A recent cover of The Week magazine proclaimed “Undermining Democracy. The GOP’s blueprint for nullifying Democratic votes in 2024“. The article was another installment of the concentrated effort on the Left to convince Americans that voter fraud is essentially nonexistent, just a hoax used by Republicans as an excuse to deny the franchise to underprivileged […]
Read More (752 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/election.jpg479359Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngThomas C. Patterson2021-10-19 01:05:422021-10-17 08:13:01Mail Fraud
Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), an Arizona activism group, recently made headlines when activists affiliated with LUCHA followed Sen. Kristen Sinema (D-AZ) into a bathroom, filming her and confronting her about her opposition to the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill. Journalists quickly discovered that LUCHA has accepted over $1 million in donations from the Open Society […]
Read More (821 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/Senator_Kyrsten_Sinema_0-scaled.jpg25602560Parker Thayerhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngParker Thayer2021-10-19 01:00:562021-10-18 18:07:50LUCHA’s Deep Ties to the Left
Every day Americans will ultimately pay the price for the federal government’s recklessness. The national debt is rapidly closing in on $29 trillion. The federal government now owes an astounding $228,999 per taxpayer. All the while, politicians in Washington, DC are bickering over whether to spend $4.5 trillion more or “just” $1.5 trillion. Yet almost entirely […]
Read More (1117 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/debt.jpg329521Brad Palumbohttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngBrad Palumbo2021-10-19 01:00:422021-10-18 18:35:154 Scary Charts Show How Fast the Federal Government is Heading Toward Fiscal Disaster
Though the effective federal funds rate remains less than 0.1 percent, the reaction of the markets and financial press as the ten-year Treasury yield crossed the 1.5 percent threshold near the start of the month reminds us just how fragile our economy’s underlying monetary framework has become over the past two decades. Regularly at a minimum of at least 4 […]
The true story of how Mark Zuckerberg privatized the government’s voter registration and vote counting for Democrats in 2020. During the 2020 election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hundreds of millions of dollars to turn out likely Democratic voters. But this wasn’t traditional political spending. He funded a targeted, private takeover of government election operations […]
Read More (1628 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/facebook.jpg338507William Doylehttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngWilliam Doyle2021-10-18 12:55:342021-10-15 11:45:25The 2020 Election Wasn’t Stolen, It Was Bought By Mark Zuckerberg
From the outset, it should be clear that showing disrespect for the President of the United States is not a good thing. It might be deserved, but it is a sad commentary on the state of things today that it is so openly expressed. The Left started this and now their guy is subject to […]
Read More (982 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/ckug4bz2ua6zh0814ujxdmnia-1633562859475.jpg294522Neland Nobelhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngNeland Nobel2021-10-18 01:00:032021-10-15 14:02:28Let’s Go Brandon!
For retirees, 2021 was a nasty year: Red hot inflation and a stingy COLA. In 2022, they might fall behind more slowly. Among the red-hot inflation data released today was the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which is used to calculate the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social […]
Read More (438 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/US-CPI-2021-10-13-CPI-U-YOY.png403512Wolf Richterhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngWolf Richter2021-10-17 01:05:542021-10-15 11:47:45Social Security COLA for 2022 Biggest since 1982, But Still Won’t Cover Actual Cost of Living Increases for Many Retirees
Hate crimes always seemed like a stupid idea to me. If you are a Jew and your family member is murdered, do you really care that the murderer is a Jew-hater? It goes the same for Blacks, Gays, or any other group. Personally, I would not care what the murderer’s motivation was; I would want […]
Read More (939 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/brain-3444269__340.webp340618Bruce Bialoskyhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngBruce Bialosky2021-10-17 01:00:412021-10-15 11:32:59New Reasons to Dislike Hate Crimes
There’s a much better name for the day, one that captures the true spirit of today’s America October 11 was Indigenous Peoples Day. It used to be called Columbus Day before it became woke. Unlike some of my fellow Italians, I don’t have heartburn over the demise of Columbus Day. However, the silly wokeness behind […]
Read More (826 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/orwell.jpg338507Craig J. Cantonihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngCraig J. Cantoni2021-10-16 11:18:092021-10-15 11:18:48A Reflection on Indigenous Peoples Day
