If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business could hardly be more depressing. The survey finds that the men and women who run our 33 million small businesses and hire more than half of American workers are in […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/red-tape.jpg387447Stephen Moorehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngStephen Moore2024-04-26 00:28:142024-04-26 09:52:53Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics
The Federal Reserve is an unelected board of bureaucratic experts that holds great sway over the US economy, the world economy, and the standard of living of the people of the United States. Because of the arcane nature of its work, its responsibilities are not something we would want under the sway of political operatives. […]
A recent Wall Street Journal column on the scam of the federal student-loan program brought to mind the financial, governance, and ethical mess at the University of Arizona (UA). The Arizona Daily Star’s coverage of the UA mess has been commendable, thanks to reporter Ellie Wolfe. A Pulitzer Prize awaits her if she ties UA’s […]
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If they don’t act, white Americans will soon be subsidizing their own destruction. This article is adapted from Jeremy Carl’s book, The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart, which is currently available for pre-order and will be published on April 23. “I don’t feel responsible for the sins of my father and grandfather. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-971736696.jpg14142121Jeremy Carlhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeremy Carl2024-04-19 00:30:212024-04-22 07:54:55Weekend Read – Expropriation: The End Game of Anti-Whiteness
April heralds two markers in Americans’ financial calendar. Neither brings joy. Their anguish reminds us of the dire need for fiscal reform before it’s too late. The first day is Tax Day on April 15, when you must file taxes to the IRS. The other day is Tax Freedom Day on April 16. The latter […]
With consumer appetite for plug-in electric vehicles tanked and manufacturers making up for huge losses by charging more for gasoline cars and trucks that they actually want, EPA has just raised central-government-knows-best green zealotry to draconian heights. On Good Friday, when news outlets were relatively quiet, the agency rolled out a new de facto EV […]
Many changes have occurred in American society over the past few decades, largely due to a surge of Socialism supporters. Most of them call themselves “Progressives.” The honest ones announce they are members of the Democrat Socialists of America. One of the primary tenets of Socialism is aimed to substitute private property for social ownership […]
The Biden Administration is frustrated. After dumping fiscal stimulus that exceeds both the New Deal and the Great Society into the economy, he gets strikingly little political payback for such lavish handouts. The economy has been growing at a decent rate, unemployment appears rather low, and the stock market has been doing much better than […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1556146183-1-scaled.jpg16372560Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-04-16 00:30:522024-04-18 11:42:01Why The Public Does Not Love Bidenonmics
Ugly inflation in services drives up the 3-month “core CPI” for 7th month, to 4.5% annualized, worst in a year, and the 3-month overall CPI to worst since Nov 2022. So inflation behaved very badly again in March. January was terrible, but it was kind of written off as maybe one of those January blips. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/inflation.jpg320539Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2024-04-15 00:30:032024-04-13 12:57:58Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation, March: Inflation Behaves Very Badly, Saga Far from Over
And wages rose at a good clip too. It was the kind of jobs report we’d expect from an economy that is plugging along just fine, at growth rates that are above the long-run average, powered by drunken sailors all around: By consumers outspending inflation with gusto, especially on services, by the government spending trillions it borrows hand-over-fist, […]
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Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics
/in 2024 Election, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Stephen MooreIf the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business could hardly be more depressing. The survey finds that the men and women who run our 33 million small businesses and hire more than half of American workers are in […]
The FED’s Dilemmas
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Debt, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelThe Federal Reserve is an unelected board of bureaucratic experts that holds great sway over the US economy, the world economy, and the standard of living of the people of the United States. Because of the arcane nature of its work, its responsibilities are not something we would want under the sway of political operatives. […]
A Pulitzer Awaits the Arizona Daily Star
/in Arizona News, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniA recent Wall Street Journal column on the scam of the federal student-loan program brought to mind the financial, governance, and ethical mess at the University of Arizona (UA). The Arizona Daily Star’s coverage of the UA mess has been commendable, thanks to reporter Ellie Wolfe. A Pulitzer Prize awaits her if she ties UA’s […]
Weekend Read – Expropriation: The End Game of Anti-Whiteness
/in 2024 Election, Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Jeremy CarlIf they don’t act, white Americans will soon be subsidizing their own destruction. This article is adapted from Jeremy Carl’s book, The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart, which is currently available for pre-order and will be published on April 23. “I don’t feel responsible for the sins of my father and grandfather. […]
Another Dismal Tax Day: Can It Drive Fiscal Reform?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Debt, Personal Finance, Politics/by Vance GinnApril heralds two markers in Americans’ financial calendar. Neither brings joy. Their anguish reminds us of the dire need for fiscal reform before it’s too late. The first day is Tax Day on April 15, when you must file taxes to the IRS. The other day is Tax Freedom Day on April 16. The latter […]
EV Truck Rule Highly Inflationary
/in Economy, Environment, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Larry BellWith consumer appetite for plug-in electric vehicles tanked and manufacturers making up for huge losses by charging more for gasoline cars and trucks that they actually want, EPA has just raised central-government-knows-best green zealotry to draconian heights. On Good Friday, when news outlets were relatively quiet, the agency rolled out a new de facto EV […]
The Ultimate Destruction of Private Property
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyMany changes have occurred in American society over the past few decades, largely due to a surge of Socialism supporters. Most of them call themselves “Progressives.” The honest ones announce they are members of the Democrat Socialists of America. One of the primary tenets of Socialism is aimed to substitute private property for social ownership […]
Why The Public Does Not Love Bidenonmics
/in 2024 Election, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelThe Biden Administration is frustrated. After dumping fiscal stimulus that exceeds both the New Deal and the Great Society into the economy, he gets strikingly little political payback for such lavish handouts. The economy has been growing at a decent rate, unemployment appears rather low, and the stock market has been doing much better than […]
Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation, March: Inflation Behaves Very Badly, Saga Far from Over
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Personal Finance, Politics/by Wolf RichterUgly inflation in services drives up the 3-month “core CPI” for 7th month, to 4.5% annualized, worst in a year, and the 3-month overall CPI to worst since Nov 2022. So inflation behaved very badly again in March. January was terrible, but it was kind of written off as maybe one of those January blips. […]
Nothing in the Jobs Report Indicates the Fed Should Cut Rates: Labor Market Plugging Along Just Fine despite 5.5% Rates
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Wolf RichterAnd wages rose at a good clip too. It was the kind of jobs report we’d expect from an economy that is plugging along just fine, at growth rates that are above the long-run average, powered by drunken sailors all around: By consumers outspending inflation with gusto, especially on services, by the government spending trillions it borrows hand-over-fist, […]