Those at the top of the public sector are doing well while Tucson stays mired in poverty. The City of Tucson and the surrounding Pima County have a lot of poverty. The city’s poverty rate of 20.79% is near twice the national average, and the county’s poverty rate of 15.94% is about 1.5 times […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/tornadomoney.jpg313546Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-08-26 08:32:392022-08-26 08:32:39Tucson’s Privileged Public Sector
Foot soldiers of the culture war This article first appeared in Chalkboard Review. As the American left becomes beholden to its more radical wing, our system of public education has followed suit. The education establishment has largely become just another wing of the radical left. At the 2022 National Education Association (NEA) Conference, Becky […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/students.jpg335515Jeffry Bedorehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeffry Bedore2022-08-26 01:50:452022-08-25 06:30:15They Are Who They Say They Are: Teachers Unions Push Wokism Over Education
The woke rebellion against America’s founding principles continues to advance on all fronts. Nowhere is this truer than at America’s universities, the source and stronghold of the cultural revolution. The pushback against the illiberalism of our universities — their betrayal of their own first principles — has so far been a paltry thing. Supposedly, this […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/northern-arizona-university-twitter.jpg7001200Stanley Kurtzhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngStanley Kurtz2022-08-25 02:00:142022-08-25 10:25:42Arizona’s Campus Disaster Can Be Stopped
If school choice opponents refer Arizona’s education savings accounts expansion to the ballot, they will find voter sentiment has shifted. Supporters of education freedom and choice have rightly praised the Arizona state legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey for expanding eligibility for the state’s K-12 education savings accounts (ESAs) to all students. Now, all Arizona families will be […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/school-bus-1463648382Znw-e1659997598842-1200x675-1.jpg6751200Jason Bedrickhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJason Bedrick2022-08-24 01:55:582022-08-22 07:45:43Arizona Holds The School Choice Crown, But Can It Keep It?
The passion of the green movement has captured the world’s attention with its incessant demands for solutions to taper carbon emissions. Unfortunately, these appeals are rarely questioned due to the clout of environmental activists. We are automatically expected to endorse the assumptions of climate activists or be accused of science denialism. But closer introspection exposes the unscientific approach […]
Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns formerly headed an influential D.C. think tank while it employed undisclosed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members as well as individuals with Chinese government ties, the Daily Caller News Foundation has found. During Burns’ tenure as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from February 2015 to November 2021, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-641666002.jpg17002380Philip Lenczyckihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPhilip Lenczycki2022-08-23 01:55:492022-08-22 09:14:56Biden’s CIA Director Employed Chinese Communist Party Members While Heading Elite DC Think Tank
A book explains why the nation has split along class lines more than racial and ethnic lines. In today’s polarized America, a surefire way of being characterized as a member of the wrong political camp is to favorably quote an author, commentator, or academic who is seen as being in the wrong camp. A case […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/divide.jpg359479Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-08-20 01:58:552022-08-19 07:36:22The Cause of America’s Class Divide
A “Student Identification Card” sounds relatively innocuous, like something that could come in handy for a field trip, emergency drill, or cafeteria hour. Such a card seems unlikely to serve a purpose in promoting LGBT indoctrination and deceiving parents. And yet, that’s exactly what it is now being used for. This particular student ID card […]
Their exclusion reveals DEI’s double standards, stereotypes, discrimination, and sophistry. Hamza Kopanja, a 32-year-old Croatian-American, is excluded from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, although by any definition of “minority” and “disadvantaged,” he fits the bill.* He can’t complain about the exclusion, however, because it would be seen in some quarters as proof that he is […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/dei.jpg331522Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-08-14 01:50:262022-08-12 14:03:53Croatians Excluded from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Executive Editor’s Note: As a retired physician, reading Heather Mac Donald’s long and well documented analysis of the damaging dilution of medical education and the medical profession kneeling to the alter of woke ideology is foreboding and heartbreaking for the future of American healthcare. Prior to retirement and as a former member of a medical school admissions […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1352242204.jpg54648192Heather Mac Donaldhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngHeather Mac Donald2022-08-13 02:00:372022-08-14 20:20:52The Corruption of Medicine
