When I had the opportunity to engage one of the major candidates for Mayor of Los Angeles, I stated there are only two issues in the race. The first being proper funding and use of the police and the second being the Homeless. The candidate agreed with me and the issues for the June 7th […]
The jobs report this morning seemed like good news (3.6% unemployment) until you look at the details: “The U.S. labor force shrank by 363,000 people in April from a month earlier, the Labor Department said Friday. The labor force participation rate, or the share of American adults working or looking for a job, ticked down […]
Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts. The pandemic has eased, but not the compulsion of many Americans to cover their faces. Fully vaccinated adults are still wearing masks on their solitary walks outdoors, and officials have been enforcing […]
During the recent government panic over Covid, almost all governments in one form or another used “lockdown”, or the quarantining of the healthy, in order to stop the spread of the disease. This was a first in history because usually, isolating the sick or the especially vulnerable was the strategy. The result was severe economic […]
Politico leaked a draft version of a Supreme Court decision for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization late on May 2. It would uphold a Mississippi law protecting unborn children when they can feel pain—15 weeks of pregnancy—and overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Dated Feb. 10, the draft decision is not […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/pro-life.jpg316547Melanie Israelhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMelanie Israel2022-05-05 02:05:222022-05-05 05:59:11Here’s What to Watch Following Dobbs Draft Leak
The Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng fall to where they’d first been in 2007 during the run-up of the bubble. The Shanghai Composite Index plunged 5.1% to 2,928 on Monday, the biggest one-day drop since February 2020, during the Wuhan crisis. The index is now down 20% year-to-date and down 14% from a year […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/lockdown-china.jpg339509Wolf Richterhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2022-05-01 01:55:202022-05-01 08:13:19Stock Markets in China & Hong Kong Dive, Yuan Slides, Crude Oil Drops on Confidence Crisis in China
For the past 20 years, medical practitioners (nurses and doctors) were ranked the most trusted professions by the Gallup Honesty and Ethics poll. When a patient visits a doctor, he or she can assume that the doctor will only consider treatments benefiting the patient. This is because hundreds of years of medical practice have established […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/chinese-warlord.jpg469800Joe Wanghttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJoe Wang2022-04-30 01:55:242022-04-29 06:29:26The Grave Dangers of Politicizing Medicine
The invasion crisis on our southern border is baffling. How could this outrage be happening? The White House wants you to believe that they’re powerless to stop it. They’re willing to appear negligent and/or stupid to keep the wheels turning. But there’s only one possible explanation that holds water: it’s a plan. And it’s working, […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/e-pluribus.jpg358477Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2022-04-29 02:05:572024-01-17 10:22:44The Border Invasion is an Existential Crisis for America
Four times as much fentanyl is flowing across the United States-Mexico border under President Joe Biden compared to two years prior when former President Trump was in office. During the launch of Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ken Calvert’s (R-CA) congressional caucus dedicated to the fentanyl crisis, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Mark Dunbar of the Murrieta […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/fentanlyl.jpg328525John Binderhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJohn Binder2022-04-26 01:55:172022-04-24 06:42:18Flow of Fentanyl into American Communities Quadruples Under Biden
So, the witches’ brew in summary is sky-high stock valuations, extraordinarily high debt burdens, rising interest rates, rising inflation rates, inverting yield curves, a bond bear market, supply chain crisis caused by lockdown, energy price shock, food price shock, war, radical social change, monetary regime upheaval, and poor political leadership. Having spent almost […]
The Homeless Election Battle
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyWhen I had the opportunity to engage one of the major candidates for Mayor of Los Angeles, I stated there are only two issues in the race. The first being proper funding and use of the police and the second being the Homeless. The candidate agreed with me and the issues for the June 7th […]
Governments Giveth and Taketh Away
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Jeffrey TuckerThe jobs report this morning seemed like good news (3.6% unemployment) until you look at the details: “The U.S. labor force shrank by 363,000 people in April from a month earlier, the Labor Department said Friday. The labor force participation rate, or the share of American adults working or looking for a job, ticked down […]
Maskaholics
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by John TierneyWearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts. The pandemic has eased, but not the compulsion of many Americans to cover their faces. Fully vaccinated adults are still wearing masks on their solitary walks outdoors, and officials have been enforcing […]
Sweden Finally Gets Some Recognition
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelDuring the recent government panic over Covid, almost all governments in one form or another used “lockdown”, or the quarantining of the healthy, in order to stop the spread of the disease. This was a first in history because usually, isolating the sick or the especially vulnerable was the strategy. The result was severe economic […]
Here’s What to Watch Following Dobbs Draft Leak
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Melanie IsraelPolitico leaked a draft version of a Supreme Court decision for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization late on May 2. It would uphold a Mississippi law protecting unborn children when they can feel pain—15 weeks of pregnancy—and overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Dated Feb. 10, the draft decision is not […]
Stock Markets in China & Hong Kong Dive, Yuan Slides, Crude Oil Drops on Confidence Crisis in China
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare/by Wolf RichterThe Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng fall to where they’d first been in 2007 during the run-up of the bubble. The Shanghai Composite Index plunged 5.1% to 2,928 on Monday, the biggest one-day drop since February 2020, during the Wuhan crisis. The index is now down 20% year-to-date and down 14% from a year […]
The Grave Dangers of Politicizing Medicine
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Joe WangFor the past 20 years, medical practitioners (nurses and doctors) were ranked the most trusted professions by the Gallup Honesty and Ethics poll. When a patient visits a doctor, he or she can assume that the doctor will only consider treatments benefiting the patient. This is because hundreds of years of medical practice have established […]
The Border Invasion is an Existential Crisis for America
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security/by Thomas C. PattersonThe invasion crisis on our southern border is baffling. How could this outrage be happening? The White House wants you to believe that they’re powerless to stop it. They’re willing to appear negligent and/or stupid to keep the wheels turning. But there’s only one possible explanation that holds water: it’s a plan. And it’s working, […]
Flow of Fentanyl into American Communities Quadruples Under Biden
/in Featured, Healthcare, Politics/by John BinderFour times as much fentanyl is flowing across the United States-Mexico border under President Joe Biden compared to two years prior when former President Trump was in office. During the launch of Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ken Calvert’s (R-CA) congressional caucus dedicated to the fentanyl crisis, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Mark Dunbar of the Murrieta […]
Weekend Read: A Witches’ Brew of Negative Trends
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Neland NobelSo, the witches’ brew in summary is sky-high stock valuations, extraordinarily high debt burdens, rising interest rates, rising inflation rates, inverting yield curves, a bond bear market, supply chain crisis caused by lockdown, energy price shock, food price shock, war, radical social change, monetary regime upheaval, and poor political leadership. Having spent almost […]