A new book questions the conventional wisdom about immigration, diversity, assimilation, and the causes of prosperity. Caution! Don’t be seen reading the following book in public. The Culture Transplant: How Migrants Make the Economies They Move to a Lot like the Ones They Left, by Garett Jones, 2023, Stanford Business Books, 213 pages. There is not a […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/600px-Harmony_Day_5475651018.jpg399600Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2023-01-17 00:29:442023-01-15 06:27:42An Intellectual Feast for Contrarians
My heart sinks every time I see breaking-news graphics announce another school shooting. It’s like a gut-punch – the lost lives, the suffering of the wounded, the horrors the First Responders must encounter, and the families that will never again be whole. The blame and blood-dancing usually start before the bodies are even recovered. The […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1154486241-scaled.jpg19562560Lee Williamshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngLee Williams2023-01-16 00:28:232023-01-15 06:47:23How to Stop School Shootings
College campuses saw a significant spike in antisemitism over the past year as universities continue to miss the mark when it comes to protecting Jewish students from antisemitism, according to several Jewish experts and advocates. In the 2021-2022 school year, threats to Jewish identity on college campuses doubled from 114 incidents the year before to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-157279525-scaled.jpg17142560Kate Andersonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKate Anderson2023-01-12 00:26:512023-01-10 07:18:45Universities Are Seeing An Enormous Spike In Antisemitism. Here’s Why
The worst thing about the aftermath of Donald Trump’s repast last month with two open anti-Semites—Kanye West and Nick Fuentes—was not the predictable liberal outrage and conservative cowardice, but how the incident has been accepted as part of normal discourse. In an era where even the slightest deviation from the received norm on gender or […]
Through 2022, parents across the country have fought to have books deemed “age inappropriate” and “pornographic” removed from schools. Across 5,000 schools, more than 1,600 book titles were removed in the 2021-2022 school year, according to NBC News. The books most commonly removed from schools, including “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-824750534-scaled.jpg17072560Reagan Reesehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngReagan Reese2023-01-02 00:28:002023-01-01 17:44:55Here’s What’s In The ‘Obscene’ Books Being Removed From Schools Across The Country
Last week, CNN featured a story called “Men are dropping out of the workforce. Here’s why” The article went on to tell us virtually nothing at all about why so many men are leaving the workforce. Although as many as seven million men have stayed out of the workforce for varying reasons, the CNN piece […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-177537883-scaled.jpg17072560Ryan McMakenhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRyan McMaken2023-01-02 00:26:252023-01-01 17:43:11Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?
When Katie Hobbs becomes Arizona’s next governor, she plans to utilize the support of teachers’ union lobbyists to undo the nation’s most expansive school choice program. Hobbs promised on her campaign website she would be “addressing unaccountable expansion of school vouchers”: Too often, Republicans have completely disregarded public opinion in an effort to defund our […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/katie-hobbs-kracken-678x381-1.jpg381678Susan Berry, PhDhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSusan Berry, PhD2022-12-23 00:29:372022-12-21 06:43:04Gov.-Elect Katie Hobbs to Scrap Arizona’s Position As Top State for School Choice
The story of Kennewick Man is a tale that branches into anthropology, archeology, history, politics, DNA testing, our legal system, and the frustrations of simply attempting to derive a scientific truth while in conflict with bureaucracy. Kennewick Man was discovered in 1996 quite by accident by two college students in south-central Washington state not far […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/kenman.jpg499386Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2022-12-22 07:00:152022-12-23 14:42:14Revising America’s Original Sins
“Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.” ~ Anthony Fauci, June 9, 2021 (MSNBC). Preposterous. For one thing, Dr. Fauci has not reported accurately on scientific questions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. For another, the essential dialectic of science is arguing, questioning, debating. Without debate, science is nothing more than propaganda. Yet, one may ask, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1218418104-scaled.jpg17092560Harvey Rischhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngHarvey Risch2022-12-17 00:27:432022-12-16 09:54:14Weekend Read: Plausibility But Not Science Has Dominated Public Discussions of the Covid Pandemic
