Pretending it’s not happening will only make the consequences worse The Biden administration’s continuing effort to conceal or lie about the historic rates of immigration into the country is fast becoming a crisis in its own right—a socially-toxic version of The Emperor’s New Clothes. “It’s not unusual,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre casually remarked […]
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At Harvard University in the late 1930s, the mathematician Stanislaw Ulam used to tease the economist and future Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson, “Name me one proposition in all of the social sciences which is both true and non-trivial.” It took Samuelson years but, eventually, an answer occurred to him: the Ricardian theory of comparative […]
Angry young extremists are not going away or calming down. They are growing up. An announcement for those with their heads still in the sand: there’s something up with the youths these days. They might be more fragile and less cool than the James Dean version of Hollywood legend, but they’re rebels with a cause. The […]
No doubt many conservatives, especially those in higher education, have been clinking glasses at the news that Claudine Gay has resigned after a short and undistinguished presidency at Harvard University. Gay was responsible for the mistreatment of conservative scholars at Harvard and rose through the ranks of higher education by trading on her identity while […]
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If you understand the true nature of Leftism, very few things coming out of the Left can surprise you. At least in theory, evil is incapable of shocking the sober-minded individual, the one who has read about, lived through, studied, and reflected on human nature. God is full of surprises, the devil is full of tricks, which seem like surprises, until you realize that they surprised you only because you lost focus for an existential moment.
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/14654895853_bb902ee31f_k.jpg13652048Conlan Salgadohttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngConlan Salgado2024-01-12 00:30:322024-01-12 12:23:02WEEKEND READ: They Cannot Rest Until They Do Evil
Picking through my scrambled eggs while reading The Wall Street Journal is not my best habit. But, there could be worse. I could be reading the New York Times. What caught my attention was an ad for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. It pictures a mommy and baby polar bear with the banner headline: […]
Today, 70,000 Arizona children are finally getting the education they deserve through the state’s universal Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, the most expansive program of its kind in the nation. But instead of celebrating those students’ success, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is launching a direct attack on their families and the beginning of a government […]
Editors’ Note: As we move into 2024, let us call out DEI for what it really is. The Marxist agenda being pushed by the radical left (i.e., today’s Democrat party) with their long standing goal of taking over American institutions and forcing everyone into tribal collectivism, is branded by the meaningless and shallow words Diversity, […]
Francis Collins was head of the National Institutes of Health – Anthony Fauci’s parent bureaucracy – during the wreckage caused by the Covid response. Ultimately, Dr. Collins bears a huge measure of the responsibility for the disaster, even if he played the role of the stooge. It was he who wrote Fauci with the demand […]
Why would Islamist Jihadists and leftwing progressives make common cause concerning Israel and the Jews? The answer is: why not? Both are ideologies, carefully crafted by shrewd political warriors who use age-old tactics. Exploiting ambiguities in texts held sacred, they distort reality and glorify “righteous” violence, engaging in zealous asymmetric warfare. Radical ideologues are dualists […]
Unrestricted Immigration Is a Real Problem
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Election Integrity, Featured, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Steven CamarotaPretending it’s not happening will only make the consequences worse The Biden administration’s continuing effort to conceal or lie about the historic rates of immigration into the country is fast becoming a crisis in its own right—a socially-toxic version of The Emperor’s New Clothes. “It’s not unusual,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre casually remarked […]
Weekend Read: Free Trade’s Origin Myth
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Oren CassAt Harvard University in the late 1930s, the mathematician Stanislaw Ulam used to tease the economist and future Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson, “Name me one proposition in all of the social sciences which is both true and non-trivial.” It took Samuelson years but, eventually, an answer occurred to him: the Ricardian theory of comparative […]
The Revolt Of The Kids
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Inez Feltscher StepmanAngry young extremists are not going away or calming down. They are growing up. An announcement for those with their heads still in the sand: there’s something up with the youths these days. They might be more fragile and less cool than the James Dean version of Hollywood legend, but they’re rebels with a cause. The […]
The Economy of University Prestige
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News/by James M. PattersonNo doubt many conservatives, especially those in higher education, have been clinking glasses at the news that Claudine Gay has resigned after a short and undistinguished presidency at Harvard University. Gay was responsible for the mistreatment of conservative scholars at Harvard and rose through the ranks of higher education by trading on her identity while […]
WEEKEND READ: They Cannot Rest Until They Do Evil
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security/by Conlan SalgadoIf you understand the true nature of Leftism, very few things coming out of the Left can surprise you. At least in theory, evil is incapable of shocking the sober-minded individual, the one who has read about, lived through, studied, and reflected on human nature. God is full of surprises, the devil is full of tricks, which seem like surprises, until you realize that they surprised you only because you lost focus for an existential moment.
Global Warming Nonsense Is Everywhere
/in Education, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelPicking through my scrambled eggs while reading The Wall Street Journal is not my best habit. But, there could be worse. I could be reading the New York Times. What caught my attention was an ad for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. It pictures a mommy and baby polar bear with the banner headline: […]
AZ Gov. Hobbs’ Bizarre Attack on ESA Families
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Matt BeienburgToday, 70,000 Arizona children are finally getting the education they deserve through the state’s universal Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, the most expansive program of its kind in the nation. But instead of celebrating those students’ success, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is launching a direct attack on their families and the beginning of a government […]
DEI Resistance Is Advancing
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security, Politics/by Larry SandEditors’ Note: As we move into 2024, let us call out DEI for what it really is. The Marxist agenda being pushed by the radical left (i.e., today’s Democrat party) with their long standing goal of taking over American institutions and forcing everyone into tribal collectivism, is branded by the meaningless and shallow words Diversity, […]
Grand Inquisitor Says Oops [A Covid Story]
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Jeffrey TuckerFrancis Collins was head of the National Institutes of Health – Anthony Fauci’s parent bureaucracy – during the wreckage caused by the Covid response. Ultimately, Dr. Collins bears a huge measure of the responsibility for the disaster, even if he played the role of the stooge. It was he who wrote Fauci with the demand […]
Weekend Read: Anti-Zionism and the Bolshevik Jihad
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Juliana Geran PilonWhy would Islamist Jihadists and leftwing progressives make common cause concerning Israel and the Jews? The answer is: why not? Both are ideologies, carefully crafted by shrewd political warriors who use age-old tactics. Exploiting ambiguities in texts held sacred, they distort reality and glorify “righteous” violence, engaging in zealous asymmetric warfare. Radical ideologues are dualists […]