Those of us old enough, remember when California, especially southern California, was a hotbed of Conservativism. Those days are long gone and even thinking of a Republican Senator from what was once “the Golden State” seems about as likely a pack rat learning to play the fiddle. However, the candidacy of Steve Garvey in California […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/ssgar.jpg588850Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-03-10 00:28:072024-03-10 16:18:09Nice Guy Garvey Could Win in California
The human capacity for inconsistency, contradiction, hypocrisy, double standards, and cognitive dissonance fascinates me—especially my own large capacity for such intellectual somersaults. Somersaults were on display in a recent news story in the Arizona Daily Star. The story was about “Sonoran hot dog king” Daniel Contreras being in intensive care in a Tucson hospital. (“Family […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/aasonoran.jpg5231170Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2024-03-09 00:26:362024-03-07 05:51:15Somersaulting Over Sonoran Hot Dogs
Are there settler-colonial states in the modern era? Of course, there are. The best example of such a state is Tibet. The Chinese invaded Tibet in 1959. In the past 40 years and counting, 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed constituting one/fifth of the population. The occupiers have destroyed 6,000 monasteries arguably exceeding the total […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1345093662-scaled.jpg19202560Marvin A. Treigerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMarvin A. Treiger2024-03-08 00:28:582024-03-07 15:49:47Weekend Read: A Tale Of Two Lies – Part 1: Jewish Settler Colonialism
The New York Times reports that the entire corruption case against the Biden family in the U.S. House of Representatives was dealt “a stinging setback” after special counsel David Weiss obtained this indictment against a key “whistleblower” for lying about the Bidens. The indictment alleges that Russians used this informant, who also worked for the FBI, feeding him disinformation […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1423921825-scaled.jpg17922560Adam Millhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngAdam Mill2024-03-08 00:26:032024-03-07 10:19:32Fourteen Russian Hoaxes and What Explains Them
In a lifetime of observing policy controversies and court cases, we’ve never witnessed anything as crucial to the future of the idea of freedom itself compared with what will transpire on March 18, 2024. On that day, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Murthy v. Missouri concerning whether the government can force or nudge […]
Man is a creature that can get accustomed to anything,” said Dostoyevsky, and indeed, we’ve become so accustomed to the manipulation of our elections that it’s become almost the norm. But the Democrats have already far exceeded even their previous serious misdeeds. Conservative complaints about this tend to be dismissed as conspiracy-mongering or poor sportsmanship. But to pretend that the Democrats’ actions since November 2020 are just part of the rough-and-tumble of politics is to ignore a mountain of evidence staring us in the face.
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1160999715-scaled.jpg16702560Jeremy Carlhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeremy Carl2024-03-05 00:30:562024-03-05 12:05:27The 2024 Election Will Be Neither Free Nor Fair
‘How to Blow Up A Pipeline’ author wants to send message to ‘capitalists’ that ‘their properties will be trashed’ At least sixteen universities are promoting the book “How to Blow Up A Pipeline,” which outlines for readers how to commit eco-terrorism — oftentimes making it required reading, a Daily Wire investigation found. The book was […]
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A very brief inquiry into MSNBC’s theory of the natural rights of man The other day, Politico writer Heidi Przybyla appeared on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes” to talk about the hysteria de jour, “Christian nationalism.” Donald Trump, she explained, has surrounded himself with an “extremist element of conservative Christians,” who were misrepresenting “so-called natural law” […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-599897720.jpg14142119David Harsanyihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDavid Harsanyi2024-03-03 00:32:532024-03-01 22:43:49If This Is “Christian Nationalism”… Sign Me Up!
