Leave it to Joe Biden. When the 80-year-old plutocrat John Forbes Kerry steps down as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC), he chose 75-year-old John David Podesta, Jr., to finish out the year. The two climate czars could not have come from more different beginnings. For his self-important mission to “save the planet,” Kerry has […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/kerry.jpg504706Duggan Flanakinhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDuggan Flanakin2024-03-17 00:30:312024-03-16 05:56:37A Tale Of Two Johns As SPEC [A John Kerry Tale]
The chorus of voices in opposition to the Internal Revenue Service’s taxation of a state rebate many Arizona families received last year continues to grow. On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. David Schweikert, Greg Stanton and Juan Ciscomani asked the IRS to change course on taxing the “Arizona Families Tax Rebate.” Taxpayers in Arizona have already begun to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-174879501-scaled.jpg17072560Cameron Arcandhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCameron Arcand2024-03-17 00:28:512024-03-16 05:41:56Arizona Congressmen Call On IRS To Not Tax State Rebate
For many years, the United States has been effectively a technocracy, run by unelected “experts.” Former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s fall from grace may mark the end of that era. Technocrats have long told us what we can and can’t do, what we’re allowed to own, what our kids must learn in school, and so on. […]
As the mother of two young daughters, I want to safeguard the values that make our nation great for the next generation. The recent acquisition of Tutor.com by the Chinese private equity firm Primavera Capital Group undermines those cherished values. This development gives me significant pause as a parent who understands that children sometimes need additional academic support outside […]
England’s National Health Service has declared that there’s not enough evidence of “safety and clinical effectiveness” for children and young people to be given puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria. “Puberty blockers (gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues) are not available to children and young people for gender incongruence or gender dysphoria, because there is not enough evidence […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1159643518.jpg14142121Mary Margaret Olohanhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMary Margaret Olohan2024-03-16 00:30:382024-03-16 10:06:39England Banning Puberty Blockers for Kids Will ‘Save Lives,’ Experts Predict
The venerable economist Milton Friedman once said, “Only a crisis—actual or perceived—produces real change.” That’s the impulse behind Winston Churchill’s admonition (later famously echoed by Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel): “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Well, welcome to the world of American higher education. Crippling tuition, bloated bureaucracies, huge rates of […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/collegelecture-scaled.jpg17072560Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShanehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngFrederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane2024-03-15 00:30:552024-03-14 06:17:07Taking On the College Cartel
Editors’ Note: Certainly left-wing oligarchs like Zuckerberg have the right to free speech, but we have the right to know what they are funding. If you don’t like the breakdown in law and order, it might be appropriate not to buy products from Facebook/Meta. It is also clear big left-wing money is corrupting some conservatives […]
You have probably seen a cop show where there is a company owned by an entity that is owned by another entity to hide the real owners. A perfect example of someone using what can be referred to as “shell companies” is Hunter Biden having more than 20 of them. Congress wants to stop these […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/handredtape.jpg508800Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2024-03-15 00:26:142024-03-14 06:16:17Killing A Mosquito With A Bazooka [Corporate Transparency Act]
As The Federalist reported, former Rep. Liz Cheney suppressed evidence that Trump requested National Guard troops for Jan. 6, 2021. In her memoir, former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., falsely framed former President Donald Trump as the mastermind of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with claims that the commander-in-chief resisted calls to deploy the National […]
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Between the ongoing war in Gaza and Houthi attacks on Western shipping in the Red Sea, the media has had plenty of gruesome foreign policy fodder for the content mill. However, this coverage has come at the expense of the ongoing grinding conflict in Ukraine, which has quickly gone from a euphoric cause célèbre to […]
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A Tale Of Two Johns As SPEC [A John Kerry Tale]
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Duggan FlanakinLeave it to Joe Biden. When the 80-year-old plutocrat John Forbes Kerry steps down as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC), he chose 75-year-old John David Podesta, Jr., to finish out the year. The two climate czars could not have come from more different beginnings. For his self-important mission to “save the planet,” Kerry has […]
Arizona Congressmen Call On IRS To Not Tax State Rebate
/in Arizona News, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Cameron ArcandThe chorus of voices in opposition to the Internal Revenue Service’s taxation of a state rebate many Arizona families received last year continues to grow. On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. David Schweikert, Greg Stanton and Juan Ciscomani asked the IRS to change course on taxing the “Arizona Families Tax Rebate.” Taxpayers in Arizona have already begun to […]
The Collapse of Credentialism
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Rob JenkinsFor many years, the United States has been effectively a technocracy, run by unelected “experts.” Former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s fall from grace may mark the end of that era. Technocrats have long told us what we can and can’t do, what we’re allowed to own, what our kids must learn in school, and so on. […]
China’s Purchase Tutor.com Jeopardizes Students’ Security
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Mary VoughtAs the mother of two young daughters, I want to safeguard the values that make our nation great for the next generation. The recent acquisition of Tutor.com by the Chinese private equity firm Primavera Capital Group undermines those cherished values. This development gives me significant pause as a parent who understands that children sometimes need additional academic support outside […]
England Banning Puberty Blockers for Kids Will ‘Save Lives,’ Experts Predict
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Mary Margaret OlohanEngland’s National Health Service has declared that there’s not enough evidence of “safety and clinical effectiveness” for children and young people to be given puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria. “Puberty blockers (gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues) are not available to children and young people for gender incongruence or gender dysphoria, because there is not enough evidence […]
Taking On the College Cartel
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShaneThe venerable economist Milton Friedman once said, “Only a crisis—actual or perceived—produces real change.” That’s the impulse behind Winston Churchill’s admonition (later famously echoed by Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel): “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Well, welcome to the world of American higher education. Crippling tuition, bloated bureaucracies, huge rates of […]
“Zuck Bucks” for Soft-on-Crime Prosecution
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Parker ThayerEditors’ Note: Certainly left-wing oligarchs like Zuckerberg have the right to free speech, but we have the right to know what they are funding. If you don’t like the breakdown in law and order, it might be appropriate not to buy products from Facebook/Meta. It is also clear big left-wing money is corrupting some conservatives […]
Killing A Mosquito With A Bazooka [Corporate Transparency Act]
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyYou have probably seen a cop show where there is a company owned by an entity that is owned by another entity to hide the real owners. A perfect example of someone using what can be referred to as “shell companies” is Hunter Biden having more than 20 of them. Congress wants to stop these […]
Liz Cheney Covered Up Trump’s Push For National Guard On J6 In Political Memoir
/in Culture War, Election Integrity, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Tristan JusticeAs The Federalist reported, former Rep. Liz Cheney suppressed evidence that Trump requested National Guard troops for Jan. 6, 2021. In her memoir, former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., falsely framed former President Donald Trump as the mastermind of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with claims that the commander-in-chief resisted calls to deploy the National […]
The Consequences of Good Intentions [Ukraine]
/in Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Zack YostBetween the ongoing war in Gaza and Houthi attacks on Western shipping in the Red Sea, the media has had plenty of gruesome foreign policy fodder for the content mill. However, this coverage has come at the expense of the ongoing grinding conflict in Ukraine, which has quickly gone from a euphoric cause célèbre to […]