Last month, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg conceded what former US President Donald Trump has been warning about for nearly a decade: America’s allies are not paying their fair share — as they had agreed — for national defense. After four years in which Trump held our NATO allies accountable for funding their share of NATO’s […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/shutterstock_1925099762-scaled.jpg17072560Peter Hoekstrahttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPeter Hoekstra2024-03-19 00:28:532024-03-17 06:04:56NATO’s ‘Welfare’ States: Treating the U.S. As ‘Room Service’
Any phenomenon manifesting in a large, complex, multipart institution whose dynamics are downwind of society at large is bound to have not just one cause, but many. Current institutional case in point: the U.S. Armed Forces and the military recruitment crisis. For the two-plus years that the military’s branches (outside of the U.S. Marines) have faced […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/drill.jpg427640Rebecca Burgesshttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRebecca Burgess2024-03-18 00:28:302024-03-16 06:48:00Military Recruitment Crisis: What If It *Is* The Product?
As the mother of two young daughters, I want to safeguard the values that make our nation great for the next generation. The recent acquisition of Tutor.com by the Chinese private equity firm Primavera Capital Group undermines those cherished values. This development gives me significant pause as a parent who understands that children sometimes need additional academic support outside […]
As The Federalist reported, former Rep. Liz Cheney suppressed evidence that Trump requested National Guard troops for Jan. 6, 2021. In her memoir, former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., falsely framed former President Donald Trump as the mastermind of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with claims that the commander-in-chief resisted calls to deploy the National […]
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Between the ongoing war in Gaza and Houthi attacks on Western shipping in the Red Sea, the media has had plenty of gruesome foreign policy fodder for the content mill. However, this coverage has come at the expense of the ongoing grinding conflict in Ukraine, which has quickly gone from a euphoric cause célèbre to […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/tanksukraine.jpg600800Zack Yosthttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngZack Yost2024-03-14 00:28:252024-03-12 06:33:57The Consequences of Good Intentions [Ukraine]
“A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood,” poet William Shenstone once wrote. These words are likely to strike a chord with those who have been following the World Health Organisation’s ever-more desperate attempts to convince an increasingly skeptical public of its benign intentions in […]
In a landscape in which the Left seeks to conceal the truth and its corruption behind its convoluted narratives and “social justice” initiatives, Young America’s Foundation alumnus and Director Peter Schweizer is once again standing up for accountability and transparency through the release of his latest book, Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/ssbldmoney.jpg6341164Nick Bakerhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNick Baker2024-03-13 00:28:212024-03-11 06:04:16TRUTH REVEALED: Peter Schweizer Exposes CCP’s Role in Fentanyl Crisis in Explosive Best Seller
Germany’s gross domestic product has been falling since the third quarter of 2022, causing fears of the first 2-yearlong recession since the early 2000s. German farmers are openly protesting new climate regulations that would raise the price of diesel fuel, vital for tractors and farm machinery. This discontent is mirrored by the general public, which is opposed to […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/germanfarmers-scaled.jpg17072560Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Alexander Freihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDiana Furchtgott-Roth and Alexander Frei2024-03-12 00:26:442024-03-10 20:51:42A Lesson for America: Green Policies Crush German Economy
As part of its effort to promote the idea of a “two-state solution,” the Biden administration has been talking about the need to establish a “demilitarized” Palestinian state next to Israel. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reported to have asked the State Department for a “review of what a demilitarized Palestinian state would look like […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/hamas-fighter-scaled.jpg17072560Bassam Tawilhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBassam Tawil2024-03-11 00:29:462024-03-10 07:04:16The Illusion of a Palestinian ‘Demilitarized’ State
A massive increase in foreign money and students on American campuses is driving radicalization and subsidizing institutional failure Something new and peculiar stands out about the wave of anti-Israel student activism that has rocked American university campuses since October: There is a visibly more radical element to these protests. Student activists almost seemed to take […]
NATO’s ‘Welfare’ States: Treating the U.S. As ‘Room Service’
/in Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, National Debt, National Security, Politics/by Peter HoekstraLast month, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg conceded what former US President Donald Trump has been warning about for nearly a decade: America’s allies are not paying their fair share — as they had agreed — for national defense. After four years in which Trump held our NATO allies accountable for funding their share of NATO’s […]
Military Recruitment Crisis: What If It *Is* The Product?
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Rebecca BurgessAny phenomenon manifesting in a large, complex, multipart institution whose dynamics are downwind of society at large is bound to have not just one cause, but many. Current institutional case in point: the U.S. Armed Forces and the military recruitment crisis. For the two-plus years that the military’s branches (outside of the U.S. Marines) have faced […]
China’s Purchase Tutor.com Jeopardizes Students’ Security
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Mary VoughtAs the mother of two young daughters, I want to safeguard the values that make our nation great for the next generation. The recent acquisition of Tutor.com by the Chinese private equity firm Primavera Capital Group undermines those cherished values. This development gives me significant pause as a parent who understands that children sometimes need additional academic support outside […]
Liz Cheney Covered Up Trump’s Push For National Guard On J6 In Political Memoir
/in Culture War, Election Integrity, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Tristan JusticeAs The Federalist reported, former Rep. Liz Cheney suppressed evidence that Trump requested National Guard troops for Jan. 6, 2021. In her memoir, former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., falsely framed former President Donald Trump as the mastermind of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with claims that the commander-in-chief resisted calls to deploy the National […]
The Consequences of Good Intentions [Ukraine]
/in Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Zack YostBetween the ongoing war in Gaza and Houthi attacks on Western shipping in the Red Sea, the media has had plenty of gruesome foreign policy fodder for the content mill. However, this coverage has come at the expense of the ongoing grinding conflict in Ukraine, which has quickly gone from a euphoric cause célèbre to […]
WHO’s Guilty of Fake News, Now?
/in Culture War, Featured, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Molly Kingsley“A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood,” poet William Shenstone once wrote. These words are likely to strike a chord with those who have been following the World Health Organisation’s ever-more desperate attempts to convince an increasingly skeptical public of its benign intentions in […]
TRUTH REVEALED: Peter Schweizer Exposes CCP’s Role in Fentanyl Crisis in Explosive Best Seller
/in Culture War, Featured, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Nick BakerIn a landscape in which the Left seeks to conceal the truth and its corruption behind its convoluted narratives and “social justice” initiatives, Young America’s Foundation alumnus and Director Peter Schweizer is once again standing up for accountability and transparency through the release of his latest book, Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye […]
A Lesson for America: Green Policies Crush German Economy
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Personal Finance, Politics/by Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Alexander FreiGermany’s gross domestic product has been falling since the third quarter of 2022, causing fears of the first 2-yearlong recession since the early 2000s. German farmers are openly protesting new climate regulations that would raise the price of diesel fuel, vital for tractors and farm machinery. This discontent is mirrored by the general public, which is opposed to […]
The Illusion of a Palestinian ‘Demilitarized’ State
/in Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Bassam TawilAs part of its effort to promote the idea of a “two-state solution,” the Biden administration has been talking about the need to establish a “demilitarized” Palestinian state next to Israel. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reported to have asked the State Department for a “review of what a demilitarized Palestinian state would look like […]
The Takeover
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Neetu ArnoldA massive increase in foreign money and students on American campuses is driving radicalization and subsidizing institutional failure Something new and peculiar stands out about the wave of anti-Israel student activism that has rocked American university campuses since October: There is a visibly more radical element to these protests. Student activists almost seemed to take […]