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UN Gives 100s of Millions of $ to Illegal Migrants Entering US

By Catherine Salgado The United Nations (UN) is not only keeping busy supporting terrorists and their propaganda campaigns, pandering to the genocidal Chinese Communist Party, and celebrating World Toilet Day. The UN is also apparently running a program that gives hundreds of millions of dollars away to illegal immigrants as they head to the US […]

The New, New Antisemitism

By Victor Davis Hanson The old antisemitism was more a right-wing than a left-wing phenomenon—perhaps best personified by the now-withered Ku Klux Klan. A new antisemitism followed from the campus leftism of the 1960s. It arose from and was masked by a general hatred of Israel, following the Jewish state’s incredible victory in the 1967 […]

Settled Science and the Politics of Knowledge

By Adam Ellwanger Climate catastrophe keeps getting delayed, yet our doom remains imminent. Over the last decade, “The Science is Settled” has been a major refrain of American life. As so many critics have noted, this phrase is not an empirical statement. People who challenge the “settled” state of science explain that science is a […]

$7.2 Billion In U.S. Subsidies Can’t Keep Southwest In The Air For Christmas

By Adam Andrzejewski TOPLINE: Southwest Airlines received $7.2 billion in federal subsidies for payroll and operations since 2020. However, the airline stranded tens of thousands of passengers around the country on the Christmas holiday when it canceled 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours. Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com verified the federal aid using government disclosures. […]

ASU Wokes Itself in the Foot with ‘Black Male Privilege’

By Lincoln Brown I have, on several occasions, warned the younger, woke, angry generation that one day, the machine would come for them. And lo and behold, it has. Although I have to admit, I didn’t think it would be this soon. I had given it another 15 years, 10 at best. Man, was I […]

Does Trump Really Want to Be President Again?

By Victor Davis Hanson Team Trump sometimes has compared former President Donald Trump’s current quest for a non-sequential second term to two-term President Grover Cleveland’s similar three election bids. Cleveland remains our only elected president (1884) to have lost a reelection bid (1888)—in a disputed vote—only to be reelected four years later in 1892. Yet […]

Universities Are Seeing An Enormous Spike In Antisemitism. Here’s Why

By Kate Anderson College campuses saw a significant spike in antisemitism over the past year as universities continue to miss the mark when it comes to protecting Jewish students from antisemitism, according to several Jewish experts and advocates. In the 2021-2022 school year, threats to Jewish identity on college campuses doubled from 114 incidents the […]

Despite Obvious Fraud, Katie Hobbs Sworn In as AZ Governor

By Catherine Salgado The election steal is complete. Democrat Katie Hobbs took office on Jan. 2 as governor of Arizona, the first Democrat governor of the state since 2009. The private ceremony Monday at the State Capitol will be followed by a public inauguration on Thursday [Jan. 4], the Associated Press said. Meanwhile, legal challenges […]

Lessons from the Southwest Debacle

By Tim Young Does anyone else remember last October when Southwest employees went on a strike against the vaccine mandates and the airline tried to blame their mass cancellations on the weather . . . even though no other airlines were affected by said weather? That was the first thing that came to mind when […]

World Economic Forum Pushes AI, Climate Activism, Metaverse

By Catherine Salgado The World Economic Forum is an insidious organization, that openly avowed its plan for a world where you “own nothing, have no privacy” and enjoy it. WEF head Klaus Schwab also previously boasted that Russian President and former KGB thug Vladimir Putin was a WEF alumnus. Not to mention a WEF guru […]

Republicans Have a Chance For a Great Start-If They Don’t Blow It

By Dr. Thomas Patterson Decades of institutional self-neglect have left Congress dysfunctional and unfit to fulfill its constitutional role as the most consequential branch of government. Government of the people has morphed into government by bureaucrats, by the executive, and by the courts. The decision-making mechanisms of the People’s House are broken. If you were […]

Dump Trump

By Bruce Bialosky Editors’ Note: The following article no doubt will stir some passion. We have great respect for the courage shown by Donald J. Trump. Considering the assault on him, his campaign, and his Presidency, by a union of security state agencies and media, he has largely prevailed against incredible odds. But his Administration […]

Impossible Freedom

By Katya Sedgwick I blame Free to Be…You And Me. The children’s book and song collection, which many upper middle-class Gen Xers absorbed with their mother’s milk—or formula, I don’t take sides in mommy wars—recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The well-intentioned, feel-good compilation taught children that they can be anything they want to be, provided […]

Impeach Biden over the Security Catastrophe He’s Caused at the Border

By Andrew C. McCarthy President Biden should be impeached by the incoming House Republican majority over his ongoing destruction of the southern border. Yes, I know, the votes for a conviction are not there at the moment, and probably won’t ever be: The Constitution requires a two-thirds Senate supermajority to convict and remove an elected […]

What Tocqueville Can Teach Us About the Culture War

By Richard Samuelson The culture war rages on. Recently the New York Post reported that the state of New York has fined a couple for refusing to host a same-sex wedding on their farm. This provides some context for, in Ezra Klein’s words, “the politicization of absolutely everything.” The complaint has its ironic dimensions, and leads us […]

Only Spiritual Brotherhood Can Save Men In The Job Crisis

By Mark Warren There’s a strange thing happening in the American economy right now — what we read in the newspaper or see on TV doesn’t match what we’re witnessing with our own eyes. Job numbers reported in the media seem wonderful. Amazingly low unemployment that hasn’t been witnessed in 50 years! Hundreds of thousands […]

Understanding Today’s Economy and Financial Markets

By Mark Wallace Editor’s Note: The Prickly Pear published a related article last week on January 3 entitled The Price of Easy Money Now Coming Due. We recommend reading both articles together to understand current economic conditions and our readers’ concerns about personal financial situations. When it comes to the economy, nearly the entire populace […]

Fauci Fibbed on the Day Everything Changed

By Jeffrey Tucker Anthony Fauci is finally gone from his government perch. Let us recall that it was he who set this calamity in motion, squandering his credibility, while taking down public health and much else with it. More than anyone, he bears responsibility, even if he was acting on others’ behalf. That is especially […]

Fed-Tied Ray Epps Reportedly Admitted to Orchestrating Jan. 6

By Catherine Salgado Do you remember Ray Epps? The mainstream media and the illegitimate Biden regime would sure like you to forget him. You see, he was one of the few people who provably urged entering the Capitol before Jan. 6, 2021, and he has since been caught on video engaging in violent activity on […]

Investment Challenges Ahead in 2023

By Neland Nobel In line with our promise to provide more guidance and opinions on personal finance,  the following is offered as our take on what 2023 will likely provide for investors. We hope to provide a little theory to develop your thinking and some actionable ideas. Keep in mind this is for educational and entertainment […]