The AIER Everyday Price Index increased by 0.6 percent in September, the tenth consecutive month of gain. Over the last 10 months, the monthly increases have been between 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent, putting the 10-month gain at 7.5 percent or an annualized pace of 9.1 percent. Including the two months prior to the run […]
Read More (709 words)Read Less
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/food-price-inflation.jpg339509Robert Hugheshttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_v12_404x90.pngRobert Hughes2021-10-16 01:05:242021-10-15 11:09:30Groceries Feed Gains in the Everyday Price Index in September
Mail Fraud
/in Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics /by Thomas C. PattersonA recent cover of The Week magazine proclaimed “Undermining Democracy. The GOP’s blueprint for nullifying Democratic votes in 2024“. The article was another installment of the concentrated effort on the Left to convince Americans that voter fraud is essentially nonexistent, just a hoax used by Republicans as an excuse to deny the franchise to underprivileged […]
LUCHA’s Deep Ties to the Left
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Politics /by Parker ThayerLiving United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), an Arizona activism group, recently made headlines when activists affiliated with LUCHA followed Sen. Kristen Sinema (D-AZ) into a bathroom, filming her and confronting her about her opposition to the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill. Journalists quickly discovered that LUCHA has accepted over $1 million in donations from the Open Society […]
4 Scary Charts Show How Fast the Federal Government is Heading Toward Fiscal Disaster
/in Economy, Liberty, Politics /by Brad PalumboEvery day Americans will ultimately pay the price for the federal government’s recklessness. The national debt is rapidly closing in on $29 trillion. The federal government now owes an astounding $228,999 per taxpayer. All the while, politicians in Washington, DC are bickering over whether to spend $4.5 trillion more or “just” $1.5 trillion. Yet almost entirely […]
How the Fed’s Easy Money Spurred Today’s Financial Frenzies
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics /by Joseph MullenThough the effective federal funds rate remains less than 0.1 percent, the reaction of the markets and financial press as the ten-year Treasury yield crossed the 1.5 percent threshold near the start of the month reminds us just how fragile our economy’s underlying monetary framework has become over the past two decades. Regularly at a minimum of at least 4 […]
The 2020 Election Wasn’t Stolen, It Was Bought By Mark Zuckerberg
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics /by William DoyleThe true story of how Mark Zuckerberg privatized the government’s voter registration and vote counting for Democrats in 2020. During the 2020 election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hundreds of millions of dollars to turn out likely Democratic voters. But this wasn’t traditional political spending. He funded a targeted, private takeover of government election operations […]
Let’s Go Brandon!
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics /by Neland NobelFrom the outset, it should be clear that showing disrespect for the President of the United States is not a good thing. It might be deserved, but it is a sad commentary on the state of things today that it is so openly expressed. The Left started this and now their guy is subject to […]
Social Security COLA for 2022 Biggest since 1982, But Still Won’t Cover Actual Cost of Living Increases for Many Retirees
/in Economy, Featured, Politics /by Wolf RichterFor retirees, 2021 was a nasty year: Red hot inflation and a stingy COLA. In 2022, they might fall behind more slowly. Among the red-hot inflation data released today was the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which is used to calculate the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social […]
New Reasons to Dislike Hate Crimes
/in Culture War, Latest News, Liberty, Politics /by Bruce BialoskyHate crimes always seemed like a stupid idea to me. If you are a Jew and your family member is murdered, do you really care that the murderer is a Jew-hater? It goes the same for Blacks, Gays, or any other group. Personally, I would not care what the murderer’s motivation was; I would want […]
A Reflection on Indigenous Peoples Day
/in Culture War, Education, Politics /by Craig J. CantoniThere’s a much better name for the day, one that captures the true spirit of today’s America October 11 was Indigenous Peoples Day. It used to be called Columbus Day before it became woke. Unlike some of my fellow Italians, I don’t have heartburn over the demise of Columbus Day. However, the silly wokeness behind […]
Groceries Feed Gains in the Everyday Price Index in September
/in Economy, Featured, Politics /by Robert HughesThe AIER Everyday Price Index increased by 0.6 percent in September, the tenth consecutive month of gain. Over the last 10 months, the monthly increases have been between 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent, putting the 10-month gain at 7.5 percent or an annualized pace of 9.1 percent. Including the two months prior to the run […]