Tucson’s Privileged Public Sector
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniThose at the top of the public sector are doing well while Tucson stays mired in poverty. The City of Tucson and the surrounding Pima County have a lot of poverty. The city’s poverty rate of 20.79% is near twice the national average, and the county’s poverty rate of 15.94% is about 1.5 times […]
They Are Who They Say They Are: Teachers Unions Push Wokism Over Education
/in Culture War, Education, Politics/by Jeffry BedoreFoot soldiers of the culture war This article first appeared in Chalkboard Review. As the American left becomes beholden to its more radical wing, our system of public education has followed suit. The education establishment has largely become just another wing of the radical left. At the 2022 National Education Association (NEA) Conference, Becky […]
Arizona’s Campus Disaster Can Be Stopped
/in Arizona News, Education, Liberty, Midterms 2022, Politics/by Stanley KurtzThe woke rebellion against America’s founding principles continues to advance on all fronts. Nowhere is this truer than at America’s universities, the source and stronghold of the cultural revolution. The pushback against the illiberalism of our universities — their betrayal of their own first principles — has so far been a paltry thing. Supposedly, this […]
Arizona Holds The School Choice Crown, But Can It Keep It?
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Liberty/by Jason BedrickIf school choice opponents refer Arizona’s education savings accounts expansion to the ballot, they will find voter sentiment has shifted. Supporters of education freedom and choice have rightly praised the Arizona state legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey for expanding eligibility for the state’s K-12 education savings accounts (ESAs) to all students. Now, all Arizona families will be […]
Rethinking Climate Change: Are the Apocalyptic Models Wrong?
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Politics/by Lipton MatthewsThe passion of the green movement has captured the world’s attention with its incessant demands for solutions to taper carbon emissions. Unfortunately, these appeals are rarely questioned due to the clout of environmental activists. We are automatically expected to endorse the assumptions of climate activists or be accused of science denialism. But closer introspection exposes the unscientific approach […]
Biden’s CIA Director Employed Chinese Communist Party Members While Heading Elite DC Think Tank
/in Education, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Philip LenczyckiCentral Intelligence Agency Director William Burns formerly headed an influential D.C. think tank while it employed undisclosed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members as well as individuals with Chinese government ties, the Daily Caller News Foundation has found. During Burns’ tenure as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from February 2015 to November 2021, […]
The Cause of America’s Class Divide
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniA book explains why the nation has split along class lines more than racial and ethnic lines. In today’s polarized America, a surefire way of being characterized as a member of the wrong political camp is to favorably quote an author, commentator, or academic who is seen as being in the wrong camp. A case […]
Teachers Union Promotes Pronouns Cards for Students: ‘Hello, My Pronouns Are… ’
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Joshua ArnoldA “Student Identification Card” sounds relatively innocuous, like something that could come in handy for a field trip, emergency drill, or cafeteria hour. Such a card seems unlikely to serve a purpose in promoting LGBT indoctrination and deceiving parents. And yet, that’s exactly what it is now being used for. This particular student ID card […]
Croatians Excluded from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniTheir exclusion reveals DEI’s double standards, stereotypes, discrimination, and sophistry. Hamza Kopanja, a 32-year-old Croatian-American, is excluded from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, although by any definition of “minority” and “disadvantaged,” he fits the bill.* He can’t complain about the exclusion, however, because it would be seen in some quarters as proof that he is […]
The Corruption of Medicine
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare/by Heather Mac DonaldExecutive Editor’s Note: As a retired physician, reading Heather Mac Donald’s long and well documented analysis of the damaging dilution of medical education and the medical profession kneeling to the alter of woke ideology is foreboding and heartbreaking for the future of American healthcare. Prior to retirement and as a former member of a medical school admissions […]