Editors’ Note: Looking back at the Covid lockdowns, the overall response looks even worse than before. At the time they were being imposed, The Prickly Pear opposed them on a variety of grounds; medical, economic, and because they violated human rights and freedom. Now in hindsight, it is clear lockdown, mask requirements, and forced immunizations, […]
Editors Note: Most conservatives would share almost all these sentiments. We may differ on cultural matters on occasion, but even that can be handled by simply letting people be free and letting competition shake out the bad ideas from the good. However, the central point he makes is valid. The best protection Republicans can have […]
Editors’ Note: Senator Mark Kelly is on a prominent but deceitful list of Democrat Senators calling themselves ‘moderate’ (see below) but voting almost always with the far-left, progressive and socialist agenda of the modern Democrat Party and the White House cabal directing Joe Biden. In addition, the junior Senator from Arizona considers himself a ‘maverick’Â (as […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/958A875C-CA84-4009-8B0E-B0EE1A949445_1_201_a.jpeg6751200Deroy Murdockhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDeroy Murdock2022-10-20 02:00:582022-10-19 08:44:48Dem ‘Moderates’ In Name Only Are Running For Key Offices Across America
Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly tries to make noise that he’s a reasonable, moderate and independent thinker, but the facts about his policy votes and economic views tell a different story. As Kelly’s rival Blake Masters points out, Kelly is no Kyrsten Sinema – an actual maverick not afraid to occasionally buck the Democratic Party. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/51809470841_9860f311ba_k.jpg13652048Carrie Sheffieldhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCarrie Sheffield2022-10-19 07:19:382022-10-19 07:17:51Blake Masters is Spot On — Mark Kelly Is No Arizona Maverick
Former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, who recently left the party, endorsed Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake late Tuesday. Gabbard made the endorsement just days after announcing her departure from the Democratic Party and praised the Trump-backed candidate for her stance on border security, energy, and public safety. Gabbard participated as a featured guest speaker […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/52277946601_5ec55d68da_k.jpg13652048Nicole Silveriohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNicole Silverio2022-10-18 13:09:092022-10-18 13:09:09Tulsi Gabbard Endorses Kari Lake For Governor Of Arizona
One of the cardinal questions in politics for voters to answer is: are you better off today than you were before? Has the party in power made your life better or worse, easier or more difficult, safer or more dangerous? Are you freer, or less free than before? We think an objective answer to this […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/dispair.jpg339509Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2022-10-17 05:42:452022-12-15 09:02:43Yes, Things ARE as Bad as You Think They Are. Here is What You Can Do.
Editors’ Note:Â We hope readers will take the time to either read or listen to the podcast below. In so doing, remember that we got here because of policy decisions. It was the FED that was discontented with 1 1/2% inflation and wanted it above 2%, remember? It was the FED that agreed to monetize huge […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1360200099.jpg14062131Samantha Aschierishttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSamantha Aschieris2022-10-17 02:00:522022-10-16 07:03:19Economist Explains Why ‘Americans Are Being Absolutely Crushed Right Now’
The Right needs a total vision overhaul on energy. For over half a century, the environmental perspective has succeeded in overtaking every other outlook on energy and industry. Even fossil fuel companies and their allies like the American Petroleum Institute cast themselves in the green idiom. In the era of climate change, wherein major […]
Pundits commonly depict the ongoing calamity at our border as the result of the Biden administration’s incompetence. As with inflation, urban crime, and the deficit, their near-complete lack of insight and management skills is leading us over a cliff. But this analysis itself is a major error. They know exactly what they are doing and […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/borpat.jpg339506Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2022-10-15 01:55:382024-01-17 10:22:36Executing a Long Term Plan While Playing Dumb
Editors’ Note: As the article below indicates, a new magisterial history of interest rates and central banking has been published. The author, Edward Chancellor wrote a previous book just before the last great financial crash called Devil Take the Hindmost, which was extremely timely if not prescient. This new book is extremely critical of current […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-91630491.jpg14112124Craig J. Cantonihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-10-14 01:50:302022-10-14 12:50:30BOOK REVIEW: Easy Money and Hard Economic Times
