Most academic scientists spend a lot of time writing grants that have very little chance of being funded. Because the funding environment is so competitive, many scientists feel pressure to emphasize the most positive, sensational results they can produce. Some academic scientists take this too far, by ignoring conflicting results or even fabricating data. Research […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/horse.jpg469800Steve Templetonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSteve Templeton2022-10-12 01:50:202022-10-10 13:12:03It Was Politics that Drove the Science
Energy growth, electricity AND the products made from oil derivatives—manufactured from crude oil and the fuels to power ships, planes, militaries, and space programs—are directly linked to prosperity and well-being across the globe. Today, most of the energy the world consumes is from hydrocarbons, with crude oil being the dominant source of transportation fuels. Today, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1215011385.jpg9161145Ronald Steinhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRonald Stein2022-10-04 01:50:502022-10-04 06:34:55ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in America = Extreme Shortages Guaranteed
The modern left isn’t pro-choice anymore. Senator Lindsey Graham has introduced the “Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act” which would limit abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill includes exceptions for rape and incest, offers protections for the woman’s life, and prohibits the prosecution of those seeking abortions. By any objective historical standard, […]
At the end of February 2020, the global village began to shake on its foundations. The world was presented with a foreboding crisis, the consequences of which were incalculable. In a matter of weeks, everyone was gripped by the story of a virus—a story that was undoubtedly based on facts. But on which ones? We […]
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Tucson over its COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The Attorney General’s office says the city violated Arizona law and discriminated against Tucson employees by not honoring religious and disability-related medical exemptions to the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandate. The Attorney General’s office says […]
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either—but right through every human heart.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn There is a lot of celebratory football-spiking going on in COVID response-skeptic social media circles. When two groups of people are diametrically opposed to one another on a […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/dr_evil.jpg10241548Steve Templetonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSteve Templeton2022-08-31 01:55:222022-09-01 06:22:13There Was No Pandemic Mastermind
When Anthony Fauci announced his retirement, a deluge of fawning coverage about his career immediately appeared in mainstream media outlets. This praise was both expected and deeply disturbing. Yasmeen Abutaleb of the Washington Post described him as the “nation’s preeminent infectious-disease expert who achieved unprecedented fame while enduring withering political attacks.” President Biden joined the chorus, commenting that […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/fauci.jpg13652048David Waugh and Ryan Yonkhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDavid Waugh and Ryan Yonk2022-08-28 02:00:422022-08-28 10:02:00Goodbye, Anthony Fauci
Editors’ Note: The legal status of social media may be changing. Now that Alex Berenson has established that the Biden Administration pressured and colluded with Twitter and Facebook to suppress free speech about Covid, the constitutional issues change. The First Amendment applies to the government, not private parties. But when private parties, willingly or under […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-629584038-scaled.jpg17072560Jessica Hocketthttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJessica Hockett2022-08-26 01:55:372022-08-30 07:23:40The Straw that Broke Twitter’s Back
“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” ― George Orwell, 1984 Releasing new pandemic guidelines last week, the CDC epidemiologist Greta Massetti divulged to reporters what many experts have long been saying: there is no difference between […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1202495563-scaled.jpg17072560Paul D. Thackerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPaul D. Thacker2022-08-25 01:50:352022-08-25 08:27:00Mandatory Mis-Remembering on Natural Immunity
Promiscuous gay German man’s nose nearly rots off from monkeypox. He also had advanced syphilis and HIV, but didn’t know it That’s a pretty horrible picture, isn’t it? It’s a 40-year-old German monkeypox patient whose nose began to rot off after he caught the disease. Turns out that he was HIV-positive and didn’t know, plus […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1401136709.jpg398410603Rod Dreherhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRod Dreher2022-08-23 01:50:192022-08-23 06:32:55Monkeypox And The Face Of Gay Promiscuity
It Was Politics that Drove the Science
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Steve TempletonMost academic scientists spend a lot of time writing grants that have very little chance of being funded. Because the funding environment is so competitive, many scientists feel pressure to emphasize the most positive, sensational results they can produce. Some academic scientists take this too far, by ignoring conflicting results or even fabricating data. Research […]
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in America = Extreme Shortages Guaranteed
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, National Security/by Ronald SteinEnergy growth, electricity AND the products made from oil derivatives—manufactured from crude oil and the fuels to power ships, planes, militaries, and space programs—are directly linked to prosperity and well-being across the globe. Today, most of the energy the world consumes is from hydrocarbons, with crude oil being the dominant source of transportation fuels. Today, […]
Make Democrats Defend Their Abortion Extremism
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by David HarsanyiThe modern left isn’t pro-choice anymore. Senator Lindsey Graham has introduced the “Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act” which would limit abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill includes exceptions for rape and incest, offers protections for the woman’s life, and prohibits the prosecution of those seeking abortions. By any objective historical standard, […]
The Psychology of Totalitarianism
/in Culture War, Education, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Mattias DesmetAt the end of February 2020, the global village began to shake on its foundations. The world was presented with a foreboding crisis, the consequences of which were incalculable. In a matter of weeks, everyone was gripped by the story of a virus—a story that was undoubtedly based on facts. But on which ones? We […]
Arizona AG’S Office Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Tucson
/in Arizona News, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Tom JoyceArizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Tucson over its COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The Attorney General’s office says the city violated Arizona law and discriminated against Tucson employees by not honoring religious and disability-related medical exemptions to the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandate. The Attorney General’s office says […]
There Was No Pandemic Mastermind
/in Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Steve Templeton“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either—but right through every human heart.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn There is a lot of celebratory football-spiking going on in COVID response-skeptic social media circles. When two groups of people are diametrically opposed to one another on a […]
Goodbye, Anthony Fauci
/in Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by David Waugh and Ryan YonkWhen Anthony Fauci announced his retirement, a deluge of fawning coverage about his career immediately appeared in mainstream media outlets. This praise was both expected and deeply disturbing. Yasmeen Abutaleb of the Washington Post described him as the “nation’s preeminent infectious-disease expert who achieved unprecedented fame while enduring withering political attacks.” President Biden joined the chorus, commenting that […]
The Straw that Broke Twitter’s Back
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Jessica HockettEditors’ Note: The legal status of social media may be changing. Now that Alex Berenson has established that the Biden Administration pressured and colluded with Twitter and Facebook to suppress free speech about Covid, the constitutional issues change. The First Amendment applies to the government, not private parties. But when private parties, willingly or under […]
Mandatory Mis-Remembering on Natural Immunity
/in Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Paul D. Thacker“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” ― George Orwell, 1984 Releasing new pandemic guidelines last week, the CDC epidemiologist Greta Massetti divulged to reporters what many experts have long been saying: there is no difference between […]
Monkeypox And The Face Of Gay Promiscuity
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy/by Rod DreherPromiscuous gay German man’s nose nearly rots off from monkeypox. He also had advanced syphilis and HIV, but didn’t know it That’s a pretty horrible picture, isn’t it? It’s a 40-year-old German monkeypox patient whose nose began to rot off after he caught the disease. Turns out that he was HIV-positive and didn’t know, plus […]