I. When the commons was Eden The commons” is a foundational idea in left political philosophy. The commons refers to shared spaces — oceans, lakes, rivers, forests, the air — that are not owned by anyone. It can also refer to cultural spaces — the town square for example. I could make a case that […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1298788278.jpg14142121Toby Rogershttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngToby Rogers2023-10-19 00:30:562023-10-19 11:25:04The Rise of Pharma Fascism and the Ruination of the Commons
Editors’ Note: The following essay is the second of three by Terri Marcroft. We refer you to her first essay published in September in The Prickly Pear: Weekend Read: How Abortion Hurts Women. The issue of single mothers and fatherless children is a major cause of poor outcome for millions of children and the following […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-944847394-scaled.jpg17072560Terri Marcrofthttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTerri Marcroft2023-10-13 00:30:032023-10-13 20:56:37Weekend Read: The Harsh Realities Of Single Parenting
If you have not yet read the book 1984 by George Orwell, you absolutely must. I loathed that novel when I read it as a teen, because I hated the entire idea of an authoritarian government controlling its people so deftly. The dystopian world it described was just so depressing, so wrong, from the first page […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-860267152.jpg45008000Bobby Anne Flower Coxhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBobby Anne Flower Cox2023-10-06 00:28:222023-10-04 11:38:53Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes
I am one of five private plaintiffs in the landmark free speech case Missouri v. Biden. Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court found that the government “engaged in a years-long pressure campaign designed to ensure that the censorship [on social media] aligned with the government’s preferred viewpoints” and that “the platforms, in capitulation to […]
Famously, at the start of his 1849 essay, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” Henry David Thoreau observed, “That government is best which governs least.” Few policymakers or politicians during COVID were influenced by Thoreau, who also pointed out that “government never furthered any enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it got of its […]
Since early 2021 we have witnessed somewhere between 7 million and 8 million illegal entries across the now-nonexistent southern border of the U.S. The more the border vanished, the more federal immigration law was rendered inert, and the more Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spun fantasies that the “border is secure.” He is now written off as […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1189510256.jpg14142120Victor Davis Hansonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngVictor Davis Hanson2023-09-26 00:30:392023-09-26 11:47:42Here’s How Biden Admin Destroyed Our Immigration Law
Former President Donald Trump is drawing fire from pro-life leaders for describing Florida’s heartbeat protections for the unborn as “terrible.” “I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake,” Trump told NBC’s new “Meet the Press” host, Kristen Welker, in an interview that aired Sunday. The former president was referring to Republican Florida […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/trump_hellscape_v02.jpg10801920Mary Margaret Olohanhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMary Margaret Olohan2023-09-24 00:28:392023-09-23 07:34:08Top Pro-Life Leaders Slam Trump for Calling Heartbeat Protections for Unborn ‘Terrible’
Markets function within a complex framework of regulatory and central bank influence. This regulatory and monetary backdrop is not the benign rule of “experts” supposed by regulatory advocates in college textbooks, but rather often the product of raw entrenched political power. Success is getting in sync with the flow of money and political power. The […]
Month-to-month CPI spikes, core CPI and core services CPI accelerate, despite ongoing massive health insurance adjustments. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 0.63% in August from July, the biggest month-to-month increase since June 2022. Annualized, this amounts to a red-hot 7.8%. This jump comes despite the still ongoing ridiculous monthly adjustment to the health […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1409735832-scaled.jpg17072560Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2023-09-19 00:30:462023-09-19 07:54:51The Acceleration of Inflation in the Second Half Has Begun, “Disinflation” Honeymoon Terminated
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1213293784-scaled.jpg17072560Robert Malonehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRobert Malone2023-09-19 00:26:552023-09-19 08:24:41The FDA Has Gone Rogue
The Rise of Pharma Fascism and the Ruination of the Commons
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Toby RogersI. When the commons was Eden The commons” is a foundational idea in left political philosophy. The commons refers to shared spaces — oceans, lakes, rivers, forests, the air — that are not owned by anyone. It can also refer to cultural spaces — the town square for example. I could make a case that […]
Weekend Read: The Harsh Realities Of Single Parenting
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Life Advocacy/by Terri MarcroftEditors’ Note: The following essay is the second of three by Terri Marcroft. We refer you to her first essay published in September in The Prickly Pear: Weekend Read: How Abortion Hurts Women. The issue of single mothers and fatherless children is a major cause of poor outcome for millions of children and the following […]
Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bobby Anne Flower CoxIf you have not yet read the book 1984 by George Orwell, you absolutely must. I loathed that novel when I read it as a teen, because I hated the entire idea of an authoritarian government controlling its people so deftly. The dystopian world it described was just so depressing, so wrong, from the first page […]
The White House’s “Misinformation” Pressure Campaign Was Unconstitutional
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Aaron KheriatyI am one of five private plaintiffs in the landmark free speech case Missouri v. Biden. Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court found that the government “engaged in a years-long pressure campaign designed to ensure that the censorship [on social media] aligned with the government’s preferred viewpoints” and that “the platforms, in capitulation to […]
A Noted Physician Advocates COVID Civil Disobedience
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Barry BrownsteinFamously, at the start of his 1849 essay, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” Henry David Thoreau observed, “That government is best which governs least.” Few policymakers or politicians during COVID were influenced by Thoreau, who also pointed out that “government never furthered any enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it got of its […]
Here’s How Biden Admin Destroyed Our Immigration Law
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Victor Davis HansonSince early 2021 we have witnessed somewhere between 7 million and 8 million illegal entries across the now-nonexistent southern border of the U.S. The more the border vanished, the more federal immigration law was rendered inert, and the more Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spun fantasies that the “border is secure.” He is now written off as […]
Top Pro-Life Leaders Slam Trump for Calling Heartbeat Protections for Unborn ‘Terrible’
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Mary Margaret OlohanFormer President Donald Trump is drawing fire from pro-life leaders for describing Florida’s heartbeat protections for the unborn as “terrible.” “I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake,” Trump told NBC’s new “Meet the Press” host, Kristen Welker, in an interview that aired Sunday. The former president was referring to Republican Florida […]
Weekend Read: Populism, Politics, and Markets
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelMarkets function within a complex framework of regulatory and central bank influence. This regulatory and monetary backdrop is not the benign rule of “experts” supposed by regulatory advocates in college textbooks, but rather often the product of raw entrenched political power. Success is getting in sync with the flow of money and political power. The […]
The Acceleration of Inflation in the Second Half Has Begun, “Disinflation” Honeymoon Terminated
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Wolf RichterMonth-to-month CPI spikes, core CPI and core services CPI accelerate, despite ongoing massive health insurance adjustments. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 0.63% in August from July, the biggest month-to-month increase since June 2022. Annualized, this amounts to a red-hot 7.8%. This jump comes despite the still ongoing ridiculous monthly adjustment to the health […]
The FDA Has Gone Rogue
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Robert MaloneA