As human beings we name things. We classify objects and persons. These activities are the foundation of our pursuit of understanding: categorization. It may be that in classifying ourselves as homo sapiens—intelligent hominids—we set ourselves up for perpetual misunderstanding of ourselves. Lately some members of homo sapiens have convinced themselves that they have created intelligent […]
Editors’ Note: This is just another example of wild spending to force change in the energy field on Americans and how badly US corporations have been corrupted by the government by the cynically named Inflation Reduction Act. “Wind turbines are like strippers. They stop working when you stop throwing money at them.” Author unknown […]
European farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic just months before the EU’s parliamentary elections. European farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic about two months before 27 member states of the European Union (EU) vote on new leadership in their parliamentary elections. Between June 6 and June 9, residents in […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/germanfarmers-scaled.jpg17072560Tristan Justicehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTristan Justice2024-04-12 00:26:162024-04-10 07:17:52Farmers’ Revolt Over Radical Green Agenda Could Reshape Europe Ahead Of EU Elections
Democratic Attorney General Kristin Mayes of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she would not enforce a ruling from her state’s supreme court upholding an 1864 law that bans most abortions. On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a law criminalizing abortions, except in cases where necessary to save the mother’s life, may be enforced following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022, which ruled that there is no constitutional right to an abortion. Mayes, one of the named parties in the case, subsequently issued a statement on X condemning the decision while claiming that her prosecutors would not enforce the law against doctors and women seeking abortions.
Editors’ Note: We in Arizona are indeed fortunate that our Republican leaders have been leading the nation in school choice. But, Democrats and their allies the teachers’ union will always be trying to cut back school choice and so we must remain ever vigilant. On a national level, we must be sure our Representatives and […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/schoolbus.jpg480640Chad Williamshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngChad Williams2024-04-11 00:29:572024-04-11 12:26:08Why Are Elected Republicans Helping Democrats Reward A Failed Education System?
Pandemic Panic was a fascinating book to read, especially for a lawyer like me. It very quickly had my blood pressure way up as it reminded me of the nearly three years of governmental thuggery, heavy-handedness, imposition of idiotic and often irrational rules, and resort to lockdown lunacy. If that last sentence sounds as though I […]
Among the many destructive ideas loose in American education is that black students should not be expected to master standard English because doing so is demeaning and demoralizing for them. Standard English is part of the power structure of “whiteness” that must be overthrown before we can have an equitable society. Professors at esteemed universities […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1307457391.jpg8361254George Leefhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngGeorge Leef2024-04-10 00:30:012024-04-09 07:00:32Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?
Ultimately, at stake is the right to communicate openly, which translates into your right to build community without state interference. Censorship and loneliness always go together because political censorship is always designed to cut us off, to stop us from speaking openly to others. Let’s ponder that connection as we await the Supreme Court’s ruling […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/justice.jpg337511Stella Morabitohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngStella Morabito2024-04-09 00:30:452024-04-07 06:31:16Murthy v. Missouri Is About Not Only Coercing Big Tech But Controlling Individuals
A questionable study by a Cornell University climate scientist gave climate activists and the media ammunition to wage a pressure campaign against the Biden administration to take action against liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Cornell’s Robert Howarth authored the October 2023 study, which purported to find that lifecycle emissions associated with LNG exports are far […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/sshorwath.jpg524901Nick Popehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNick Pope2024-04-08 00:30:502024-04-06 07:49:42The Entire Push To Halt New Natural Gas Exports Traces Back To One Ivy League Prof And His Shaky Study
Thousands of jobs have already been eliminated by California’s law to raise the minimum wage to $20 for restaurant workers, which goes into effect April 1. For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California, using the income he received to support his family. In December, the 29-year-old received a letter from […]
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Weekend Read: Artificial Intelligence
/in 2024 Election, Culture War, Education, Election Integrity, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy/by Conlan SalgadoAs human beings we name things. We classify objects and persons. These activities are the foundation of our pursuit of understanding: categorization. It may be that in classifying ourselves as homo sapiens—intelligent hominids—we set ourselves up for perpetual misunderstanding of ourselves. Lately some members of homo sapiens have convinced themselves that they have created intelligent […]
General Electric’s Taxpayer-Powered Wind Machines
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Debt, Politics/by Ken BraunEditors’ Note: This is just another example of wild spending to force change in the energy field on Americans and how badly US corporations have been corrupted by the government by the cynically named Inflation Reduction Act. “Wind turbines are like strippers. They stop working when you stop throwing money at them.” Author unknown […]
Farmers’ Revolt Over Radical Green Agenda Could Reshape Europe Ahead Of EU Elections
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Tristan JusticeEuropean farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic just months before the EU’s parliamentary elections. European farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic about two months before 27 member states of the European Union (EU) vote on new leadership in their parliamentary elections. Between June 6 and June 9, residents in […]
Arizona Attorney General Says She Won’t Enforce State Supreme Court Ruling Banning Abortion
/in 2024 Election, Arizona News, Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Arjun SinghDemocratic Attorney General Kristin Mayes of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she would not enforce a ruling from her state’s supreme court upholding an 1864 law that bans most abortions. On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a law criminalizing abortions, except in cases where necessary to save the mother’s life, may be enforced following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022, which ruled that there is no constitutional right to an abortion. Mayes, one of the named parties in the case, subsequently issued a statement on X condemning the decision while claiming that her prosecutors would not enforce the law against doctors and women seeking abortions.
Why Are Elected Republicans Helping Democrats Reward A Failed Education System?
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Debt, Politics/by Chad WilliamsEditors’ Note: We in Arizona are indeed fortunate that our Republican leaders have been leading the nation in school choice. But, Democrats and their allies the teachers’ union will always be trying to cut back school choice and so we must remain ever vigilant. On a national level, we must be sure our Representatives and […]
Principleless, Panicked and Power-Hungry
/in BOOKS, Culture War, Economy, Education, Election Integrity, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by James AllanPandemic Panic was a fascinating book to read, especially for a lawyer like me. It very quickly had my blood pressure way up as it reminded me of the nearly three years of governmental thuggery, heavy-handedness, imposition of idiotic and often irrational rules, and resort to lockdown lunacy. If that last sentence sounds as though I […]
Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by George LeefAmong the many destructive ideas loose in American education is that black students should not be expected to master standard English because doing so is demeaning and demoralizing for them. Standard English is part of the power structure of “whiteness” that must be overthrown before we can have an equitable society. Professors at esteemed universities […]
Murthy v. Missouri Is About Not Only Coercing Big Tech But Controlling Individuals
/in 2024 Election, Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Stella MorabitoUltimately, at stake is the right to communicate openly, which translates into your right to build community without state interference. Censorship and loneliness always go together because political censorship is always designed to cut us off, to stop us from speaking openly to others. Let’s ponder that connection as we await the Supreme Court’s ruling […]
The Entire Push To Halt New Natural Gas Exports Traces Back To One Ivy League Prof And His Shaky Study
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Nick PopeA questionable study by a Cornell University climate scientist gave climate activists and the media ammunition to wage a pressure campaign against the Biden administration to take action against liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Cornell’s Robert Howarth authored the October 2023 study, which purported to find that lifecycle emissions associated with LNG exports are far […]
The Results of California’s New $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Are Already In
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Jon MiltimoreThousands of jobs have already been eliminated by California’s law to raise the minimum wage to $20 for restaurant workers, which goes into effect April 1. For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California, using the income he received to support his family. In December, the 29-year-old received a letter from […]