It really is about being grateful, which is something too few of our spoiled citizens appreciate. But since the holiday is being weaponized by “woke culture”, there are some other elements of the story to think about. The short version, the way it is taught today, is that greedy Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Bay. Half […]
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Our political class likes euphemisms. One of its favorites is “democracy”; democracy sounds better than “a systemic agenda of censorship, economic irresponsibility, increasing surrender of foreign interests abroad, an almost totally open policy on the border, inability to control crime and drug waves, and a recruiting and morale crisis in our armed forces which hasn’t […]
“[P]eople have bought this idiot meta-Marxism which is that the way to look at every social relationship that people ever have is through the lens of power.” Dr. Jordan Peterson had a brilliant response to a skeptical Bill Maher, who is wrong most of the time, on the issue of young and not-so-young Americans alike […]
A Potemkin village is a construction—literal or figurative—designed to deceive people into believing a situation is better than it is. The term arose from a fake portable village reportedly built by Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin, former lover of Empress Catherine II, solely to impress her while she traveled to Crimea in 1787. The Biden […]
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Editors’ Note: We are pretty much free speech purists, even if that speech is repugnant. However, if groups break the rules pertaining to on-campus meetings or intimidate and interfere with other university functions using force and coercion, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. After the BLM riots, it seems the […]
Florida has once again been ranked No. 1 among the states on The Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card, which was released at an event Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. “They have universal education choice in that state. Any child who wants it can exercise school choice,” says Lindsey Burke, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy.
Brandeis University historian David Hackett Fischer’s African Founders illuminates the leading controversies today with facts that shame political cant and enable us to reassess the centuries of slavery’s effects on American national character. In a scholarly tome of over 900 pages, Fischer follows the method of his earlier work, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America. There he traced […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Price_Birch__Co._Dealers_in_Slaves_Alexandria_Virginia_1863.jpg427640Ken Masugihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKen Masugi2023-11-20 00:26:502023-11-18 07:42:14A Historian Complicates the Racial Divide
Biden administration officials believe that the Palestinian Authority (PA), headed by Mahmoud Abbas, should be brought back to the Gaza Strip after the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group is removed from power. The officials, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, appear convinced that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank should be unified in the post-Hamas era. […]
A bottom-up libertarian localism that rejects federal funding and resists centralized control is the only viable way to defeat the totalitarian left and to restore the American republic Two political, economic, and cultural movements are vying for the soul of America. One is a program from above, and the other, a movement from below. But […]
The goals of President Joe Biden’s administration are lofty: among them, nationwide vehicle electrification within 20 years. To reach that goal, the administration has recently proposed new fuel economy regulations that will help ensure that 67% of new passenger cars sold are electric vehicles by 2032. The problem is that this green dream is physically impossible to achieve […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1292252309-scaled.jpg17092560Brent Bennett, Ph.D., The Honorable Jason Isaachttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBrent Bennett, Ph.D., The Honorable Jason Isaac2023-11-19 00:28:592023-11-18 07:28:55The True Cost of EVs Is More Than The Sticker Price
The Other Thanksgiving Story
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security/by Neland NobelIt really is about being grateful, which is something too few of our spoiled citizens appreciate. But since the holiday is being weaponized by “woke culture”, there are some other elements of the story to think about. The short version, the way it is taught today, is that greedy Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Bay. Half […]
Harvard and Hamas
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Conlan SalgadoOur political class likes euphemisms. One of its favorites is “democracy”; democracy sounds better than “a systemic agenda of censorship, economic irresponsibility, increasing surrender of foreign interests abroad, an almost totally open policy on the border, inability to control crime and drug waves, and a recruiting and morale crisis in our armed forces which hasn’t […]
Jordan Peterson: Marxist ‘Oppressor-Oppressed’ Narrative Brainwashed American Youth
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Catherine Salgado“[P]eople have bought this idiot meta-Marxism which is that the way to look at every social relationship that people ever have is through the lens of power.” Dr. Jordan Peterson had a brilliant response to a skeptical Bill Maher, who is wrong most of the time, on the issue of young and not-so-young Americans alike […]
U.S. Job Market Growth Inflated By Government Hiring, Not Real Value Creation
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Carrie SheffieldA Potemkin village is a construction—literal or figurative—designed to deceive people into believing a situation is better than it is. The term arose from a fake portable village reportedly built by Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin, former lover of Empress Catherine II, solely to impress her while she traveled to Crimea in 1787. The Biden […]
ASU Investigating Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupting A Meeting On Campus
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Rumble Videos/by Cole LauterbachEditors’ Note: We are pretty much free speech purists, even if that speech is repugnant. However, if groups break the rules pertaining to on-campus meetings or intimidate and interfere with other university functions using force and coercion, they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. After the BLM riots, it seems the […]
Florida Earns Top Spot on Education Freedom Report Card (Arizona is #2)
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Samantha AschierisFlorida has once again been ranked No. 1 among the states on The Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card, which was released at an event Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. “They have universal education choice in that state. Any child who wants it can exercise school choice,” says Lindsey Burke, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy.
A Historian Complicates the Racial Divide
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Ken MasugiBrandeis University historian David Hackett Fischer’s African Founders illuminates the leading controversies today with facts that shame political cant and enable us to reassess the centuries of slavery’s effects on American national character. In a scholarly tome of over 900 pages, Fischer follows the method of his earlier work, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America. There he traced […]
The Biden Administration’s Dangerous Solutions For Gaza
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Bassam TawilBiden administration officials believe that the Palestinian Authority (PA), headed by Mahmoud Abbas, should be brought back to the Gaza Strip after the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group is removed from power. The officials, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, appear convinced that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank should be unified in the post-Hamas era. […]
The Two Nations
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Michael RectenwaldA bottom-up libertarian localism that rejects federal funding and resists centralized control is the only viable way to defeat the totalitarian left and to restore the American republic Two political, economic, and cultural movements are vying for the soul of America. One is a program from above, and the other, a movement from below. But […]
The True Cost of EVs Is More Than The Sticker Price
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Brent Bennett, Ph.D., The Honorable Jason IsaacThe goals of President Joe Biden’s administration are lofty: among them, nationwide vehicle electrification within 20 years. To reach that goal, the administration has recently proposed new fuel economy regulations that will help ensure that 67% of new passenger cars sold are electric vehicles by 2032. The problem is that this green dream is physically impossible to achieve […]