Editors Note: We think this is a good start, but it does not go far enough. We would hope in Arizona the Board of Regents and the legislature would call for the elimination of all DEI programs. Students should be admitted and teaching positions should be filled on the basis of merit, regardless of the […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/dei.jpg331522Kim Jarretthttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKim Jarrett2023-11-30 00:26:352023-11-29 05:49:57Iowa Universities Told to Pull Back DEI Functions
There are many joys of being a Californian. The price of housing, the price of gas, and the price of electricity are just a few. One that is not discussed is how our elected leaders are constantly changing the laws under which we are governed. This is one of the worst aspects of our “independent […]
“Racism” is one of the many catchall words that are bandied about without definition or much thought. Anyone with the temerity to question the meaning of “racism” or to ask for a definition of the word risks being called a racist. Well, so be it. Given that “racism” has become one of the most ubiquitous […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/mafia.jpg8331280Craig J. Cantonihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2023-11-28 00:32:142023-11-27 05:22:41What Is Racism?
Hamas’s war against Israel, coordinated with Iran, has exposed the fault lines in the American Left. While mainstream Democratic liberals have sided with the innocent Israelis massacred by Hamas terrorists, leftist “Squad” members in Congress compete with Ivy League campus radicals to outdo one another by championing the vicious murderers as a “resistance.” Anti-Israel sentiment […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1200725692.jpg14142121Peter Schweizerhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPeter Schweizer2023-11-28 00:28:332023-11-27 10:18:11The Curious Case of Rob Malley
We have been told that we have had the hottest summer on record and the forests over the summer were all burning up. That is what the media tells us. There seems to be just a slight conflict with the facts. Technology continues to pull the stock market up, even as other shares dither. […]
Napoleon’s ambition, decisiveness, and drive made him excellently suited to make the most out of the tumult of the revolution. Antony Beevor’s latest article in The Telegraph discusses Ridley Scott’s upcoming film about Napoleon’s life and laments the fact that heroic figures like Napoleon give weight to the Great Man Theory. Beevor sees the idea that […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/scphoenix.jpg5131202Elad Vaida Vaidahttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngElad Vaida Vaida2023-11-26 00:28:282023-11-25 16:17:57Even Though Unparalleled Deeds Offend Today, Great Men Did Shift History
When I read about an executive order issued by the Biden administration last year regarding a plan for digital currency, I naturally suspected something quite dire. Generally speaking, whatever the modern, self-described “liberal democratic” administrative state claims to be doing to help supposedly disadvantaged people is actually intended primarily, if not exclusively, to increase government […]
It really is about being grateful, which is something too few of our spoiled citizens appreciate. But since the holiday is being weaponized by “woke culture”, there are some other elements of the story to think about. The short version, the way it is taught today, is that greedy Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Bay. Half […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/jennie_augusta_brownscombe-the_first_thanksgiving_at_plymouth-_1914-1914-trivium-art-history.1200x0.jpg7611200Neland Nobelhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2023-11-23 00:30:322023-11-21 15:06:45The Other Thanksgiving Story
Our political class likes euphemisms. One of its favorites is “democracy”; democracy sounds better than “a systemic agenda of censorship, economic irresponsibility, increasing surrender of foreign interests abroad, an almost totally open policy on the border, inability to control crime and drug waves, and a recruiting and morale crisis in our armed forces which hasn’t […]
“[P]eople have bought this idiot meta-Marxism which is that the way to look at every social relationship that people ever have is through the lens of power.” Dr. Jordan Peterson had a brilliant response to a skeptical Bill Maher, who is wrong most of the time, on the issue of young and not-so-young Americans alike […]
Iowa Universities Told to Pull Back DEI Functions
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Kim JarrettEditors Note: We think this is a good start, but it does not go far enough. We would hope in Arizona the Board of Regents and the legislature would call for the elimination of all DEI programs. Students should be admitted and teaching positions should be filled on the basis of merit, regardless of the […]
Too Many Laws
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyThere are many joys of being a Californian. The price of housing, the price of gas, and the price of electricity are just a few. One that is not discussed is how our elected leaders are constantly changing the laws under which we are governed. This is one of the worst aspects of our “independent […]
What Is Racism?
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. Cantoni“Racism” is one of the many catchall words that are bandied about without definition or much thought. Anyone with the temerity to question the meaning of “racism” or to ask for a definition of the word risks being called a racist. Well, so be it. Given that “racism” has become one of the most ubiquitous […]
The Curious Case of Rob Malley
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Peter SchweizerHamas’s war against Israel, coordinated with Iran, has exposed the fault lines in the American Left. While mainstream Democratic liberals have sided with the innocent Israelis massacred by Hamas terrorists, leftist “Squad” members in Congress compete with Ivy League campus radicals to outdo one another by championing the vicious murderers as a “resistance.” Anti-Israel sentiment […]
Interesting Charts For Provocative Thoughts
/in Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Neland NobelWe have been told that we have had the hottest summer on record and the forests over the summer were all burning up. That is what the media tells us. There seems to be just a slight conflict with the facts. Technology continues to pull the stock market up, even as other shares dither. […]
Even Though Unparalleled Deeds Offend Today, Great Men Did Shift History
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Elad Vaida VaidaNapoleon’s ambition, decisiveness, and drive made him excellently suited to make the most out of the tumult of the revolution. Antony Beevor’s latest article in The Telegraph discusses Ridley Scott’s upcoming film about Napoleon’s life and laments the fact that heroic figures like Napoleon give weight to the Great Man Theory. Beevor sees the idea that […]
The Administrative State’s Digital Currency Ruse
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Paul GottfriedWhen I read about an executive order issued by the Biden administration last year regarding a plan for digital currency, I naturally suspected something quite dire. Generally speaking, whatever the modern, self-described “liberal democratic” administrative state claims to be doing to help supposedly disadvantaged people is actually intended primarily, if not exclusively, to increase government […]
The Other Thanksgiving Story
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security/by Neland NobelIt really is about being grateful, which is something too few of our spoiled citizens appreciate. But since the holiday is being weaponized by “woke culture”, there are some other elements of the story to think about. The short version, the way it is taught today, is that greedy Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Bay. Half […]
Harvard and Hamas
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Conlan SalgadoOur political class likes euphemisms. One of its favorites is “democracy”; democracy sounds better than “a systemic agenda of censorship, economic irresponsibility, increasing surrender of foreign interests abroad, an almost totally open policy on the border, inability to control crime and drug waves, and a recruiting and morale crisis in our armed forces which hasn’t […]
Jordan Peterson: Marxist ‘Oppressor-Oppressed’ Narrative Brainwashed American Youth
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Catherine Salgado“[P]eople have bought this idiot meta-Marxism which is that the way to look at every social relationship that people ever have is through the lens of power.” Dr. Jordan Peterson had a brilliant response to a skeptical Bill Maher, who is wrong most of the time, on the issue of young and not-so-young Americans alike […]