Covid Fraud: A Staggering $600 Billion
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by James BovardEditors’ Note: Looking back at the Covid lockdowns, the overall response looks even worse than before. At the time they were being imposed, The Prickly Pear opposed them on a variety of grounds; medical, economic, and because they violated human rights and freedom. Now in hindsight, it is clear lockdown, mask requirements, and forced immunizations, […]
How Republicans Can Stop Letting Libertarians Spoil their Victories
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Liberty, Midterms 2022, National Security, Politics/by Keith KnightEditors Note: Most conservatives would share almost all these sentiments. We may differ on cultural matters on occasion, but even that can be handled by simply letting people be free and letting competition shake out the bad ideas from the good. However, the central point he makes is valid. The best protection Republicans can have […]
Dem ‘Moderates’ In Name Only Are Running For Key Offices Across America
/in Arizona News, Economy, Education, Liberty, Midterms 2022, National Security, Politics/by Deroy MurdockEditors’ Note: Senator Mark Kelly is on a prominent but deceitful list of Democrat Senators calling themselves ‘moderate’ (see below) but voting almost always with the far-left, progressive and socialist agenda of the modern Democrat Party and the White House cabal directing Joe Biden. In addition, the junior Senator from Arizona considers himself a ‘maverick’Â (as […]
Blake Masters is Spot On — Mark Kelly Is No Arizona Maverick
/in Arizona News, Economy, Liberty, Midterms 2022, National Security, Politics/by Carrie SheffieldDemocratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly tries to make noise that he’s a reasonable, moderate and independent thinker, but the facts about his policy votes and economic views tell a different story. As Kelly’s rival Blake Masters points out, Kelly is no Kyrsten Sinema – an actual maverick not afraid to occasionally buck the Democratic Party. […]
Tulsi Gabbard Endorses Kari Lake For Governor Of Arizona
/in Arizona News, Midterms 2022, National Security, Politics/by Nicole SilverioFormer Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, who recently left the party, endorsed Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake late Tuesday. Gabbard made the endorsement just days after announcing her departure from the Democratic Party and praised the Trump-backed candidate for her stance on border security, energy, and public safety. Gabbard participated as a featured guest speaker […]
Yes, Things ARE as Bad as You Think They Are. Here is What You Can Do.
/in Culture War, Economy, Liberty, Midterms 2022, National Security, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelOne of the cardinal questions in politics for voters to answer is: are you better off today than you were before? Has the party in power made your life better or worse, easier or more difficult, safer or more dangerous? Are you freer, or less free than before? We think an objective answer to this […]
Economist Explains Why ‘Americans Are Being Absolutely Crushed Right Now’
/in Arizona News, Economy, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Samantha AschierisEditors’ Note:Â We hope readers will take the time to either read or listen to the podcast below. In so doing, remember that we got here because of policy decisions. It was the FED that was discontented with 1 1/2% inflation and wanted it above 2%, remember? It was the FED that agreed to monetize huge […]
Against Climatism
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security/by Emmet PenneyThe Right needs a total vision overhaul on energy. For over half a century, the environmental perspective has succeeded in overtaking every other outlook on energy and industry. Even fossil fuel companies and their allies like the American Petroleum Institute cast themselves in the green idiom. In the era of climate change, wherein major […]
Executing a Long Term Plan While Playing Dumb
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonPundits commonly depict the ongoing calamity at our border as the result of the Biden administration’s incompetence. As with inflation, urban crime, and the deficit, their near-complete lack of insight and management skills is leading us over a cliff. But this analysis itself is a major error. They know exactly what they are doing and […]
BOOK REVIEW: Easy Money and Hard Economic Times
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniEditors’ Note: As the article below indicates, a new magisterial history of interest rates and central banking has been published. The author, Edward Chancellor wrote a previous book just before the last great financial crash called Devil Take the Hindmost, which was extremely timely if not prescient. This new book is extremely critical of current […]