The story of Kennewick Man is a tale that branches into anthropology, archeology, history, politics, DNA testing, our legal system, and the frustrations of simply attempting to derive a scientific truth while in conflict with bureaucracy. Kennewick Man was discovered in 1996 quite by accident by two college students in south-central Washington state not far […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/kenman.jpg499386Neland Nobelhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2022-12-22 07:00:152022-12-23 14:42:14Revising America’s Original Sins
“Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.” ~ Anthony Fauci, June 9, 2021 (MSNBC). Preposterous. For one thing, Dr. Fauci has not reported accurately on scientific questions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. For another, the essential dialectic of science is arguing, questioning, debating. Without debate, science is nothing more than propaganda. Yet, one may ask, […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1218418104-scaled.jpg17092560Harvey Rischhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngHarvey Risch2022-12-17 00:27:432022-12-16 09:54:14Weekend Read: Plausibility But Not Science Has Dominated Public Discussions of the Covid Pandemic
Twitter CEO Elon Musk slammed Scott Kelly, astronaut and the brother of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in a tweet Sunday evening after Kelly called out the 51-year-old executive over mocking the use of pronouns. “Elon, please don’t mock and promote hate toward already marginalized and at-risk-of-violence members of the #LGBTQ+ community,” Kelly tweeted. “They are real […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/musk_nuke.jpg9241280Ryan Saavedrahttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRyan Saavedra2022-12-15 00:28:462022-12-15 09:22:25Elon Musk Nukes Scott Kelly Over Wokeness And Dr. Fauci
Lessons about American education and bureaucracy. A recent Wall Street Journal news story detailed the problems encountered by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in getting a $12 billion plant up and running in Phoenix. The company is planning to produce state-of-the-art 3-nanometer chips at the plant. The company cited federal regulatory requirements, construction roadblocks, and additional […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/processor-2217771__480.jpg480853Craig J. Cantonihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-12-13 00:28:502022-12-12 06:48:41Taiwan Semiconductor’s Travails in Phoenix
“Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.” —GK Chesterton In case you were blissfully unaware lately of the perverted craziness increasingly dominating American educational institutions, I bring you three reminders that sometimes “education” is worse than ignorance. The Founding Fathers, who dreamed of a classical education for everyone, would be crushed. First, […]
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The Nov. 8 midterm election, which was preceded by early voting that invariably favors the Democrats, has come and gone. On the basis of what we now know, the Republicans have a small majority in the House of Representatives and—since their misfortune increased Tuesday through Hershel Walker’s loss to Sen. Rachael Warnock in Georgia’s runoff—a […]
Photo credit: Joy Pullman/The Federalist Everyone was reading the Heroes of Liberty books in my home for Thanksgiving, from the early elementary kids to their twenty-something aunts and uncles to their grandpa. After I opened a box containing the children’s history series Heroes of Liberty and set the books on the playroom table, I […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/header-1200x675-1.jpg6751200Joy Pullmannhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJoy Pullmann2022-12-06 00:29:142022-12-05 07:31:13Give The Gift Of True American History With These Wonderful Biographies For Children
Arizona’s charter schools, if separated from their public school counterparts, have eighth graders that perform at higher levels than nearly any other state. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, better known as the Nation’s Report Card, found that Arizona district and charter students scored at approximately the national average in fourth and eighth-grade math and […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/schoolkidrunning-800x508-1.jpg508800Tom Joycehttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTom Joyce2022-12-04 00:26:262022-12-03 11:37:53Arizona Charter School Students Outperforming Most of Nation
Subconscious, habitual learning is far more common, complex, and important than we’d realized. This type of learning has been making a comeback everywhere except where it’s needed most—education. Education is a vital discipline, but something has gone awry. For example, over the past decades, the U.S. has dropped to the bottom of international rankings for […]
The world of finance is turning bullish on ESG, an investment strategy directing funds to corporations with woke environmental, social, and governance policies. Trillions of dollars have already flowed into ESG funds, projected to hit $50 trillion in two years. ESG boosters claim the funds enable investors to do well by doing good. You can […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/blackrock-1.jpg8721550Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2022-11-30 00:29:402024-01-17 10:22:33ESG Is A Non-Starter That We Are Being Pushed Into
