We know that the modern West has developed a jaw-dropping degree of totalitarianism, wherein the bureaucracies of the state and the corporate sector coordinate together to cripple humans outside their power networks and media channels. But what are the mechanics of this coordination? To understand one of the games they play, consider the rise of […]
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is one of the many organizations that signed a letter to the Biden administration asking them not to raise the standards for particulate matter. The letter includes signatures from leaders all over the country, including many manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas associations, asking them not to implement […]
The county’s 13-point Prosperity Initiative won’t reduce the poverty that it and the City of Tucson have caused. The Pima County Board of Supervisors recently passed a 13-point Prosperity Initiative to increase prosperity and reduce poverty and its effects in metro Tucson. The initiative calls for the county to work with the City of Tucson […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/tucson-1.jpg339509Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2023-12-12 00:26:232023-12-11 05:43:44Pima County Is to Prosperity What N. Korea Is to Democracy
It is interesting to think about what future generations will look back on and think, “How barbaric and backward. Did those people really believe _______?” From our current vantage point, for example, we look back on religion that way. For thousands of years, church and state were symbiotically linked, but many now see the separation […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/banco.jpg602640Michael Mungerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMichael Munger2023-12-11 00:28:472023-12-10 06:05:05Argentina Agonistes: The Separation of Money and State
In the last several months I have had the occasion to debate some of the intellectual leaders of a group called the “national conservatives.” I consider myself a conservative (on most issues, though I lean more libertarian). They are well-meaning and make some very valid points about the things that are going in the wrong […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/natcon.jpg5981134Stephen Moorehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngStephen Moore2023-12-10 00:29:022023-12-09 06:55:18The NatCons Are Dead Wrong
Editors’ Note: A variety of ideas to “fight climate change” are afoot. Some are directly pushed by the government that uses its taxing and regulatory power to substitute its judgment for those of its citizens. They want to dictate what kind of dishwasher, stove, or heating system you will use. Other methods are subsidization and […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/fakemeat-scaled.jpg17072560Phillip W. Magnesshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPhillip W. Magness2023-12-09 00:26:032023-12-08 06:06:33Fake Meat: More Entrée or Agenda?
Editors’ Note: This little exercise performed by a TikTok user is illustrative of how painful inflation is, especially for the poor who don’t own assets to any extent. They get through life largely by living from paycheck to paycheck. It has been 33 years since the movie was made so if you divide the 248% […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/homealone.jpg6051139Julianna Friemanhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJulianna Frieman2023-12-07 00:28:262023-12-07 20:54:32‘248% Increase In Price’: Video Reveals Kevin McCallister’s Grocery Bill In Biden’s Economy
They amount to 32% of Tier 1 capital and don’t matter, until they suddenly do. “Unrealized losses” on securities – mostly Treasury securities and government-guaranteed MBS – at FDIC-insured commercial banks at the end of Q3 jumped by $126 billion (or by 22%) from the prior quarter to $684 billion, according to the FDIC’s quarterly […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/bankrun.jpeg502640Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2023-12-04 00:28:562023-12-02 07:26:30“Unrealized Losses” on Securities Held by Banks Jump by 22% to $684 Billion in Q3, Oh Lordy
As of the beginning of 2023, the net cost of illegal immigration for American taxpayers altogether, including federal, state, and local costs, was at least $150.7 billion—and under Biden, it’s going up steeply all the time. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) came out with a report on the heavy cost of illegal migration […]
A few essays ago, we suggested that given the extreme financial leverage (overuse of debt) in both the governmental and private sectors, the risk of a deflationary period may be higher than many believe. You might remember the extreme events during the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. We are still living with the echo from […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1386030854-scaled.jpg17072560Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2023-12-01 00:30:102023-11-30 18:27:17Weekend Read: How Do You Invest For Deflation?
WEEKEND READ: ESG, DEI, and the Rise of Fake Reporting
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by PAUL FRIJTERS, GIGI FOSTER,MICHAEL BAKERWe know that the modern West has developed a jaw-dropping degree of totalitarianism, wherein the bureaucracies of the state and the corporate sector coordinate together to cripple humans outside their power networks and media channels. But what are the mechanics of this coordination? To understand one of the games they play, consider the rise of […]
Arizona Chamber Writes Biden Admin Warning About EPA Proposal
/in Arizona News, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Cameron ArcandThe Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is one of the many organizations that signed a letter to the Biden administration asking them not to raise the standards for particulate matter. The letter includes signatures from leaders all over the country, including many manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas associations, asking them not to implement […]
Pima County Is to Prosperity What N. Korea Is to Democracy
/in Arizona News, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniThe county’s 13-point Prosperity Initiative won’t reduce the poverty that it and the City of Tucson have caused. The Pima County Board of Supervisors recently passed a 13-point Prosperity Initiative to increase prosperity and reduce poverty and its effects in metro Tucson. The initiative calls for the county to work with the City of Tucson […]
Argentina Agonistes: The Separation of Money and State
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Michael MungerIt is interesting to think about what future generations will look back on and think, “How barbaric and backward. Did those people really believe _______?” From our current vantage point, for example, we look back on religion that way. For thousands of years, church and state were symbiotically linked, but many now see the separation […]
The NatCons Are Dead Wrong
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Stephen MooreIn the last several months I have had the occasion to debate some of the intellectual leaders of a group called the “national conservatives.” I consider myself a conservative (on most issues, though I lean more libertarian). They are well-meaning and make some very valid points about the things that are going in the wrong […]
Fake Meat: More Entrée or Agenda?
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance/by Phillip W. MagnessEditors’ Note: A variety of ideas to “fight climate change” are afoot. Some are directly pushed by the government that uses its taxing and regulatory power to substitute its judgment for those of its citizens. They want to dictate what kind of dishwasher, stove, or heating system you will use. Other methods are subsidization and […]
‘248% Increase In Price’: Video Reveals Kevin McCallister’s Grocery Bill In Biden’s Economy
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Julianna FriemanEditors’ Note: This little exercise performed by a TikTok user is illustrative of how painful inflation is, especially for the poor who don’t own assets to any extent. They get through life largely by living from paycheck to paycheck. It has been 33 years since the movie was made so if you divide the 248% […]
“Unrealized Losses” on Securities Held by Banks Jump by 22% to $684 Billion in Q3, Oh Lordy
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Wolf RichterThey amount to 32% of Tier 1 capital and don’t matter, until they suddenly do. “Unrealized losses” on securities – mostly Treasury securities and government-guaranteed MBS – at FDIC-insured commercial banks at the end of Q3 jumped by $126 billion (or by 22%) from the prior quarter to $684 billion, according to the FDIC’s quarterly […]
Illegal Migration Has Cost Americans $150.7B
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Catherine SalgadoAs of the beginning of 2023, the net cost of illegal immigration for American taxpayers altogether, including federal, state, and local costs, was at least $150.7 billion—and under Biden, it’s going up steeply all the time. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) came out with a report on the heavy cost of illegal migration […]
Weekend Read: How Do You Invest For Deflation?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Neland NobelA few essays ago, we suggested that given the extreme financial leverage (overuse of debt) in both the governmental and private sectors, the risk of a deflationary period may be higher than many believe. You might remember the extreme events during the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. We are still living with the echo from […]