Arizona Senate Republicans launched their border security plan for the legislative session on Wednesday, including a bill that would designate the migrant surge an invasion. Senate Bill 1231, introduced by Sen. Janae Shamp, R-Surprise, would make it a state crime to enter the state from Mexico unless it is through a legal port of entry. […]
National security experts are raising concerns over CIA Director William Burns’ previous involvement with a D.C. institution that employed numerous Chinese Communist Party members, in light of his efforts to reorient the agency toward addressing the threat from China. Recent reports have shed light on the historic shift underway in the U.S. intelligence community to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1412605123-scaled.jpg17072560Micaela Burrowhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMicaela Burrow2024-01-29 00:26:532024-01-27 08:26:46‘Red Flag’: Experts Raise Concerns Over History Of Biden CIA Director Overseeing Intel Push Into China
When I arrived at the University of Alabama almost a decade ago to begin graduate school and met the historian David Beito (who would become the co-advisor on my dissertation), he was just beginning a project on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s disregard for Americans’ civil liberties. Most critics of FDR point to Executive Order 9066 which […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/gilariver.jpg422640Marcus M. Witcherhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMarcus M. Witcher2024-01-28 00:28:512024-01-27 07:51:35The New Deal’s Dark Underbelly
Congressional Democrat calls on Biden to federalize Texas Guard; Consitutional law expert says Congress should determine if that would be an impeachable offense As the conflict between the federal government and Texas escalates over the state’s right to defend its border with Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott is not backing down as a congressional Democrat […]
America’s decline is not irreversible. Media coverage of world events focuses on one crisis at a time, as if each was a separate phenomenon. But Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the assaults on shipping in the Red Sea, China’s threats on Taiwan, the closing of the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis, and even Venezuelan plans to conquer much of oil-rich Guyana are […]
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On Oct. 7, the Palestinian government of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, perpetrated an act of genocide against the Israeli people. They intended to wipe out, in whole or part, the Israeli population. They specifically targeted young women, families, and elderly people. They attacked a music festival specifically in order to mass murder young Israelis. They […]
President Joe Biden has transformed America’s southern border into a humanitarian catastrophe and a national security nightmare. This bloody, deadly mess is a clear and present danger to this republic. But this also is a massive fiscal threat. Biden’s obliteration of the border is evaporating federal, state, and local coffers. Precise figures on anything illegal are, by definition, elusive. Nonetheless, the […]
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Recently The Prickly Pear ran an article by Oren Cass called Free Trade’s Origin Myth.  Then we ran a rejoinder entitled On Comparative Advantage and International Capital Mobility by Donald Boudreaux, a staunch defender of free trade. As someone quite supportive of free markets, and free trade, we found reading both a bit disturbing. Furthermore, it […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/port.jpg339509Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-01-25 00:30:542024-01-23 11:23:52Is Free Enterprise At Home More Important Than Free Trade Abroad?
In late December, after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen borrowed $90 billion in just one day, the federal government’s public debt eclipsed $34 trillion for the first time in history. The steady accumulation of public debt has become a mainstay in modern America, seemingly as inevitable as death and taxes. But something strange happened when the […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/rocketprices.jpg339509Jon Miltimorehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJon Miltimore2024-01-24 00:30:252024-01-22 06:32:12Meet the Economist NPR Interviewed to Explain Why America’s $34 Trillion Debt Is Definitely Not a Problem
Editors Note: We recently ran an article by Oren Cass, questioning the validity of free trade. To balance that view, and provoke thinking, we offer this rejoinder. We will have our own take on this issue forthcoming. Two decades ago, economist Paul Craig Roberts joined forces with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to warn of […]
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Arizona Senate Republicans Launch Border Security Plan, Hopeful for Hobbs’ Support
/in Arizona News, Border Crisis, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Adam AndrzejewskiArizona Senate Republicans launched their border security plan for the legislative session on Wednesday, including a bill that would designate the migrant surge an invasion. Senate Bill 1231, introduced by Sen. Janae Shamp, R-Surprise, would make it a state crime to enter the state from Mexico unless it is through a legal port of entry. […]
‘Red Flag’: Experts Raise Concerns Over History Of Biden CIA Director Overseeing Intel Push Into China
/in Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Micaela BurrowNational security experts are raising concerns over CIA Director William Burns’ previous involvement with a D.C. institution that employed numerous Chinese Communist Party members, in light of his efforts to reorient the agency toward addressing the threat from China. Recent reports have shed light on the historic shift underway in the U.S. intelligence community to […]
The New Deal’s Dark Underbelly
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Marcus M. WitcherWhen I arrived at the University of Alabama almost a decade ago to begin graduate school and met the historian David Beito (who would become the co-advisor on my dissertation), he was just beginning a project on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s disregard for Americans’ civil liberties. Most critics of FDR point to Executive Order 9066 which […]
Texas’ Dispute With Biden Over Border Crisis Escalates
/in Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Bethany BlankleyCongressional Democrat calls on Biden to federalize Texas Guard; Consitutional law expert says Congress should determine if that would be an impeachable offense As the conflict between the federal government and Texas escalates over the state’s right to defend its border with Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott is not backing down as a congressional Democrat […]
The Coming War of Civilizations
/in Economy, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, National Security/by Joel KotkinAmerica’s decline is not irreversible. Media coverage of world events focuses on one crisis at a time, as if each was a separate phenomenon. But Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the assaults on shipping in the Red Sea, China’s threats on Taiwan, the closing of the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis, and even Venezuelan plans to conquer much of oil-rich Guyana are […]
WEEKEND READ: Why Israel Must Annihilate Hamas
/in Culture War, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security/by Conlan SalgadoOn Oct. 7, the Palestinian government of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, perpetrated an act of genocide against the Israeli people. They intended to wipe out, in whole or part, the Israeli population. They specifically targeted young women, families, and elderly people. They attacked a music festival specifically in order to mass murder young Israelis. They […]
Millions of Illegal Aliens Are Costing Taxpayers Hundreds of Billions. Biden Couldn’t Care Less.
/in Culture War, Economy, Election Integrity, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, National Debt, National Security/by Deroy MurdockPresident Joe Biden has transformed America’s southern border into a humanitarian catastrophe and a national security nightmare. This bloody, deadly mess is a clear and present danger to this republic. But this also is a massive fiscal threat. Biden’s obliteration of the border is evaporating federal, state, and local coffers. Precise figures on anything illegal are, by definition, elusive. Nonetheless, the […]
Is Free Enterprise At Home More Important Than Free Trade Abroad?
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Neland NobelRecently The Prickly Pear ran an article by Oren Cass called Free Trade’s Origin Myth.  Then we ran a rejoinder entitled On Comparative Advantage and International Capital Mobility by Donald Boudreaux, a staunch defender of free trade. As someone quite supportive of free markets, and free trade, we found reading both a bit disturbing. Furthermore, it […]
Meet the Economist NPR Interviewed to Explain Why America’s $34 Trillion Debt Is Definitely Not a Problem
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Debt, National Security, Politics/by Jon MiltimoreIn late December, after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen borrowed $90 billion in just one day, the federal government’s public debt eclipsed $34 trillion for the first time in history. The steady accumulation of public debt has become a mainstay in modern America, seemingly as inevitable as death and taxes. But something strange happened when the […]
On Comparative Advantage and International Capital Mobility
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Donald J. BoudreauxEditors Note: We recently ran an article by Oren Cass, questioning the validity of free trade. To balance that view, and provoke thinking, we offer this rejoinder. We will have our own take on this issue forthcoming. Two decades ago, economist Paul Craig Roberts joined forces with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to warn of […]