In late December, after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen borrowed $90 billion in just one day, the federal government’s public debt eclipsed $34 trillion for the first time in history. The steady accumulation of public debt has become a mainstay in modern America, seemingly as inevitable as death and taxes. But something strange happened when the […]
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Editors Note: We recently ran an article by Oren Cass, questioning the validity of free trade. To balance that view, and provoke thinking, we offer this rejoinder. We will have our own take on this issue forthcoming. Two decades ago, economist Paul Craig Roberts joined forces with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to warn of […]
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The Iranian mullahs must be thrilled at the progress they are making in obtaining nuclear capability. It represents the realization of their millennia-old ambition to turn the world into an Islamic caliphate. The world should be thoroughly alarmed. The West seemingly insists on not paying much attention but observant Muslims, which is most of them, […]
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Pretending it’s not happening will only make the consequences worse The Biden administration’s continuing effort to conceal or lie about the historic rates of immigration into the country is fast becoming a crisis in its own right—a socially-toxic version of The Emperor’s New Clothes. “It’s not unusual,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre casually remarked […]
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At Harvard University in the late 1930s, the mathematician Stanislaw Ulam used to tease the economist and future Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson, “Name me one proposition in all of the social sciences which is both true and non-trivial.” It took Samuelson years but, eventually, an answer occurred to him: the Ricardian theory of comparative […]
Even prior to when Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began fighting Hamas after their October 7th deadly slaughter of Israeli citizens, some who declined to help Israel focus on just one aspect of the hostilities. France’s President Emmanuel Macron, who falsely believes his shrinking country still has 21st-century relevance, along with arguably the world’s most anti-Semitic organization […]
Gold is the sole international banking asset that is not someone else’s liability. It is not a promise to pay from the US and it can’t be printed out of thin air. And you can hold it in your own vaults, outside of the weaponized international banking system. The world operated on a gold standard for centuries, so it is not unproven as are cryptocurrencies. It can’t get hacked or have accounts frozen. If you have it in possession, the holder controls the asset.
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1061353850_vault.jpg7681280Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2024-01-17 00:30:162024-01-17 11:32:48Stealing Russia’s Assets to Pay for the War in Ukraine
Even as the Biden administration screeches about alleged MAGA “white supremacy” and “Islamophobia,” anti-Semitism is sharply on the rise in America. While the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which provided the data, is a radical leftist organization, it is at least one of the few producing statistics on anti-Semitism in America. Furthermore, I don’t need ADL to […]
If you understand the true nature of Leftism, very few things coming out of the Left can surprise you. At least in theory, evil is incapable of shocking the sober-minded individual, the one who has read about, lived through, studied, and reflected on human nature. God is full of surprises, the devil is full of tricks, which seem like surprises, until you realize that they surprised you only because you lost focus for an existential moment.
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/14654895853_bb902ee31f_k.jpg13652048Conlan Salgadohttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngConlan Salgado2024-01-12 00:30:322024-01-12 12:23:02WEEKEND READ: They Cannot Rest Until They Do Evil
Editors’ Note: You may think that these are national and international issues only. They are not. Your selection of who serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission is critical. In our Federal system, thankfully, still, some of these decisions are made on a state level. Arizona does not want to follow California or Europe in matters […]
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Meet the Economist NPR Interviewed to Explain Why America’s $34 Trillion Debt Is Definitely Not a Problem
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Debt, National Security, Politics/by Jon MiltimoreIn late December, after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen borrowed $90 billion in just one day, the federal government’s public debt eclipsed $34 trillion for the first time in history. The steady accumulation of public debt has become a mainstay in modern America, seemingly as inevitable as death and taxes. But something strange happened when the […]
On Comparative Advantage and International Capital Mobility
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Donald J. BoudreauxEditors Note: We recently ran an article by Oren Cass, questioning the validity of free trade. To balance that view, and provoke thinking, we offer this rejoinder. We will have our own take on this issue forthcoming. Two decades ago, economist Paul Craig Roberts joined forces with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to warn of […]
Biden Inexplicably Helps Iran To Achieve Nuclear Arms
/in Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonThe Iranian mullahs must be thrilled at the progress they are making in obtaining nuclear capability. It represents the realization of their millennia-old ambition to turn the world into an Islamic caliphate. The world should be thoroughly alarmed. The West seemingly insists on not paying much attention but observant Muslims, which is most of them, […]
Unrestricted Immigration Is a Real Problem
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Election Integrity, Featured, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Steven CamarotaPretending it’s not happening will only make the consequences worse The Biden administration’s continuing effort to conceal or lie about the historic rates of immigration into the country is fast becoming a crisis in its own right—a socially-toxic version of The Emperor’s New Clothes. “It’s not unusual,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre casually remarked […]
Weekend Read: Free Trade’s Origin Myth
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Oren CassAt Harvard University in the late 1930s, the mathematician Stanislaw Ulam used to tease the economist and future Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson, “Name me one proposition in all of the social sciences which is both true and non-trivial.” It took Samuelson years but, eventually, an answer occurred to him: the Ricardian theory of comparative […]
Hamas Should Surrender
/in Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyEven prior to when Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began fighting Hamas after their October 7th deadly slaughter of Israeli citizens, some who declined to help Israel focus on just one aspect of the hostilities. France’s President Emmanuel Macron, who falsely believes his shrinking country still has 21st-century relevance, along with arguably the world’s most anti-Semitic organization […]
Stealing Russia’s Assets to Pay for the War in Ukraine
/in Economy, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Debt, National Security, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelGold is the sole international banking asset that is not someone else’s liability. It is not a promise to pay from the US and it can’t be printed out of thin air. And you can hold it in your own vaults, outside of the weaponized international banking system. The world operated on a gold standard for centuries, so it is not unproven as are cryptocurrencies. It can’t get hacked or have accounts frozen. If you have it in possession, the holder controls the asset.
Anti-Semitic Incidents Triple as Biden Decries ‘White Supremacy,’ ‘Islamophobia’
/in Culture War, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Catherine SalgadoEven as the Biden administration screeches about alleged MAGA “white supremacy” and “Islamophobia,” anti-Semitism is sharply on the rise in America. While the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which provided the data, is a radical leftist organization, it is at least one of the few producing statistics on anti-Semitism in America. Furthermore, I don’t need ADL to […]
WEEKEND READ: They Cannot Rest Until They Do Evil
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Foreign Policy, Latest News, Liberty, National Security/by Conlan SalgadoIf you understand the true nature of Leftism, very few things coming out of the Left can surprise you. At least in theory, evil is incapable of shocking the sober-minded individual, the one who has read about, lived through, studied, and reflected on human nature. God is full of surprises, the devil is full of tricks, which seem like surprises, until you realize that they surprised you only because you lost focus for an existential moment.
New Report Highlights Green Failure In Europe And Warns America
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Editors of CFACTEditors’ Note: You may think that these are national and international issues only. They are not. Your selection of who serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission is critical. In our Federal system, thankfully, still, some of these decisions are made on a state level. Arizona does not want to follow California or Europe in matters […]