAmericans have soured on public schools, but there are alternatives. Americans have soured on public schools. That’s the takeaway from Gallup polling results released earlier this month showing that Americans’ confidence in public schools is at a low point, with only 26 percent of respondents indicating a “Great deal/Fair amount” of confidence in that institution. […]
Is There Any Such Thing as Legislation Anymore?
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Ryan M. Yonk and Laura ArceThe attention given to the recent decision in Biden v. Nebraska rests fundamentally on political differences that have become increasingly stark, and that will no doubt continue to be the source of much disagreement. At its core, the question asked is primarily one of the wisdom of a policy decision made by a President, grafted […]
Go See ‘Sound of Freedom’ for the Truth on Millions of Trafficked Children
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy/by Catherine SalgadoThe movie Sound of Freedom will finally come to theaters the week of July 4, based on the stories of real-life heroes and their work to free children from the hellish and lucrative world of child trafficking. Toward the end of the trailer above, actor Jim Caviezel (who played Jesus in the magnificent Passion of […]
Taking Back America’s Colleges and Universities
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Jim BanksThe Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act attacks wokeness at its core. I started the House Anti-Woke Caucus in January to build a coalition that identifies and roots out wokeness from the federal government and American public life. Our first task has been to identify areas where a small action could have an outsized […]
Martha Washington: Remembering America’s 1st First Lady
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Virginia AllenOn Independence Day, Americans rightly honor our Founding Fathers for their courage and sacrifice. George Washington is arguably the most important figure in U.S. history, and his wife, Martha Washington, was a constant support during his career. Martha Washington didn’t have an easy life. Her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, died after the couple had been married […]
No Quarter For Wrongthink: ASU Shuts Down Free Speech Center, Fires Faculty
/in Arizona News, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Corinne MurdockArizona State University (ASU) has shut down a prominent free speech center and fired several faculty members following the protest of the faculty who opposed its existence. The university decided to shut down the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development within the Barrett Honors College following a controversial event featuring conservative speakers hosted earlier this […]
‘We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re Coming for Your Children’: 6 Scenes From NYC Pride Events
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Gigi De La TorreEditors’ Note: There are uncomfortable scenes that we must share with you. If not, you might not know the extent to which sexual extremists are taking their argument. Otherwise, you might think we are mean and against gay people. Earlier, we had written about this subject (see Get Your Bedroom Out of My Government) and […]
University Erases ‘L’ in LGBTQ, Redefining Lesbians as ‘Non-Men’
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy/by Jarrett StepmanThe woke well is bottomless. Johns Hopkins University recently updated the “LGBTQ Glossary” in its so-called inclusive language guide with a new definition for “lesbian.” A lesbian, according to the famed Baltimore university’s guide, should be referred to as a “non-man attracted to non-men.” A broad definition, right? The guide states that “while past definitions […]
Weekend Read: The Other July 4th
/in Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Neland NobelWe are all familiar with July 4, 1776, but did you know American Independence might have been quite different were it not for events on July 4, 1754? It was on that date that a 21-year-old Colonel in the Virginia Militia led his men on a retreat out of Fort Necessity after tangling with a […]
American Economic Renewal: Demand-Side Foundations of Supply-Side Prosperity
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Alexander William SalterThe American economy is far weaker than it should be. Unemployment is low, but this overstates our economic strength given troubling long-term trends in labor force participation. Inflation is still more than twice as high as the Federal Reserve’s target. Real output growth is anemic. We have lots of workers, plenty of capital, and abundant […]