Revising America’s Original Sins
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelThe story of Kennewick Man is a tale that branches into anthropology, archeology, history, politics, DNA testing, our legal system, and the frustrations of simply attempting to derive a scientific truth while in conflict with bureaucracy. Kennewick Man was discovered in 1996 quite by accident by two college students in south-central Washington state not far […]
Weekend Read: Plausibility But Not Science Has Dominated Public Discussions of the Covid Pandemic
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty/by Harvey Risch“Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.” ~ Anthony Fauci, June 9, 2021 (MSNBC). Preposterous. For one thing, Dr. Fauci has not reported accurately on scientific questions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. For another, the essential dialectic of science is arguing, questioning, debating. Without debate, science is nothing more than propaganda. Yet, one may ask, […]
Elon Musk Nukes Scott Kelly Over Wokeness And Dr. Fauci
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Politics/by Ryan SaavedraTwitter CEO Elon Musk slammed Scott Kelly, astronaut and the brother of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in a tweet Sunday evening after Kelly called out the 51-year-old executive over mocking the use of pronouns. “Elon, please don’t mock and promote hate toward already marginalized and at-risk-of-violence members of the #LGBTQ+ community,” Kelly tweeted. “They are real […]
Taiwan Semiconductor’s Travails in Phoenix
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, National Security/by Craig J. CantoniLessons about American education and bureaucracy. A recent Wall Street Journal news story detailed the problems encountered by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in getting a $12 billion plant up and running in Phoenix. The company is planning to produce state-of-the-art 3-nanometer chips at the plant. The company cited federal regulatory requirements, construction roadblocks, and additional […]
Recent Stories Illustrating ‘Education’ Can Be Worse Than Ignorance
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Catherine Salgado“Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.” —GK Chesterton In case you were blissfully unaware lately of the perverted craziness increasingly dominating American educational institutions, I bring you three reminders that sometimes “education” is worse than ignorance. The Founding Fathers, who dreamed of a classical education for everyone, would be crushed. First, […]
A Midterm Reality Check
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security, Politics/by Paul GottfriedThe Nov. 8 midterm election, which was preceded by early voting that invariably favors the Democrats, has come and gone. On the basis of what we now know, the Republicans have a small majority in the House of Representatives and—since their misfortune increased Tuesday through Hershel Walker’s loss to Sen. Rachael Warnock in Georgia’s runoff—a […]
Give The Gift Of True American History With These Wonderful Biographies For Children
/in BOOKS, Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Joy PullmannPhoto credit: Joy Pullman/The Federalist Everyone was reading the Heroes of Liberty books in my home for Thanksgiving, from the early elementary kids to their twenty-something aunts and uncles to their grandpa. After I opened a box containing the children’s history series Heroes of Liberty and set the books on the playroom table, I […]
Arizona Charter School Students Outperforming Most of Nation
/in Arizona News, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Tom JoyceArizona’s charter schools, if separated from their public school counterparts, have eighth graders that perform at higher levels than nearly any other state. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, better known as the Nation’s Report Card, found that Arizona district and charter students scored at approximately the national average in fourth and eighth-grade math and […]
Weekend Read: The Promise of Habit-Based Learning
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Barbara OakleySubconscious, habitual learning is far more common, complex, and important than we’d realized. This type of learning has been making a comeback everywhere except where it’s needed most—education. Education is a vital discipline, but something has gone awry. For example, over the past decades, the U.S. has dropped to the bottom of international rankings for […]
ESG Is A Non-Starter That We Are Being Pushed Into
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonThe world of finance is turning bullish on ESG, an investment strategy directing funds to corporations with woke environmental, social, and governance policies. Trillions of dollars have already flowed into ESG funds, projected to hit $50 trillion in two years. ESG boosters claim the funds enable investors to do well by doing good. You can […]