Most Americans will remember Dr. Deborah Birx as the “scarf lady” who served on the White House’s Covid Response Team beginning in February 2020. According to a recently-released (but little-seen) 24-minute mini-documentary, it was Birx – even more so than Anthony Fauci – who was responsible for government “guidelines,” almost all of which proved to be unnecessary and disastrous for […]
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://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1556146183-1-scaled.jpg16372560Neland Nobelhttps://thepricklypear.org/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://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/inflation.jpg320539Wolf Richterhttps://thepricklypear.org/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
Oil and gasoline prices are rising now, just in time to become an issue for the 2024 presidential election campaign. The U.S. domestic price for West Texas Intermediate topped $86 per barrel in Friday trading, while the international Brent index briefly hit $91 before dropping slightly below that level. These are the highest prices for […]
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Editors’ Note: This is just another example of wild spending to force change in the energy field on Americans and how badly US corporations have been corrupted by the government by the cynically named Inflation Reduction Act. “Wind turbines are like strippers. They stop working when you stop throwing money at them.” Author unknown […]
European farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic just months before the EU’s parliamentary elections. European farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic about two months before 27 member states of the European Union (EU) vote on new leadership in their parliamentary elections. Between June 6 and June 9, residents in […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/germanfarmers-scaled.jpg17072560Tristan Justicehttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTristan Justice2024-04-12 00:26:162024-04-10 07:17:52Farmers’ Revolt Over Radical Green Agenda Could Reshape Europe Ahead Of EU Elections
Pandemic Panic was a fascinating book to read, especially for a lawyer like me. It very quickly had my blood pressure way up as it reminded me of the nearly three years of governmental thuggery, heavy-handedness, imposition of idiotic and often irrational rules, and resort to lockdown lunacy. If that last sentence sounds as though I […]
Deborah Birx Gets Her Close-Up
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Politics/by Bill RiceMost Americans will remember Dr. Deborah Birx as the “scarf lady” who served on the White House’s Covid Response Team beginning in February 2020. According to a recently-released (but little-seen) 24-minute mini-documentary, it was Birx – even more so than Anthony Fauci – who was responsible for government “guidelines,” almost all of which proved to be unnecessary and disastrous for […]
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. […]
Biden Must Stop Playing Politics With The Strategic Petroleum Reserve
/in 2024 Election, Economy, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by David BlackmonOil and gasoline prices are rising now, just in time to become an issue for the 2024 presidential election campaign. The U.S. domestic price for West Texas Intermediate topped $86 per barrel in Friday trading, while the international Brent index briefly hit $91 before dropping slightly below that level. These are the highest prices for […]
General Electric’s Taxpayer-Powered Wind Machines
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Debt, Politics/by Ken BraunEditors’ Note: This is just another example of wild spending to force change in the energy field on Americans and how badly US corporations have been corrupted by the government by the cynically named Inflation Reduction Act. “Wind turbines are like strippers. They stop working when you stop throwing money at them.” Author unknown […]
Farmers’ Revolt Over Radical Green Agenda Could Reshape Europe Ahead Of EU Elections
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Tristan JusticeEuropean farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic just months before the EU’s parliamentary elections. European farmers are reshaping the political landscape across the Atlantic about two months before 27 member states of the European Union (EU) vote on new leadership in their parliamentary elections. Between June 6 and June 9, residents in […]
Principleless, Panicked and Power-Hungry
/in BOOKS, Culture War, Economy, Education, Election Integrity, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by James AllanPandemic Panic was a fascinating book to read, especially for a lawyer like me. It very quickly had my blood pressure way up as it reminded me of the nearly three years of governmental thuggery, heavy-handedness, imposition of idiotic and often irrational rules, and resort to lockdown lunacy. If that last sentence sounds as though I […]