Life-threatening’ storm to slam Southern California beginning Sunday, last for days Monster storm bears down on California: The danger zones, the forecast, the warnings Sunday’s ‘Pineapple Express’ expected to wallop Southern California Forecasters say a second storm fueled by an atmospheric river will hit California next week, roughly doubling the amount of rain falling Thursday […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/stormaz.jpg339509Bruce Bialoskyhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2024-02-15 00:28:332024-02-14 15:48:17The New Fear Weather
It is alarming that such an important election coming in November may be decided by people who think that the only issue that matters is the “correct“ use of pronouns according to their personal preferences. Rather, there are a lot more important issues that voters should consider and unfortunately, the country is deeply divided on […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/divided.jpg339509Ken Veithttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKen Veit2024-02-07 00:28:512024-02-05 15:59:09A House Divided [Thoughts for the 2024 Election]
Farmers in several European countries have engaged in mass protests against the agriculture-wrecking, society-destroying, unscientific “green” agenda. Climate alarmists have been wrong for 50+ years, and there’s plenty of evidence to expose the climate hoax. Yet elites around the world continue to tout the fake climate crisis as an excuse to transform society and increase […]
State of the Union: There must be an overhaul of any post-1945 human rights framework and refugee conventions that oppose any deportation or martial action to deter migration. As my colleague Jude Russo recently wrote, the most interesting and important news is not being covered much: the letter from the governor of Texas to the U.S. […]
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In 10 years before the proverbial 2035 date when many mandated transitions to “green electricity” occur to reduce or eliminate the usage of fossil fuels, most of today’s elected officials, policy advisers, and policymakers are: Mostly NOT trained in engineering. Only from wealthy countries. Unaware of the engineering reality that without the petrochemicals manufactured from […]
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When you buy a new internal combustion vehicle, you are also paying for someone else’s electric vehicle. While the subsidies are egregious enough, it turns out EV manufacturers are fleecing us out of billions, and doing it with government help. Attorneys Michael Buschbacher and James Conde explain at The Wall Street Journal: When carmakers test gasoline-powered […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1292252309-scaled.jpg17092560Craig Ruckerhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig Rucker2024-01-28 00:30:412024-01-27 07:37:55Electric Vehicles Are Fleecing Us Out Of Billions
Recently The Prickly Pear ran an article by Oren Cass called Free Trade’s Origin Myth. Then we ran a rejoinder entitled On Comparative Advantage and International Capital Mobility by Donald Boudreaux, a staunch defender of free trade. As someone quite supportive of free markets, and free trade, we found reading both a bit disturbing. Furthermore, it […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/port.jpg339509Neland Nobelhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-01-25 00:30:542024-01-23 11:23:52Is Free Enterprise At Home More Important Than Free Trade Abroad?
The Left is constantly warning us about the dangers of losing our democracy. They were convinced The Orange Man (Donald Trump) was going to steal our democracy for four years and if elected again will finally complete his goal of becoming a strongman autocrat. One major publication changed its tagline to say that “Democracy Dies in Darkness” while keeping people in the dark. As usual, this is just a head fake as they have little interest in the process of democracy in our country.
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 […]
Ford’s struggles in the EV market are an important reminder of who the real boss is in a free-market economy. It’s not Ford. And it’s certainly not the federal government. Last month Ford announced it was slashing in half its production goal for its most popular electrical vehicle, the F-150 Lightning pickup truck. Bloomberg News reported that the […]
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The New Fear Weather
/in Culture War, Environment, Featured, Latest News/by Bruce BialoskyLife-threatening’ storm to slam Southern California beginning Sunday, last for days Monster storm bears down on California: The danger zones, the forecast, the warnings Sunday’s ‘Pineapple Express’ expected to wallop Southern California Forecasters say a second storm fueled by an atmospheric river will hit California next week, roughly doubling the amount of rain falling Thursday […]
A House Divided [Thoughts for the 2024 Election]
/in 2024 Election, Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Liberty, National Debt, Politics/by Ken VeitIt is alarming that such an important election coming in November may be decided by people who think that the only issue that matters is the “correct“ use of pronouns according to their personal preferences. Rather, there are a lot more important issues that voters should consider and unfortunately, the country is deeply divided on […]
Europe’s Farmers Protest Climate Alarmist Idiocy
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Catherine SalgadoFarmers in several European countries have engaged in mass protests against the agriculture-wrecking, society-destroying, unscientific “green” agenda. Climate alarmists have been wrong for 50+ years, and there’s plenty of evidence to expose the climate hoax. Yet elites around the world continue to tout the fake climate crisis as an excuse to transform society and increase […]
Deterring Mass-Migration Is Not Difficult
/in Border Crisis, Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Sumantra MaitraState of the Union: There must be an overhaul of any post-1945 human rights framework and refugee conventions that oppose any deportation or martial action to deter migration. As my colleague Jude Russo recently wrote, the most interesting and important news is not being covered much: the letter from the governor of Texas to the U.S. […]
Globalists Are Using ‘Green Energy’ to Destroy Our Way of Life
/in Culture War, Environment, National Security, Politics/by Ronald SteinIn 10 years before the proverbial 2035 date when many mandated transitions to “green electricity” occur to reduce or eliminate the usage of fossil fuels, most of today’s elected officials, policy advisers, and policymakers are: Mostly NOT trained in engineering. Only from wealthy countries. Unaware of the engineering reality that without the petrochemicals manufactured from […]
Electric Vehicles Are Fleecing Us Out Of Billions
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Craig RuckerWhen you buy a new internal combustion vehicle, you are also paying for someone else’s electric vehicle. While the subsidies are egregious enough, it turns out EV manufacturers are fleecing us out of billions, and doing it with government help. Attorneys Michael Buschbacher and James Conde explain at The Wall Street Journal: When carmakers test gasoline-powered […]
Is Free Enterprise At Home More Important Than Free Trade Abroad?
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Neland NobelRecently The Prickly Pear ran an article by Oren Cass called Free Trade’s Origin Myth. Then we ran a rejoinder entitled On Comparative Advantage and International Capital Mobility by Donald Boudreaux, a staunch defender of free trade. As someone quite supportive of free markets, and free trade, we found reading both a bit disturbing. Furthermore, it […]
No Interest in Democracy
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyThe Left is constantly warning us about the dangers of losing our democracy. They were convinced The Orange Man (Donald Trump) was going to steal our democracy for four years and if elected again will finally complete his goal of becoming a strongman autocrat. One major publication changed its tagline to say that “Democracy Dies in Darkness” while keeping people in the dark. As usual, this is just a head fake as they have little interest in the process of democracy in our country.
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 […]
Why the EV Market Is Sputtering
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Liberty, Politics/by Jon MiltimoreFord’s struggles in the EV market are an important reminder of who the real boss is in a free-market economy. It’s not Ford. And it’s certainly not the federal government. Last month Ford announced it was slashing in half its production goal for its most popular electrical vehicle, the F-150 Lightning pickup truck. Bloomberg News reported that the […]