On Fox News recently, the leader of an “anti-work subreddit“ with over 100,000 followers, caused a stir by claiming that “laziness” was a virtuous lifestyle choice, which should be freely available. She depicted work as a form of oppression that the woke are justified in resisting in principle. The guest was a part-time dog walker […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/fat-slob.jpg339509Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2022-02-06 02:05:412024-01-17 10:22:49Just What We Need-The Anti-Work Movement
Last November, the Federal Reserve System announced tapering (a gradual reduction of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to the point of ending the asset purchase program, which means that the Fed would stop increasing its balance sheet). In December, it announced another decrease in monthly asset purchases. And in the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting, held on December […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock-487808414.jpg8361254André Marqueshttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngAndré Marques2022-02-05 02:05:272022-02-05 23:45:08The Fed Is Trapped: It Has No Room to Taper or Raise Rates
At least 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time last year, according to the findings of an annual National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) survey. The trade association conducted the survey among firearm and ammunition retailers about their business sales in 2021 based on background checks and other information. Among those surveyed, […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/woman-shootng.jpg339508Bethany Blankleyhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBethany Blankley2022-02-05 02:00:062022-02-04 13:31:31Survey: 5.4 Million Americans Legally Purchased a Firearm for the First Time in 2021
Lawful gun ownership in San Jose, California, is about to become more expensive and onerous after the City Council passed a measure imposing two unprecedented burdens on the possession of firearms inside city limits. Beginning later this year, San Jose’s lawful gun owners will be required to maintain “a homeowner’s, renter’s, or gun liability insurance […]
In debates about critical race theory and other manifestations of identity politics, Americans are being confronted with a particularly virulent form of Marxism, which some call cultural Marxism. Its adherents think they can create a new reality, because at bottom they do not believe in objective nature. Conservatives engaged in an important conversation over the […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/Mar-e1643069062647-1200x675-1.jpg6751200Mike Gonzalezhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMike Gonzalez2022-02-04 12:00:062022-02-03 14:55:55You’re Not Crazy. The New Left Really Is At War With Reality
Voters have been conned into paying an inflated price for inefficient and ineffective policies. As more people, both in the U.S. and around the world, wake up to the reality of spiraling inflation, it becomes clear just how much of the overspending and deficits driving inflation are attributable to self-serving government inefficiencies. As the […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/House_Prices_Rising_-_51244998966-e1642177792771.jpeg10111599Lewis M. Andrewshttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngLewis M. Andrews2022-02-03 09:00:592022-01-31 07:26:51Inflation Might Spell Doom For Wokeness
Hard questions about January 6 are being left unanswered because they might disturb the Democratic narrative. Let’s ask some. Hard questions about January 6 are being left unanswered because they might disturb the Democratic narrative. So let’s ask some. Like the members of the Warren Commission before them, the people claiming the accepted narrative about […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/US_Capitol_January_6th_2021_during_the_riot-e1642722833811.jpeg506800Peter Van Burenhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPeter Van Buren2022-02-03 01:50:242022-01-31 07:03:49Hard Questions About January 6
The problem is not ‘mass voter fraud,’ but a privately funded ‘shadow campaign’ for Joe Biden within the formal structure of the election system. A Wall Street Journal editorial appeared [Jan. 25, 2022] on Tuesday entitled, “The Best Summary of the 2020 Election: Rules were bent, GOP voters defected, and real fraud hasn’t turned up.” This […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/money-under-the-table.jpg339509William Doylehttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWilliam Doyle2022-02-02 02:10:302022-01-31 06:23:55Why The Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About The 2020 Election
The law was challenged by Doug McLinko, vice-chair of the Bradford County Board of Commissioners, who argued he was unable to perform his duties as commissioner and certify the 2020 election because the 2019 law is unconstitutional. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Friday found the state’s mail-in voting law unconstitutional. The lawsuit was […]
Ahead of a two-day border summit hosted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, attorneys general from across the country are sharing why border security is important for their states. One of them, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, has expressed a sentiment other Republican AGs also share: “All states are border states” and all states are […]
Just What We Need-The Anti-Work Movement
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonOn Fox News recently, the leader of an “anti-work subreddit“ with over 100,000 followers, caused a stir by claiming that “laziness” was a virtuous lifestyle choice, which should be freely available. She depicted work as a form of oppression that the woke are justified in resisting in principle. The guest was a part-time dog walker […]
The Fed Is Trapped: It Has No Room to Taper or Raise Rates
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by André MarquesLast November, the Federal Reserve System announced tapering (a gradual reduction of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to the point of ending the asset purchase program, which means that the Fed would stop increasing its balance sheet). In December, it announced another decrease in monthly asset purchases. And in the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting, held on December […]
Survey: 5.4 Million Americans Legally Purchased a Firearm for the First Time in 2021
/in Culture War, Gun Rights, Liberty, Politics/by Bethany BlankleyAt least 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time last year, according to the findings of an annual National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) survey. The trade association conducted the survey among firearm and ammunition retailers about their business sales in 2021 based on background checks and other information. Among those surveyed, […]
8 Problems With San Jose’s Gun Insurance Mandate and Gun Ownership Tax
/in Gun Rights, Liberty/by Amy SwearerLawful gun ownership in San Jose, California, is about to become more expensive and onerous after the City Council passed a measure imposing two unprecedented burdens on the possession of firearms inside city limits. Beginning later this year, San Jose’s lawful gun owners will be required to maintain “a homeowner’s, renter’s, or gun liability insurance […]
You’re Not Crazy. The New Left Really Is At War With Reality
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Mike GonzalezIn debates about critical race theory and other manifestations of identity politics, Americans are being confronted with a particularly virulent form of Marxism, which some call cultural Marxism. Its adherents think they can create a new reality, because at bottom they do not believe in objective nature. Conservatives engaged in an important conversation over the […]
Inflation Might Spell Doom For Wokeness
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Lewis M. AndrewsVoters have been conned into paying an inflated price for inefficient and ineffective policies. As more people, both in the U.S. and around the world, wake up to the reality of spiraling inflation, it becomes clear just how much of the overspending and deficits driving inflation are attributable to self-serving government inefficiencies. As the […]
Hard Questions About January 6
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Peter Van BurenHard questions about January 6 are being left unanswered because they might disturb the Democratic narrative. Let’s ask some. Hard questions about January 6 are being left unanswered because they might disturb the Democratic narrative. So let’s ask some. Like the members of the Warren Commission before them, the people claiming the accepted narrative about […]
Why The Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About The 2020 Election
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by William DoyleThe problem is not ‘mass voter fraud,’ but a privately funded ‘shadow campaign’ for Joe Biden within the formal structure of the election system. A Wall Street Journal editorial appeared [Jan. 25, 2022] on Tuesday entitled, “The Best Summary of the 2020 Election: Rules were bent, GOP voters defected, and real fraud hasn’t turned up.” This […]
Court finds Pennsylvania Mail-In Voting Law Unconstitutional
/in Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Madeleine HubbardThe law was challenged by Doug McLinko, vice-chair of the Bradford County Board of Commissioners, who argued he was unable to perform his duties as commissioner and certify the 2020 election because the 2019 law is unconstitutional. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Friday found the state’s mail-in voting law unconstitutional. The lawsuit was […]
State Attorneys General Discuss Border Crisis Solutions Ahead of Summit
/in Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Bethany BlankleyAhead of a two-day border summit hosted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, attorneys general from across the country are sharing why border security is important for their states. One of them, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, has expressed a sentiment other Republican AGs also share: “All states are border states” and all states are […]