Earlier this week I wrote about foot-dragging by the Food and Drug Administration regarding approval of two highly effective antiviral pills. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout the population, infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, these pills become even more important. Merck applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its antiviral […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/foot-dragging-ball.jpg338507Jeffrey A. Singerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeffrey A. Singer2021-12-27 01:55:562021-12-23 07:00:04Hostage Crisis Ends On Day 73—American Patients Now Have Access to One Antiviral Pill
In a world where everyone seems concerned about “safety”, and the government is issuing draconian edicts in a failing effort to stop the spread of a virus, it seems like a reasonable question to ask. Recent data suggests drug overdose is the main cause of death of people in their middle years of life. This […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/drug-overdose-1.jpg339509Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2021-12-26 11:55:482021-12-25 21:32:14What Is The Chance of Dying From Drug Overdose? 1 in 50!
The city of Phoenix will offer bonuses up to $2,000 to vaccinated city employees, costing the city between $25 million to $29 million. The Phoenix City Council voted, 6-3, this week to approve the bonuses, which will go out to full and part-time employees by Jan. 18. City employees who do not have the option […]
Regular readers of my column know this is the time of year I break from addressing public policy issues and focus on positive aspects of life in accordance with the season. I am going to tell you a story about something I was involved in a few months back that will hopefully give you a […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/happy-snowman.jpg325530Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2021-12-24 15:55:402021-12-24 06:10:42A Feel-Good Story for The Holidays
The Roman philosopher Seneca is quoted as saying that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” When the coronavirus hit Arizona and parents were looking for options outside of their closed traditional public schools, they were lucky to find a proliferating network of microschools. But that lucky moment was years, if not decades, in […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/choice-2692466__340.jpg340647Michael McShanehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMichael McShane2021-12-24 11:00:202021-12-23 06:18:55Microschooling’s Growth In Arizona Is No Surprise
For an American from the Conservative or Libertarian side of the spectrum, the last few years have been a difficult period. While the seeds were planted years ago, we saw the full blooming of “Cultural Marxism” in the US, influencing almost all of our institutions ranging from major news networks, social media corporations, city administrations, […]
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A review of Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America ________________________________________________________ Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America, by John McWhorter, Portfolio/Penguin, 2021, 201 pages. ________________________________________________________ John McWhorter says some important things about wokeness and critical race theory in this book, and as a black man, he can say […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/163651487993607.jpg360400Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2021-12-23 06:00:432021-12-23 06:20:44A Black Heretic on the Church of CRT
In an unannounced executive order regarding enhanced monitoring of COVID-19 metrics, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey banned public employers from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. The order, signed Wednesday, primarily reactivates the state’s “enhanced surveillance advisory,” which requires most hospitals to provide consistent updates on ventilators, ICU beds, inpatient beds, ED beds, […]
Editors’ Note: We are not a scientific journal or institute so we don’t pretend expertise to comment on “science.” However, we certainly can comment on public policy and think we have some common sense. The obvious facts show that the Coronavirus and its variants are spreading, despite the emphasis placed by officials on preventative vaccines. […]
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Recently I was drawn to reread Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. Passages I previously overlooked leaped from the pages as if in bold print, signaling imminent danger to human progress. Hayek’s message never seemed more prescient and timeless: The descent into totalitarianism can happen anywhere. Astonishing progress has been made in the past few centuries. […]
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Hostage Crisis Ends On Day 73—American Patients Now Have Access to One Antiviral Pill
/in Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Jeffrey A. SingerEarlier this week I wrote about foot-dragging by the Food and Drug Administration regarding approval of two highly effective antiviral pills. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout the population, infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, these pills become even more important. Merck applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its antiviral […]
What Is The Chance of Dying From Drug Overdose? 1 in 50!
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelIn a world where everyone seems concerned about “safety”, and the government is issuing draconian edicts in a failing effort to stop the spread of a virus, it seems like a reasonable question to ask. Recent data suggests drug overdose is the main cause of death of people in their middle years of life. This […]
Covid Vaccination Incentives Could Cost Phoenix $29 Million
/in Arizona News, Economy, Healthcare, Liberty, Maricopa, Politics/by Elizabeth TroutmanThe city of Phoenix will offer bonuses up to $2,000 to vaccinated city employees, costing the city between $25 million to $29 million. The Phoenix City Council voted, 6-3, this week to approve the bonuses, which will go out to full and part-time employees by Jan. 18. City employees who do not have the option […]
A Feel-Good Story for The Holidays
/in Culture War, Liberty/by Bruce BialoskyRegular readers of my column know this is the time of year I break from addressing public policy issues and focus on positive aspects of life in accordance with the season. I am going to tell you a story about something I was involved in a few months back that will hopefully give you a […]
Microschooling’s Growth In Arizona Is No Surprise
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Liberty/by Michael McShaneThe Roman philosopher Seneca is quoted as saying that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” When the coronavirus hit Arizona and parents were looking for options outside of their closed traditional public schools, they were lucky to find a proliferating network of microschools. But that lucky moment was years, if not decades, in […]
Reasons for Optimism – America Is Waking Up
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelFor an American from the Conservative or Libertarian side of the spectrum, the last few years have been a difficult period. While the seeds were planted years ago, we saw the full blooming of “Cultural Marxism” in the US, influencing almost all of our institutions ranging from major news networks, social media corporations, city administrations, […]
A Black Heretic on the Church of CRT
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniA review of Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America ________________________________________________________ Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America, by John McWhorter, Portfolio/Penguin, 2021, 201 pages. ________________________________________________________ John McWhorter says some important things about wokeness and critical race theory in this book, and as a black man, he can say […]
Ducey Quietly Bans All Public Worker Vaccination Mandates
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Economy, Liberty, Politics/by Cole LauterbachIn an unannounced executive order regarding enhanced monitoring of COVID-19 metrics, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey banned public employers from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. The order, signed Wednesday, primarily reactivates the state’s “enhanced surveillance advisory,” which requires most hospitals to provide consistent updates on ventilators, ICU beds, inpatient beds, ED beds, […]
Omicron: The Lockdowners’ Last Stand
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Ron PaulEditors’ Note: We are not a scientific journal or institute so we don’t pretend expertise to comment on “science.” However, we certainly can comment on public policy and think we have some common sense. The obvious facts show that the Coronavirus and its variants are spreading, despite the emphasis placed by officials on preventative vaccines. […]
Are We Near the End of the Road to Serfdom? Part 1
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Barry BrownsteinRecently I was drawn to reread Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. Passages I previously overlooked leaped from the pages as if in bold print, signaling imminent danger to human progress. Hayek’s message never seemed more prescient and timeless: The descent into totalitarianism can happen anywhere. Astonishing progress has been made in the past few centuries. […]