There is a lot of talk about how we don’t have enough civility in our public discourse. Mr. Biden has called for unity and reaching across the aisle. Many people would like to blame President Trump. Though he adds to this situation, this has been going on for years. Previously, I have delineated that Democrats […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/man-person-people-emotions.jpeg5821000Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2020-12-09 10:46:342020-12-09 10:46:34Are You Surprised They Think You Are Stupid?
As the after-action reports filter in for the most recent Presidential election, for those who lost (which at this writing is still undetermined), high on the list must be the treachery of the mainstream media, the big tech companies and voter fraud. Not getting sufficient attention yet is the role played by the Libertarian Party […]
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TUCSON – As the nation has divided into red and blue (Republican and Democrat), purple people like myself no longer have a political party. Most of us are classical liberals or distant cousins to today’s libertarians. Purple had become our color because we had preferred a blend of red and blue policies at the national […]
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Michael Bloomberg, a Jewish billionaire who built his fortune on a computerized data base and computer terminal used by Wall Street firms, put in $100 million in Florida to try to swing the election for Democrats. Numerous other billionaire tech moguls, are pumping millions of dollars into Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization dividing America. […]
Starbucks recently announced that it is tying pay to the accomplishment of diversity goals. Specifically, its goals are to have at least 30% of its U.S. corporate employees and 40% of its U.S. retail and manufacturing employees to be people of color defined as black people, other people of color and indigenous people. It will track them […]
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The diversity movement has broken free of all earthly bounds It was recently announced that 40% of management positions on Mars will be filled by minorities. No, not the red planet, but my former employer, the privately-held Mars, Inc., a conglomerate with an estimated $37 billion in revenue and 130,000 employees. The announcement is an […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1168094947-scaled.jpg14702560Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2020-11-04 09:14:192020-11-04 09:14:19Diversity Lands on Mars
This article was originally published by the Federalist on October 16, 2020. The lead writer of The New York Times’ anti-American “1619 Project” suffered a meltdown last week when a colleague at her paper offered fair criticism of its revisionist and inaccurate account of history. On Oct. 9, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens published a […]
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Consider the expression “social justice”. What does it actually mean? Presumably, everyone is in favor of justice, as opposed to unfairness. But let’s consider what the people bloviating most strongly actually mean by the expression. What do they really want? In the broadest sense the expression suggests that someone (or some group) is getting more […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1249019777-scaled.jpg17072560Ken Veithttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKen Veit2020-11-04 08:56:392020-11-04 09:17:51A Perspective on Social Justice
In today’s understanding of “social justice”, it is axiomatic that differences in populations are attributed to race. This is precisely the position held by such enlightened organizations as the Ku Klux Klan. People who are white are lumped together, regardless of socio-economic background or ethnic differences, and treated as a lump of humanity. Likewise, are […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-493216259-scaled.jpg17072560Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2020-11-04 08:49:052020-11-04 09:14:19The Injustice of Social Justice
Lockdown is a blunt, indiscriminate policy that forces the poorest and most vulnerable people to bear the brunt of the fight against coronavirus. As an infectious diseases epidemiologist, I believe there has to be a better way. That is why, earlier this month, with two other international scientists, I co-authored a proposal for an alternative approach — […]
Are You Surprised They Think You Are Stupid?
/in Culture War, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyThere is a lot of talk about how we don’t have enough civility in our public discourse. Mr. Biden has called for unity and reaching across the aisle. Many people would like to blame President Trump. Though he adds to this situation, this has been going on for years. Previously, I have delineated that Democrats […]
The Trump Loss and the Role of Libertarians
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Neland NobelAs the after-action reports filter in for the most recent Presidential election, for those who lost (which at this writing is still undetermined), high on the list must be the treachery of the mainstream media, the big tech companies and voter fraud. Not getting sufficient attention yet is the role played by the Libertarian Party […]
Purple People Without a Political Party: A purple person recounts a lifetime of living among the red and blue
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniTUCSON – As the nation has divided into red and blue (Republican and Democrat), purple people like myself no longer have a political party. Most of us are classical liberals or distant cousins to today’s libertarians. Purple had become our color because we had preferred a blend of red and blue policies at the national […]
Bloomberg and Rosenwald: Compare & Contrast
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Latest News, Life Advocacy/by Neland NobelMichael Bloomberg, a Jewish billionaire who built his fortune on a computerized data base and computer terminal used by Wall Street firms, put in $100 million in Florida to try to swing the election for Democrats. Numerous other billionaire tech moguls, are pumping millions of dollars into Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization dividing America. […]
Questions for Starbucks About Its New Diversity Policy
/in Culture War, Liberty/by Craig J. CantoniStarbucks recently announced that it is tying pay to the accomplishment of diversity goals. Specifically, its goals are to have at least 30% of its U.S. corporate employees and 40% of its U.S. retail and manufacturing employees to be people of color defined as black people, other people of color and indigenous people. It will track them […]
Diversity Lands on Mars
/in Culture War, Education, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniThe diversity movement has broken free of all earthly bounds It was recently announced that 40% of management positions on Mars will be filled by minorities. No, not the red planet, but my former employer, the privately-held Mars, Inc., a conglomerate with an estimated $37 billion in revenue and 130,000 employees. The announcement is an […]
‘1619 Project’ Founder Melts Down After Criticism Of Her Fake History
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Tristan JusticeThis article was originally published by the Federalist on October 16, 2020. The lead writer of The New York Times’ anti-American “1619 Project” suffered a meltdown last week when a colleague at her paper offered fair criticism of its revisionist and inaccurate account of history. On Oct. 9, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens published a […]
A Perspective on Social Justice
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Ken VeitConsider the expression “social justice”. What does it actually mean? Presumably, everyone is in favor of justice, as opposed to unfairness. But let’s consider what the people bloviating most strongly actually mean by the expression. What do they really want? In the broadest sense the expression suggests that someone (or some group) is getting more […]
The Injustice of Social Justice
/in Culture War, Education, Healthcare, Liberty/by Neland NobelIn today’s understanding of “social justice”, it is axiomatic that differences in populations are attributed to race. This is precisely the position held by such enlightened organizations as the Ku Klux Klan. People who are white are lumped together, regardless of socio-economic background or ethnic differences, and treated as a lump of humanity. Likewise, are […]
A Contagion of Hatred and Hysteria
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Dr. Sunetra GuptaLockdown is a blunt, indiscriminate policy that forces the poorest and most vulnerable people to bear the brunt of the fight against coronavirus. As an infectious diseases epidemiologist, I believe there has to be a better way. That is why, earlier this month, with two other international scientists, I co-authored a proposal for an alternative approach — […]