Modern socialists may prefer to distance themselves from Stalin and Mao, but progressives were singing a very different tune in the twentieth century. I recently had the opportunity to travel to the Texas Tech University School of Law to debate the merits of capitalism versus socialism with Ben Burgis, a columnist for Jacobin and philosophy […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-496348496-scaled.jpg17032560Jon Miltimorehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJon Miltimore2023-02-20 00:29:472023-02-18 15:39:07Proof That Western Progressives Loved Stalinism and Maoism, Despite Their Horrors
“The largest cultural menace in America is the conformity of the intellectual cliques which, in education as well as the arts, are out to impose upon the nation their modish fads and fallacies, and have nearly succeeded in doing so. In this cultural issue, we are, without reservations, on the side of excellence (rather than […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1247691120-scaled.jpg13952560Larry Sandhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngLarry Sand2023-02-19 00:31:242023-02-18 16:06:19Pushback In The Culture Wars
“He who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.” —Abraham Lincoln Today [last week on 2/12] in 1809, in a poor log cabin in the frontier of Kentucky, a baby […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1340381070-scaled.jpg17062560Catherine Salgadohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCatherine Salgado2023-02-19 00:30:012023-02-17 21:12:20Feb. 12: Birthday of the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln
The Daily Signal filed a Freedom of Information Act request this week demanding that the FBI turn over all documents related to “radical traditional Catholics” and the Southern Poverty Law Center, as news broke that the FBI had published an internal memo about “radical traditional Catholics” citing the SPLC, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1132492493-scaled.jpg17072560Tyler O'Neilhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTyler O'Neil2023-02-19 00:29:232023-02-18 15:08:35EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Signal Demands Documents on FBI Targeting ‘Radical Traditional Catholics’
In the recent Forum on ESG, several leading thinkers offered important critiques and analyses of the larger conversation surrounding this timely issue. Dr. Samuel Gregg of AIER, critiqued ESG on the grounds that it distracts corporations from creating value for their shareholders and argues that the remedy lies in re-embracing the pursuit of profit as […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1369784118-scaled.jpg14402560Jeremy Tedescohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeremy Tedesco2023-02-18 00:32:122023-02-17 14:05:13Weekend Read: The Moral Duties of Business
Trust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote. For years, liberals have peddled fabricated claims about voter ID requirements, asserting that they give an advantage to the Republican Party by “discriminating against African Americans” and suppressing their vote. They pooh-pooh […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-605744074-scaled.jpg17092560Hans von Spakovskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngHans von Spakovsky2023-02-18 00:30:092023-02-17 12:22:36Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Voter ID and Secure Elections
A new database can help conservative consumers identify which companies actively work to promote leftist ideology and, in some cases, fire conservatives. The 1792 Exchange, a nonprofit focused on the dangers of “woke capitalism” that urges companies to be neutral on ideological issues, last month released a database of over 1,000 companies. The database assesses […]
As with misinformation, labeling someone who disagrees with the current standardthink as a “denier” has become, pardon the term, endemic amongst the woke. Covid denier, climate denier, election denier, science denier – are all bandied about to immediately end debate, tar any difference of opinion as literally insane, and depict anyone who ever disagrees with […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1341094534-scaled.jpg17072560Thomas Buckleyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas Buckley2023-02-16 00:31:062023-02-15 07:19:40Denialism: A Woke Way to Stifle Dissent
Over the past three years, historic numbers of Americans legally purchased a firearm. According to Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, “Between 2020-2021, nearly 40 million firearms were purchased by Americans at retail from all corners of the country, from all different backgrounds. Industry retailer survey data […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/woman-gun.jpg338508Todd Woodardhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTodd Woodard2023-02-16 00:30:402023-02-14 21:53:59Gun News, Good and Bad
The Republican rebellion over a new House speaker was a good thing, and it looks like it’s already paying off. In early January, a group of 20 conservative House members held up the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker of the House, citing several fundamental concerns about how the legislative body functions. These […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1306049285-scaled.jpg17072560Jarrett Stepmanhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJarrett Stepman2023-02-15 00:29:292023-02-14 11:02:31Fight for Speaker Pays Off as House Takes Big Step Toward Restoring Deliberative Government
Proof That Western Progressives Loved Stalinism and Maoism, Despite Their Horrors
/in Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security/by Jon MiltimoreModern socialists may prefer to distance themselves from Stalin and Mao, but progressives were singing a very different tune in the twentieth century. I recently had the opportunity to travel to the Texas Tech University School of Law to debate the merits of capitalism versus socialism with Ben Burgis, a columnist for Jacobin and philosophy […]
Pushback In The Culture Wars
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Larry Sand“The largest cultural menace in America is the conformity of the intellectual cliques which, in education as well as the arts, are out to impose upon the nation their modish fads and fallacies, and have nearly succeeded in doing so. In this cultural issue, we are, without reservations, on the side of excellence (rather than […]
Feb. 12: Birthday of the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln
/in Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security/by Catherine Salgado“He who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.” —Abraham Lincoln Today [last week on 2/12] in 1809, in a poor log cabin in the frontier of Kentucky, a baby […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Signal Demands Documents on FBI Targeting ‘Radical Traditional Catholics’
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Tyler O'NeilThe Daily Signal filed a Freedom of Information Act request this week demanding that the FBI turn over all documents related to “radical traditional Catholics” and the Southern Poverty Law Center, as news broke that the FBI had published an internal memo about “radical traditional Catholics” citing the SPLC, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian […]
Weekend Read: The Moral Duties of Business
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Jeremy TedescoIn the recent Forum on ESG, several leading thinkers offered important critiques and analyses of the larger conversation surrounding this timely issue. Dr. Samuel Gregg of AIER, critiqued ESG on the grounds that it distracts corporations from creating value for their shareholders and argues that the remedy lies in re-embracing the pursuit of profit as […]
Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Voter ID and Secure Elections
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Hans von SpakovskyTrust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote. For years, liberals have peddled fabricated claims about voter ID requirements, asserting that they give an advantage to the Republican Party by “discriminating against African Americans” and suppressing their vote. They pooh-pooh […]
10 Woke Offenders: These Companies Push Radical Left Agenda, Fire Conservative Staff
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Personal Finance/by Katrina TrinkoA new database can help conservative consumers identify which companies actively work to promote leftist ideology and, in some cases, fire conservatives. The 1792 Exchange, a nonprofit focused on the dangers of “woke capitalism” that urges companies to be neutral on ideological issues, last month released a database of over 1,000 companies. The database assesses […]
Denialism: A Woke Way to Stifle Dissent
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Thomas BuckleyAs with misinformation, labeling someone who disagrees with the current standardthink as a “denier” has become, pardon the term, endemic amongst the woke. Covid denier, climate denier, election denier, science denier – are all bandied about to immediately end debate, tar any difference of opinion as literally insane, and depict anyone who ever disagrees with […]
Gun News, Good and Bad
/in Culture War, Featured, Gun Rights, Liberty, Politics/by Todd WoodardOver the past three years, historic numbers of Americans legally purchased a firearm. According to Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, “Between 2020-2021, nearly 40 million firearms were purchased by Americans at retail from all corners of the country, from all different backgrounds. Industry retailer survey data […]
Fight for Speaker Pays Off as House Takes Big Step Toward Restoring Deliberative Government
/in Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Jarrett StepmanThe Republican rebellion over a new House speaker was a good thing, and it looks like it’s already paying off. In early January, a group of 20 conservative House members held up the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker of the House, citing several fundamental concerns about how the legislative body functions. These […]