Suppose everything you hear in the news about climate change is true. Suppose climate change is real, suppose it is primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, and suppose that if this continues, the costs will be significant. Suppose all this is true. How should those who disagree with the likely massive government response […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/city.jpeg690910Josiah Neeleyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJosiah Neeley2022-07-27 01:55:112022-07-25 09:34:54The Government Can Make Climate Change Much Worse
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club is dedicated to advancing pro-growth economic freedom and limited government in our state. The following mission statement from the Club is in evidence by the tremendous success achieved over many years in advancing pro-growth policies and freedoms in Arizona. Following the mission statement are the Club’s recommendations for various state […]
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Editors’ note: It is helpful to see the Goldwater Institute and others attempt to keep freedom of speech alive on campus. They should be commended for the effort. However, the issue is broader than that. Almost all elements of the cultural rot in our institutions emanate from the university campus. It would not be a […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/university-of-arizona-739561__340-1.jpg340477Kamron Kompanihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKamron Kompani2022-07-26 02:00:262022-07-24 16:38:46What Is the University of Arizona Hiding?
In French, a “bidonville” is a shantytown. A “bidon” is a large container, like the giant yellow vegetable oil bottles used to carry drinking water in developing countries. I’ve seen plenty of shantytowns in cities from India to Togo; they are an unfortunate consequence of rapid urbanization. What surprised me when I came home to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/homeless-1.jpg339509Simon Hankinsonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSimon Hankinson2022-07-26 01:55:402022-07-24 16:39:39Bidenvilles: America’s New Emblem of Decay
The capture theory of regulation, popularized in an article by Nobel laureate George Stigler, concludes that regulatory agencies become “captured” by the firms they regulate. Regulatory agencies act in the best interest of the firms they regulate rather than serving the general public interest. Regulatory capture partly occurs because regulated firms have a concentrated interest in […]
His comments about education schools were a clear-eyed revelation of the cronyism and professional incest that has emerged between university graduate programs and university bureaucracies. When Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn commented on university teacher education programs in late June, he not only struck a nerve with teacher advocacy groups but he also struck […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/Larry-Arnn-Hillsdale-College-640x335-1.jpg335640Stanley K. Ridgleyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngStanley K. Ridgley2022-07-25 02:05:472022-07-21 16:11:23Hillsdale’s Larry Arnn Is Over the Target
Editors’ Note: The statistics below should be compared with the next several six-month analyses following the SCOTUS New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen decision in favor of gun owners and their second amendment right for concealed carry without the need to show cause for that carry. Gun sales in America, as […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/gun-and-flag.jpg338507Samuel Stebbinshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSamuel Stebbins2022-07-25 02:00:402022-07-24 16:37:11Gun Sales Are Collapsing in Arizona
The debate over election fraud versus voter suppression is high-stakes and high-intensity. Trump loyalists insist the election was stolen, mechanically rigged, and rife with fraudulent actors. Democrats continue to insist that fraud never happens, an argument easily swatted away by the existence of thousands of documented incidents. But Democrats have a point in that the […]
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A new bridge in Los Angeles is one example out of thousands. Los Angeles recently celebrated the opening of its new Sixth Street Bridge, which connects downtown to the city’s eastern district and crosses over an industrial area and the L.A. River (drainage wash). Designed to safely accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles, it is indeed […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/redtape.jpg387447Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-07-25 01:50:492022-07-22 12:42:12America Excels at Building Bureaucracy
Editors’ Note: Not much is known about the heroic young man who used his concealed weapon to stop a mass shooter. More will likely come out fairly soon. Was he violating mall policy to have the weapon on him? If so, thank heavens he violated that silly requirement. It never seems to dawn on Progressives […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/eli.webp6751200David Harsanyihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDavid Harsanyi2022-07-24 02:00:322022-07-24 08:55:28New York Times Inadvertently Makes The Case For More Concealed Carry
The Government Can Make Climate Change Much Worse
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Josiah NeeleySuppose everything you hear in the news about climate change is true. Suppose climate change is real, suppose it is primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, and suppose that if this continues, the costs will be significant. Suppose all this is true. How should those who disagree with the likely massive government response […]
Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Full List of Endorsements to Date for the 2022 Election
/in Arizona News, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Arizona Free Enterprise ClubThe Arizona Free Enterprise Club is dedicated to advancing pro-growth economic freedom and limited government in our state. The following mission statement from the Club is in evidence by the tremendous success achieved over many years in advancing pro-growth policies and freedoms in Arizona. Following the mission statement are the Club’s recommendations for various state […]
What Is the University of Arizona Hiding?
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Liberty/by Kamron KompaniEditors’ note: It is helpful to see the Goldwater Institute and others attempt to keep freedom of speech alive on campus. They should be commended for the effort. However, the issue is broader than that. Almost all elements of the cultural rot in our institutions emanate from the university campus. It would not be a […]
Bidenvilles: America’s New Emblem of Decay
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Simon HankinsonIn French, a “bidonville” is a shantytown. A “bidon” is a large container, like the giant yellow vegetable oil bottles used to carry drinking water in developing countries. I’ve seen plenty of shantytowns in cities from India to Togo; they are an unfortunate consequence of rapid urbanization. What surprised me when I came home to […]
Rethinking Regulatory Capture
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Randall HolcombeThe capture theory of regulation, popularized in an article by Nobel laureate George Stigler, concludes that regulatory agencies become “captured” by the firms they regulate. Regulatory agencies act in the best interest of the firms they regulate rather than serving the general public interest. Regulatory capture partly occurs because regulated firms have a concentrated interest in […]
Hillsdale’s Larry Arnn Is Over the Target
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Stanley K. RidgleyHis comments about education schools were a clear-eyed revelation of the cronyism and professional incest that has emerged between university graduate programs and university bureaucracies. When Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn commented on university teacher education programs in late June, he not only struck a nerve with teacher advocacy groups but he also struck […]
Gun Sales Are Collapsing in Arizona
/in Arizona News, Gun Rights, Liberty/by Samuel StebbinsEditors’ Note: The statistics below should be compared with the next several six-month analyses following the SCOTUS New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen decision in favor of gun owners and their second amendment right for concealed carry without the need to show cause for that carry. Gun sales in America, as […]
Bulk-mail Voting Is The Main Obstacle to Election Integrity
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonThe debate over election fraud versus voter suppression is high-stakes and high-intensity. Trump loyalists insist the election was stolen, mechanically rigged, and rife with fraudulent actors. Democrats continue to insist that fraud never happens, an argument easily swatted away by the existence of thousands of documented incidents. But Democrats have a point in that the […]
America Excels at Building Bureaucracy
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniA new bridge in Los Angeles is one example out of thousands. Los Angeles recently celebrated the opening of its new Sixth Street Bridge, which connects downtown to the city’s eastern district and crosses over an industrial area and the L.A. River (drainage wash). Designed to safely accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles, it is indeed […]
New York Times Inadvertently Makes The Case For More Concealed Carry
/in Culture War, Featured, Gun Rights, Liberty, Politics/by David HarsanyiEditors’ Note: Not much is known about the heroic young man who used his concealed weapon to stop a mass shooter. More will likely come out fairly soon. Was he violating mall policy to have the weapon on him? If so, thank heavens he violated that silly requirement. It never seems to dawn on Progressives […]