The next pandemic might be more serious. But if the “experts” try to sound the alarm, the public will have no faith in them. As the continued coronavirus lockdowns come to be gradually recognized as the grave error that they were, we must acknowledge the discomfiting fact that every single elite institution in the world […]
The same question can be asked about hundreds of other unique ethnocultural groups. When I was a kid long ago at the leading edge of the boomer generation, I wasn’t white. But now I’m not only white but also privileged and fragile. What happened? In the St. Louis of my youth, I was Italian and […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/st-louis.jpg359479Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-02-09 01:50:142022-02-06 13:38:35How Did Italians Become White?
There seems to be a widespread belief that Joe Biden has exceeded the mandate for which he was elected. It seems we’re supposed to believe that those who voted for the Biden-Harris ticket craved moderation after Trump’s troubled and unsettling presidency. Writer and commentator Scott Jennings repeats this familiar narrative in a recent interview with […]
It wasn’t until April 2021 that the National Institutes of Health announced it would fund a large clinical trial to study repurposed drugs. For the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no officially approved outpatient treatments for combating the disease. The medical establishment expressed extreme caution regarding such treatments, and these warnings […]
Allegations that “masks work” and “don’t cause harm” have been enforced by governments and corporations around the world for more than 18 months through arrests, firings, censorship, fines, and denial of access to schools, supermarkets, hospitals, streets, and other public spaces. This has made it virtually impossible for many people to live without complying with […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/masks-1.jpg339509James D. Agrestihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJames D. Agresti2022-02-08 01:55:332022-02-06 07:31:03Coming To Grips With the Facts About Masks
On Fox News recently, the leader of an “anti-work subreddit“ with over 100,000 followers, caused a stir by claiming that “laziness” was a virtuous lifestyle choice, which should be freely available. She depicted work as a form of oppression that the woke are justified in resisting in principle. The guest was a part-time dog walker […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/fat-slob.jpg339509Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2022-02-06 02:05:412024-01-17 10:22:49Just What We Need-The Anti-Work Movement
Last November, the Federal Reserve System announced tapering (a gradual reduction of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to the point of ending the asset purchase program, which means that the Fed would stop increasing its balance sheet). In December, it announced another decrease in monthly asset purchases. And in the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting, held on December […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-487808414.jpg8361254André Marqueshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngAndré Marques2022-02-05 02:05:272022-02-05 23:45:08The Fed Is Trapped: It Has No Room to Taper or Raise Rates
At least 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time last year, according to the findings of an annual National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) survey. The trade association conducted the survey among firearm and ammunition retailers about their business sales in 2021 based on background checks and other information. Among those surveyed, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/woman-shootng.jpg339508Bethany Blankleyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBethany Blankley2022-02-05 02:00:062022-02-04 13:31:31Survey: 5.4 Million Americans Legally Purchased a Firearm for the First Time in 2021
Lawful gun ownership in San Jose, California, is about to become more expensive and onerous after the City Council passed a measure imposing two unprecedented burdens on the possession of firearms inside city limits. Beginning later this year, San Jose’s lawful gun owners will be required to maintain “a homeowner’s, renter’s, or gun liability insurance […]
In debates about critical race theory and other manifestations of identity politics, Americans are being confronted with a particularly virulent form of Marxism, which some call cultural Marxism. Its adherents think they can create a new reality, because at bottom they do not believe in objective nature. Conservatives engaged in an important conversation over the […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Mar-e1643069062647-1200x675-1.jpg6751200Mike Gonzalezhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMike Gonzalez2022-02-04 12:00:062022-02-03 14:55:55You’re Not Crazy. The New Left Really Is At War With Reality
All The Institutions Failed
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Jason GarshfieldThe next pandemic might be more serious. But if the “experts” try to sound the alarm, the public will have no faith in them. As the continued coronavirus lockdowns come to be gradually recognized as the grave error that they were, we must acknowledge the discomfiting fact that every single elite institution in the world […]
How Did Italians Become White?
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniThe same question can be asked about hundreds of other unique ethnocultural groups. When I was a kid long ago at the leading edge of the boomer generation, I wasn’t white. But now I’m not only white but also privileged and fragile. What happened? In the St. Louis of my youth, I was Italian and […]
Biden Voters’ Remorse
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Paul GottfriedThere seems to be a widespread belief that Joe Biden has exceeded the mandate for which he was elected. It seems we’re supposed to believe that those who voted for the Biden-Harris ticket craved moderation after Trump’s troubled and unsettling presidency. Writer and commentator Scott Jennings repeats this familiar narrative in a recent interview with […]
Did Dismissals Of Safe Outpatient Drugs Cause Needless Covid Deaths?
/in Culture War, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Clayton FoxIt wasn’t until April 2021 that the National Institutes of Health announced it would fund a large clinical trial to study repurposed drugs. For the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no officially approved outpatient treatments for combating the disease. The medical establishment expressed extreme caution regarding such treatments, and these warnings […]
Coming To Grips With the Facts About Masks
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by James D. AgrestiAllegations that “masks work” and “don’t cause harm” have been enforced by governments and corporations around the world for more than 18 months through arrests, firings, censorship, fines, and denial of access to schools, supermarkets, hospitals, streets, and other public spaces. This has made it virtually impossible for many people to live without complying with […]
Just What We Need-The Anti-Work Movement
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonOn Fox News recently, the leader of an “anti-work subreddit“ with over 100,000 followers, caused a stir by claiming that “laziness” was a virtuous lifestyle choice, which should be freely available. She depicted work as a form of oppression that the woke are justified in resisting in principle. The guest was a part-time dog walker […]
The Fed Is Trapped: It Has No Room to Taper or Raise Rates
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by André MarquesLast November, the Federal Reserve System announced tapering (a gradual reduction of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to the point of ending the asset purchase program, which means that the Fed would stop increasing its balance sheet). In December, it announced another decrease in monthly asset purchases. And in the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting, held on December […]
Survey: 5.4 Million Americans Legally Purchased a Firearm for the First Time in 2021
/in Culture War, Gun Rights, Liberty, Politics/by Bethany BlankleyAt least 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time last year, according to the findings of an annual National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) survey. The trade association conducted the survey among firearm and ammunition retailers about their business sales in 2021 based on background checks and other information. Among those surveyed, […]
8 Problems With San Jose’s Gun Insurance Mandate and Gun Ownership Tax
/in Gun Rights, Liberty/by Amy SwearerLawful gun ownership in San Jose, California, is about to become more expensive and onerous after the City Council passed a measure imposing two unprecedented burdens on the possession of firearms inside city limits. Beginning later this year, San Jose’s lawful gun owners will be required to maintain “a homeowner’s, renter’s, or gun liability insurance […]
You’re Not Crazy. The New Left Really Is At War With Reality
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Mike GonzalezIn debates about critical race theory and other manifestations of identity politics, Americans are being confronted with a particularly virulent form of Marxism, which some call cultural Marxism. Its adherents think they can create a new reality, because at bottom they do not believe in objective nature. Conservatives engaged in an important conversation over the […]