The United States is bumping up against the debt ceiling once again. The Treasury department has begun taking extraordinary measures to ensure it can continue to service its debts on time. Secretary Yellen has said these measures should be sufficient until June. Some project they might work until August. Many pundits act as if there […]
On the surface, it might seem ridiculous to suggest libertarians and socialists work to further the same political agenda. Their ideologies are diametrically opposed. The extreme version of a socialist system is for all property to be owned and controlled by the government. The extreme version of a libertarian system is for all property to […]
Legislation that would scrap the rent tax in municipalities has made its way out of the Arizona Senate. Senate Bill 1184, is sponsored by Sen. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix. He described it as a way to save taxpayers money on top of already increasing rent costs in the region. “When I think about my constituents waking […]
Another Congress, another debt limit showdown. It might seem there is nothing new under the sun. But something is different this time: In my conversations with members of Congress in recent weeks, conservatives repeatedly mentioned their willingness to tackle the thorny challenge of military spending reforms, in addition to the out-of-control non-defense spending conservatives typically […]
Outside of the purchase of a home, the purchase of an automobile or two is likely the largest purchase a consumer makes. Given it is your money at stake, the reliability of the transportation, the economy to operate, and the safety of your family, it seemed reasonable just a few years ago that this decision […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/1925_Ford_Model_T_touring.jpg420560Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2023-02-21 00:31:302023-02-20 07:00:17Free to Choose: Your Car
“Don’t use machines, because you can never, ever trust them to give you a fair election,” Clinton Eugene Curtis said. A computer programmer testified this week to an Arizona Senate committee that voting machines are susceptible to manipulation as the panel seeks to require that voting machine components are made in the U.S. and […]
Benjamin Franklin once famously said, “[I]n this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” — true, unless you’re a leftist political nonprofit. For many of them, taxation isn’t certain, even if they run afoul of tax-exempt status requirements. Funding sources, expenditure recipients, and even those operating these nonprofits may remain secretive under the current […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-483724753-scaled.jpg17072560Corinne Murdockhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCorinne Murdock2023-02-20 00:30:262023-02-18 15:22:54The Left’s Manipulation of the Tax Code Is Having a Big Impact on Arizona Elections
“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 […]
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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
The president’s biggest whopper? ‘I’m a capitalist.’ Like Nero bragging about rebuilding Circus Maximus after burning it down, Joe Biden took to the podium tonight to take credit for solving a slew of problems he helped create. At the top of his State of the Union address, the president boasted that he had “created more […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-510794207.jpg53497749David Harsanyihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDavid Harsanyi2023-02-17 00:31:282023-02-15 06:50:40Don’t Fall For Joe Biden’s Economic Fairy Tale
Is the Debt Ceiling Lunacy?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by William LutherThe United States is bumping up against the debt ceiling once again. The Treasury department has begun taking extraordinary measures to ensure it can continue to service its debts on time. Secretary Yellen has said these measures should be sufficient until June. Some project they might work until August. Many pundits act as if there […]
The Libertarian-Socialist Axis
/in Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Edward RingOn the surface, it might seem ridiculous to suggest libertarians and socialists work to further the same political agenda. Their ideologies are diametrically opposed. The extreme version of a socialist system is for all property to be owned and controlled by the government. The extreme version of a libertarian system is for all property to […]
Arizona Lawmakers Closer to Banning Local Renters tax
/in Arizona News, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Cameron ArcandLegislation that would scrap the rent tax in municipalities has made its way out of the Arizona Senate. Senate Bill 1184, is sponsored by Sen. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix. He described it as a way to save taxpayers money on top of already increasing rent costs in the region. “When I think about my constituents waking […]
Getting Serious About Responsible Defense Spending
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Kevin RobertsAnother Congress, another debt limit showdown. It might seem there is nothing new under the sun. But something is different this time: In my conversations with members of Congress in recent weeks, conservatives repeatedly mentioned their willingness to tackle the thorny challenge of military spending reforms, in addition to the out-of-control non-defense spending conservatives typically […]
Free to Choose: Your Car
/in Culture War, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelOutside of the purchase of a home, the purchase of an automobile or two is likely the largest purchase a consumer makes. Given it is your money at stake, the reliability of the transportation, the economy to operate, and the safety of your family, it seemed reasonable just a few years ago that this decision […]
Writing Code to Flip Votes ‘Very Easy to Do’ But ‘Hard to Stop,’ Programmer Warns Arizona Senate
/in Arizona News, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Midterms 2022, Politics/by Natalia Mittelstadt“Don’t use machines, because you can never, ever trust them to give you a fair election,” Clinton Eugene Curtis said. A computer programmer testified this week to an Arizona Senate committee that voting machines are susceptible to manipulation as the panel seeks to require that voting machine components are made in the U.S. and […]
The Left’s Manipulation of the Tax Code Is Having a Big Impact on Arizona Elections
/in Arizona News, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Corinne MurdockBenjamin Franklin once famously said, “[I]n this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” — true, unless you’re a leftist political nonprofit. For many of them, taxation isn’t certain, even if they run afoul of tax-exempt status requirements. Funding sources, expenditure recipients, and even those operating these nonprofits may remain secretive under the current […]
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 […]
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 […]
Don’t Fall For Joe Biden’s Economic Fairy Tale
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by David HarsanyiThe president’s biggest whopper? ‘I’m a capitalist.’ Like Nero bragging about rebuilding Circus Maximus after burning it down, Joe Biden took to the podium tonight to take credit for solving a slew of problems he helped create. At the top of his State of the Union address, the president boasted that he had “created more […]