When I was a kid — and the same with my parents when they were young — you could count on certain fundamentals in politics. The Chamber of Commerce represented business, and business generally favored free enterprise. Not always, but mostly. Small businesses could become big and big could become small, but they generally opposed […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/roman.jpg469800Jeffrey Tuckerhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeffrey Tucker2022-02-17 02:10:452022-02-16 21:13:00Patricians vs. Plebeians: The Realignment
When columnists choose to advise elected officials and others from the opposing party how they might improve their political status, I have no objection. Typically, this is done by someone who is an “enlightened” columnist for a Left-wing publication disguising themselves as an independent voice providing observation from 10,000 feet looking down on the plebeians. […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/criminal.jpg339508Bruce Bialoskyhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2022-02-17 02:00:322022-02-15 10:48:20How Biden Could Save His Presidency, But Won’t
It’s time for more transparency in the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s time, in the words of one member of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network, to “begin anew.” After being given over $90 million in 2020 alone, and having $60 million in its accounts as of a year ago, the Black Lives […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/BLMprotest.jpg6301200David Almasihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDavid Almasi2022-02-17 01:50:352022-02-15 11:17:37It Is Past Time for Financial Transparency from Black Lives Matter
Legislators have given early approval to a bill that would ban the use of voting machines and require the millions of Arizona’s electoral ballots to be counted by hand. The Senate Government Committee voted along party lines Monday to move forward Senate Bill 1338. Sponsored by Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, the measure would ban the […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/ballots.jpg339509Cole Lauterbachhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCole Lauterbach2022-02-16 05:57:352022-02-16 05:57:35Arizona Lawmakers Move to Return to Paper Ballots, Hand Counts
Americans aged about 45 or older may dimly recall a song from the mid-1970s called “Convoy.” It was a campy part of the genre called Outlaw Country that leveraged the CB radio and lingo (10-4 good buddy) crazes then sweeping the country. I could explain every line to you in intricate detail, even the one about swindle sheets, […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/canadiantruckers2.jpg6671000Robert E. Wrighthttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngRobert E. Wright2022-02-16 02:00:572022-02-16 19:28:17Freedom Convoy!
I can’t help but see the link. In fact, it is clearer than ever with the passing of my parents due to Covid. They passed together holding hands within 10 minutes of each other on Jan 19. The evil , and that is what it is, whether well-intentioned or not, was revealed in the steadfast […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock-517201015-scaled.jpg19202560Joe Bastardihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJoe Bastardi2022-02-16 01:50:142022-02-16 19:34:19The Arrogance of Authority in Covid and Climate
Throughout our ongoing struggles with China, one key battle appears to have already been won by our adversary: the battle for arts and entertainment. Boasting a population of over 1.4 billion people, many of whom have the financial means to pay for and consume a wide variety of forms of entertainment, their market share for […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/hollywood-116225__340.webp340510Armstrong Williamshttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngArmstrong Williams2022-02-16 01:40:592022-02-13 15:10:38Hollywood’s Shameful Love Affair With China
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office says that the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border qualifies as an “invasion” under the U.S. Constitution and that the state has a right to defend itself. The ruling was made after state representative Jake Hoffman, R-Queens Creek, requested an opinion from the Attorney General’s office asking if the federal […]
Quiet desperation stalks the White House. The President who promised to bring Americans together has thrown himself into the arms of his party’s radical progressives. The thin Democratic majority fractured when pressed to massively expand the US welfare state. Rapid and excessive monetary and fiscal expansion triggered inflation rates not seen for decades. Democratic pols […]
Inflation burns out of control, but the Fed is still pouring fuel on it. You can no longer just blame supply chains. This is far bigger. OK, the Fed and American consumers and wage earners have, excuse the technical jargon here, a serious-ass problem on their hands that has just gotten worse. The broadest Consumer […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock-939248364-scaled.jpg17072560Wolf Richterhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2022-02-14 02:05:102022-02-14 08:46:44WHOOSH Goes the Dollar’s Purchasing Power in January as Inflation Now Infests Services
Patricians vs. Plebeians: The Realignment
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Jeffrey TuckerWhen I was a kid — and the same with my parents when they were young — you could count on certain fundamentals in politics. The Chamber of Commerce represented business, and business generally favored free enterprise. Not always, but mostly. Small businesses could become big and big could become small, but they generally opposed […]
How Biden Could Save His Presidency, But Won’t
/in Culture War, Featured, Gun Rights, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyWhen columnists choose to advise elected officials and others from the opposing party how they might improve their political status, I have no objection. Typically, this is done by someone who is an “enlightened” columnist for a Left-wing publication disguising themselves as an independent voice providing observation from 10,000 feet looking down on the plebeians. […]
It Is Past Time for Financial Transparency from Black Lives Matter
/in Culture War, Featured, Politics/by David AlmasiIt’s time for more transparency in the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s time, in the words of one member of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network, to “begin anew.” After being given over $90 million in 2020 alone, and having $60 million in its accounts as of a year ago, the Black Lives […]
Arizona Lawmakers Move to Return to Paper Ballots, Hand Counts
/in Arizona News, Liberty, Politics/by Cole LauterbachLegislators have given early approval to a bill that would ban the use of voting machines and require the millions of Arizona’s electoral ballots to be counted by hand. The Senate Government Committee voted along party lines Monday to move forward Senate Bill 1338. Sponsored by Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, the measure would ban the […]
Freedom Convoy!
/in Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Robert E. WrightAmericans aged about 45 or older may dimly recall a song from the mid-1970s called “Convoy.” It was a campy part of the genre called Outlaw Country that leveraged the CB radio and lingo (10-4 good buddy) crazes then sweeping the country. I could explain every line to you in intricate detail, even the one about swindle sheets, […]
The Arrogance of Authority in Covid and Climate
/in Culture War, Education, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Joe BastardiI can’t help but see the link. In fact, it is clearer than ever with the passing of my parents due to Covid. They passed together holding hands within 10 minutes of each other on Jan 19. The evil , and that is what it is, whether well-intentioned or not, was revealed in the steadfast […]
Hollywood’s Shameful Love Affair With China
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Armstrong WilliamsThroughout our ongoing struggles with China, one key battle appears to have already been won by our adversary: the battle for arts and entertainment. Boasting a population of over 1.4 billion people, many of whom have the financial means to pay for and consume a wide variety of forms of entertainment, their market share for […]
Arizona Attorney General’s Office Calls U.S.-Mexico Border Situation an Invasion
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Tom JoyceArizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office says that the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border qualifies as an “invasion” under the U.S. Constitution and that the state has a right to defend itself. The ruling was made after state representative Jake Hoffman, R-Queens Creek, requested an opinion from the Attorney General’s office asking if the federal […]
Biden Administration: Incompetent, Naïve, or Desperate?
/in Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Doug BandowQuiet desperation stalks the White House. The President who promised to bring Americans together has thrown himself into the arms of his party’s radical progressives. The thin Democratic majority fractured when pressed to massively expand the US welfare state. Rapid and excessive monetary and fiscal expansion triggered inflation rates not seen for decades. Democratic pols […]
WHOOSH Goes the Dollar’s Purchasing Power in January as Inflation Now Infests Services
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Wolf RichterInflation burns out of control, but the Fed is still pouring fuel on it. You can no longer just blame supply chains. This is far bigger. OK, the Fed and American consumers and wage earners have, excuse the technical jargon here, a serious-ass problem on their hands that has just gotten worse. The broadest Consumer […]