COVID-19 triggered lockdowns around the world never before seen. It isn’t the worst pandemic the world has seen, so why were government interventions so swift? There are really two reasons. One, broadband and laptops. Had there not been ways to continue working for the governments and remote learning to bridge education, we’d have not seen […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/burningpapder.jpg469800Michael Betrushttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngMichael Betrus2022-07-02 02:00:312022-06-28 11:14:50Weekend Read: How the Media Fueled the Lockdowns
“This session, let’s expand school choice any way we can,” declared Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in his State of the State address on Jan. 10, “Let’s think big and find more ways to get kids into the school of their parent’s choice. Send me the bills, and I’ll sign them.” The Arizona Legislature on Friday night […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/azlegis.jpg338507Jason Bedrickhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngJason Bedrick2022-07-01 07:23:382022-07-01 07:23:38Arizona Extends School Choice to All K-12 Students
Think tanks and universities are taking millions in foreign donations, and Biden has no interest in imposing transparency. The University of Pennsylvania received more than $15 million in anonymous donations from China in 2018, the same year it announced the founding of its Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. This is just one […]
As a climate and energy realist, in my heart of hearts, I dream of the day when the public recognizes climate change will not bring on an end to the world as we know it, or even a long-term net decline for human civilization. That’s what the data and the best science show, despite the […]
Editors’ Note: Progressives have played a coy game. As they over-regulate the energy business, denigrate the industry, have their allies in the environmental organization tie the industry up with lawsuits, and deny capital for expansion with their friends in the ESG movement; they grin like the proverbial Cheshire cat when energy costs soar far faster […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/Refinery-at-night-800x534-1.jpg534800Ronald Steinhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngRonald Stein2022-06-28 02:00:142022-06-26 07:28:08Energy Shortages and Inflation The New Norm as Refinery Closures Outpace Construction
In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a landmark report in which he contended that the rising number of black families headed by unmarried mothers would reduce the prospects for Blacks to rise out of poverty, in spite of that era’s landmark civil rights legislation. Moynihan was furiously denounced for his efforts. But he was proven […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/brokenfamily.jpg337509Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngThomas C. Patterson2022-06-26 02:00:182022-06-24 14:38:34Strong Families Are Worth Defending
School Board member Jann-Michael Greenburg is facing potential removal from the Scottsdale Unified School District school board. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court, arguing that Greenburg should be required to step down from the board after multiple violations of public hearing requirements. Brnovich said Monday the lawsuit’s […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/schoolboard.webp422750Neland Nobelhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngNeland Nobel2022-06-25 12:20:522022-06-25 12:20:52Scottsdale Official Faces Board Expulsion After Arizona AG Files Suit
Not all education choice initiatives are created equal. West Virginia’s near-universal Hope Scholarship, for example, empowers families to choose the learning environment that’s the best fit for their children — without costing taxpayers more. Microgrants do exactly the opposite. The Hope Scholarship is an education savings account, or ESA, that families can use for private school tuition, tutoring, […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/peaandshell.jpg338506JASON BEDRICK & ADAM KISSELhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngJASON BEDRICK & ADAM KISSEL2022-06-22 14:18:072022-06-22 14:18:07Forget School Choice, Education Microgrants Are Microsocialism
It is a testament to mankind’s enduring optimism, as much as our enduring hubris, that with every generation hope should spring anew that the fundamental forces which have governed our affairs since time immemorial have changed for the better. After each passing calamity, the majority are once again lulled back into the comforting fantasy that […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/nietze.jpg469800Michael Sengerhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngMichael Senger2022-06-21 02:00:442022-06-17 10:03:29Your Misery Is All About Their Power
It’s been said that America can always be counted on to do the right thing, once we have exhausted all the other alternatives. As of Father’s Day 2022, America has spent about 60 years exhausting the alternatives to fatherhood — and the collateral damage is all around us. Broken families. Gutted communities. Betrayed women. Terrified […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/dad.jpg339509Kevin Robertshttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngKevin Roberts2022-06-19 12:47:182022-06-19 12:47:18Sorry Libs, You Can’t Replace Dads With Government
Weekend Read: How the Media Fueled the Lockdowns
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics /by Michael BetrusCOVID-19 triggered lockdowns around the world never before seen. It isn’t the worst pandemic the world has seen, so why were government interventions so swift? There are really two reasons. One, broadband and laptops. Had there not been ways to continue working for the governments and remote learning to bridge education, we’d have not seen […]
Arizona Extends School Choice to All K-12 Students
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Liberty, Politics /by Jason Bedrick“This session, let’s expand school choice any way we can,” declared Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in his State of the State address on Jan. 10, “Let’s think big and find more ways to get kids into the school of their parent’s choice. Send me the bills, and I’ll sign them.” The Arizona Legislature on Friday night […]
Foreign Funding of Nonprofits Goes Unchecked
/in Education, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics /by Sarah LeeThink tanks and universities are taking millions in foreign donations, and Biden has no interest in imposing transparency. The University of Pennsylvania received more than $15 million in anonymous donations from China in 2018, the same year it announced the founding of its Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. This is just one […]
Climate Realism On The Rise?
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics /by H. Sterling BurnettAs a climate and energy realist, in my heart of hearts, I dream of the day when the public recognizes climate change will not bring on an end to the world as we know it, or even a long-term net decline for human civilization. That’s what the data and the best science show, despite the […]
Energy Shortages and Inflation The New Norm as Refinery Closures Outpace Construction
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics /by Ronald SteinEditors’ Note: Progressives have played a coy game. As they over-regulate the energy business, denigrate the industry, have their allies in the environmental organization tie the industry up with lawsuits, and deny capital for expansion with their friends in the ESG movement; they grin like the proverbial Cheshire cat when energy costs soar far faster […]
Strong Families Are Worth Defending
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, National Security /by Thomas C. PattersonIn 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a landmark report in which he contended that the rising number of black families headed by unmarried mothers would reduce the prospects for Blacks to rise out of poverty, in spite of that era’s landmark civil rights legislation. Moynihan was furiously denounced for his efforts. But he was proven […]
Scottsdale Official Faces Board Expulsion After Arizona AG Files Suit
/in Arizona News, COUNTIES, Culture War, Education, Liberty, Maricopa /by Neland NobelSchool Board member Jann-Michael Greenburg is facing potential removal from the Scottsdale Unified School District school board. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court, arguing that Greenburg should be required to step down from the board after multiple violations of public hearing requirements. Brnovich said Monday the lawsuit’s […]
Forget School Choice, Education Microgrants Are Microsocialism
/in Articles, Culture War, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics /by JASON BEDRICK & ADAM KISSELNot all education choice initiatives are created equal. West Virginia’s near-universal Hope Scholarship, for example, empowers families to choose the learning environment that’s the best fit for their children — without costing taxpayers more. Microgrants do exactly the opposite. The Hope Scholarship is an education savings account, or ESA, that families can use for private school tuition, tutoring, […]
Your Misery Is All About Their Power
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics /by Michael SengerIt is a testament to mankind’s enduring optimism, as much as our enduring hubris, that with every generation hope should spring anew that the fundamental forces which have governed our affairs since time immemorial have changed for the better. After each passing calamity, the majority are once again lulled back into the comforting fantasy that […]
Sorry Libs, You Can’t Replace Dads With Government
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics /by Kevin RobertsIt’s been said that America can always be counted on to do the right thing, once we have exhausted all the other alternatives. As of Father’s Day 2022, America has spent about 60 years exhausting the alternatives to fatherhood — and the collateral damage is all around us. Broken families. Gutted communities. Betrayed women. Terrified […]