Twitter CEO Elon Musk slammed Scott Kelly, astronaut and the brother of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in a tweet Sunday evening after Kelly called out the 51-year-old executive over mocking the use of pronouns. “Elon, please don’t mock and promote hate toward already marginalized and at-risk-of-violence members of the #LGBTQ+ community,” Kelly tweeted. “They are real […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/musk_nuke.jpg9241280Ryan Saavedrahttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRyan Saavedra2022-12-15 00:28:462022-12-15 09:22:25Elon Musk Nukes Scott Kelly Over Wokeness And Dr. Fauci
An Intellectual Feast for Contrarians
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniA new book questions the conventional wisdom about immigration, diversity, assimilation, and the causes of prosperity. Caution! Don’t be seen reading the following book in public. The Culture Transplant: How Migrants Make the Economies They Move to a Lot like the Ones They Left, by Garett Jones, 2023, Stanford Business Books, 213 pages. There is not a […]
How to Stop School Shootings
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Life Advocacy/by Lee WilliamsMy heart sinks every time I see breaking-news graphics announce another school shooting. It’s like a gut-punch – the lost lives, the suffering of the wounded, the horrors the First Responders must encounter, and the families that will never again be whole. The blame and blood-dancing usually start before the bodies are even recovered. The […]
Universities Are Seeing An Enormous Spike In Antisemitism. Here’s Why
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Kate AndersonCollege campuses saw a significant spike in antisemitism over the past year as universities continue to miss the mark when it comes to protecting Jewish students from antisemitism, according to several Jewish experts and advocates. In the 2021-2022 school year, threats to Jewish identity on college campuses doubled from 114 incidents the year before to […]
Normalizing Jew-Hatred
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Joel KotkinThe worst thing about the aftermath of Donald Trump’s repast last month with two open anti-Semites—Kanye West and Nick Fuentes—was not the predictable liberal outrage and conservative cowardice, but how the incident has been accepted as part of normal discourse. In an era where even the slightest deviation from the received norm on gender or […]
Here’s What’s In The ‘Obscene’ Books Being Removed From Schools Across The Country
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Life Advocacy/by Reagan ReeseThrough 2022, parents across the country have fought to have books deemed “age inappropriate” and “pornographic” removed from schools. Across 5,000 schools, more than 1,600 book titles were removed in the 2021-2022 school year, according to NBC News. The books most commonly removed from schools, including “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” […]
Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News/by Ryan McMakenLast week, CNN featured a story called “Men are dropping out of the workforce. Here’s why” The article went on to tell us virtually nothing at all about why so many men are leaving the workforce. Although as many as seven million men have stayed out of the workforce for varying reasons, the CNN piece […]
Gov.-Elect Katie Hobbs to Scrap Arizona’s Position As Top State for School Choice
/in Arizona News, Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Susan Berry, PhDWhen Katie Hobbs becomes Arizona’s next governor, she plans to utilize the support of teachers’ union lobbyists to undo the nation’s most expansive school choice program. Hobbs promised on her campaign website she would be “addressing unaccountable expansion of school vouchers”: Too often, Republicans have completely disregarded public opinion in an effort to defund our […]
Revising America’s Original Sins
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelThe story of Kennewick Man is a tale that branches into anthropology, archeology, history, politics, DNA testing, our legal system, and the frustrations of simply attempting to derive a scientific truth while in conflict with bureaucracy. Kennewick Man was discovered in 1996 quite by accident by two college students in south-central Washington state not far […]
Weekend Read: Plausibility But Not Science Has Dominated Public Discussions of the Covid Pandemic
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty/by Harvey Risch“Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.” ~ Anthony Fauci, June 9, 2021 (MSNBC). Preposterous. For one thing, Dr. Fauci has not reported accurately on scientific questions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. For another, the essential dialectic of science is arguing, questioning, debating. Without debate, science is nothing more than propaganda. Yet, one may ask, […]
Elon Musk Nukes Scott Kelly Over Wokeness And Dr. Fauci
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Politics/by Ryan SaavedraTwitter CEO Elon Musk slammed Scott Kelly, astronaut and the brother of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in a tweet Sunday evening after Kelly called out the 51-year-old executive over mocking the use of pronouns. “Elon, please don’t mock and promote hate toward already marginalized and at-risk-of-violence members of the #LGBTQ+ community,” Kelly tweeted. “They are real […]