In his book The New Puritans, Andrew Doyle observed, “We have seen the evangelists of ‘social justice’ take control of our major cultural, political, educational and corporate institutions, thirsty for opportunities to be seen to vanquish devils, be they real or imagined.” Doyle warned, “these illiberal trends… threaten to sabotage all the progress we have […]
Christianity Today magazine, founded by Billy Graham, chose Christopher Watkin’s book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture, as one of its 2024 Book Awards and the book most likely “to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.” Other Christian organizations promote the book too. Nonreligious readers won’t care, but they need […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/bible.jpg427640Roger McKinneyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRoger McKinney2024-03-03 00:26:502024-03-01 09:09:55Biblical Critical Theory Is Not Biblical. It’s Watered-Down Marxism
Nice Guy Garvey Could Win in California
/in 2024 Election, Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Neland NobelThose of us old enough, remember when California, especially southern California, was a hotbed of Conservativism. Those days are long gone and even thinking of a Republican Senator from what was once “the Golden State” seems about as likely a pack rat learning to play the fiddle. However, the candidacy of Steve Garvey in California […]
Somersaulting Over Sonoran Hot Dogs
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Satire/by Craig J. CantoniThe human capacity for inconsistency, contradiction, hypocrisy, double standards, and cognitive dissonance fascinates me—especially my own large capacity for such intellectual somersaults. Somersaults were on display in a recent news story in the Arizona Daily Star. The story was about “Sonoran hot dog king” Daniel Contreras being in intensive care in a Tucson hospital. (“Family […]
Weekend Read: A Tale Of Two Lies – Part 1: Jewish Settler Colonialism
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Marvin A. TreigerAre there settler-colonial states in the modern era? Of course, there are. The best example of such a state is Tibet. The Chinese invaded Tibet in 1959. In the past 40 years and counting, 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed constituting one/fifth of the population. The occupiers have destroyed 6,000 monasteries arguably exceeding the total […]
Fourteen Russian Hoaxes and What Explains Them
/in 2024 Election, Culture War, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Adam MillThe New York Times reports that the entire corruption case against the Biden family in the U.S. House of Representatives was dealt “a stinging setback” after special counsel David Weiss obtained this indictment against a key “whistleblower” for lying about the Bidens. The indictment alleges that Russians used this informant, who also worked for the FBI, feeding him disinformation […]
Free Speech on Trial
/in Culture War, Election Integrity, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Jeffrey TuckerIn a lifetime of observing policy controversies and court cases, we’ve never witnessed anything as crucial to the future of the idea of freedom itself compared with what will transpire on March 18, 2024. On that day, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Murthy v. Missouri concerning whether the government can force or nudge […]
The 2024 Election Will Be Neither Free Nor Fair
/in Culture War, Election Integrity, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Jeremy CarlMan is a creature that can get accustomed to anything,” said Dostoyevsky, and indeed, we’ve become so accustomed to the manipulation of our elections that it’s become almost the norm. But the Democrats have already far exceeded even their previous serious misdeeds. Conservative complaints about this tend to be dismissed as conspiracy-mongering or poor sportsmanship. But to pretend that the Democrats’ actions since November 2020 are just part of the rough-and-tumble of politics is to ignore a mountain of evidence staring us in the face.
State Universities Are Teaching Students To Blow Up Oil Pipelines, Records Show
/in Culture War, Education, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Luke Rosiak‘How to Blow Up A Pipeline’ author wants to send message to ‘capitalists’ that ‘their properties will be trashed’ At least sixteen universities are promoting the book “How to Blow Up A Pipeline,” which outlines for readers how to commit eco-terrorism — oftentimes making it required reading, a Daily Wire investigation found. The book was […]
If This Is “Christian Nationalism”… Sign Me Up!
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by David HarsanyiA very brief inquiry into MSNBC’s theory of the natural rights of man The other day, Politico writer Heidi Przybyla appeared on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes” to talk about the hysteria de jour, “Christian nationalism.” Donald Trump, she explained, has surrounded himself with an “extremist element of conservative Christians,” who were misrepresenting “so-called natural law” […]
America’s DEI Commissars Threaten Freedom
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Barry BrownsteinIn his book The New Puritans, Andrew Doyle observed, “We have seen the evangelists of ‘social justice’ take control of our major cultural, political, educational and corporate institutions, thirsty for opportunities to be seen to vanquish devils, be they real or imagined.” Doyle warned, “these illiberal trends… threaten to sabotage all the progress we have […]
Biblical Critical Theory Is Not Biblical. It’s Watered-Down Marxism
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Roger McKinneyChristianity Today magazine, founded by Billy Graham, chose Christopher Watkin’s book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture, as one of its 2024 Book Awards and the book most likely “to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.” Other Christian organizations promote the book too. Nonreligious readers won’t care, but they need […]