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Germany’s Green Energy Fixation Should Teach U.S. a Lesson
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Larry Bell Germany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government vice chancellor and economic minister Robert Habeck, a leading member of his country’s Green Party, has experienced a rude lesson regarding the disastrous consequences of his years of naïve opposition to fossil fuels. After tasking his top officials to assess the energy security implications of Germany’s dependence […]
How to Alleviate the Looming Global Hunger Crisis
/in Economy, Environment, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Bjorn Lomborg A global food crisis is looming, so policymakers everywhere need to think hard about how to make food cheaper and more plentiful. That requires making a commitment to producing more fertilizer and better seeds, maximizing the potential offered by genetic modification, and abandoning the rich world’s obsession with organics. Russia’s brutal war in […]
Illinois Congressional Candidate Niki Conforti on the Economy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier WHEATON, Ill./PRNewswire/ — We are on the verge of an economic crisis the likes of which we have not seen since the 1970s. America in the 1970s was dealing with an oil crisis, and high inflation and interest rates – some nearly 20%. We are already in an energy crisis. Some […]
Tips on Pumping Gas that Will Save You $$$!
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy Scott Adams I don’t know what you guys are paying for gasoline…. but here in California we are paying up to $5.75 to $7 per gallon. My line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money’s worth for every gallon: Here […]
Red4ED Is One of the Most Expensive Failures in Arizona Political History
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Arizona Free Enterprise Club Push a sympathetic message. Drum up a bunch of misguided support. And then aim for a ridiculous tax increase. That was the strategy from Red4ED after it launched a little over four years ago. In that spring of 2018, the color red was popping up all over the place—from Facebook profile […]
When Did The Fed Change Its Tune?
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy William Luther The Federal Reserve is finally taking a tougher stance on inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised its federal funds rate target by 50 basis points in May. It will likely raise its target by another 50 basis points when it meets in June—and then again in July. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has acknowledged there […]
Stockholm+50 Attendees Need[ed] to Address the Impact on the World Without Fossil Fuels
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Ronald Stein Efforts to cease the use of crude oil could be the greatest threat to civilization’s eight billion people. The Stockholm+50 in Stockholm, Sweden, will commemorate the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and celebrate 50 years of failed global environmental action. The meetings on June 2nd and 3rd will follow months of […]
Questions the Climate Police Won’t Answer
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Skirmish – Liberato.US A number of articles have appeared recently raising really good questions the climate police can’t or won’t answer. Here are just some of them: How much battery storage will be required to handle a worst-case scenario of a solid week when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine after […]
VIDEO: Biden’s Inflation Plan Includes Increased Dependency on the State and Marxist Economics
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier The Last Refuge reported on Biden’s plan to deal with out of control inflation. According to The Last Refuge, Depending on income, the Biden administration plans to offset higher prices for Americans by providing the essential services and products they need. In essence, Democrat-Socialism with a filter of equity in distribution, […]
NYT praises inflation as way ‘to drive welcome change for the planet’ + Prince Charles backs face masks for cows!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy Marc Morano Economic chaos is GOOD for climate?! NYT column praises inflation for its ability ‘to drive welcome change for the planet’ ‘Adjust what we eat to save both our pocketbooks & our planet’ Culture & lifestyle journalist Annaliese Griffin writing on June 2, 2022, in the New York Times: “Inflation has the potential to drive […]
Suddenly Here Comes the Inventory: Homes Listed for Sale Jump amid Price Reductions and Sagging Sales
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Wolf Richter The shadow inventory emerges with perfect timing, just as holy-moly mortgage rates and sky-high prices keep buyers away. “Inventory” in housing means homes listed for sale. Then there’s the shadow inventory – vacant homes that owners want to sell eventually because they have already moved into a new place but want to […]
Phoenix Metro Area Homes Among Nation’s Most Overvalued, Study Finds
/in Economy, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Tom Joyce The Phoenix housing market has become overpriced. That’s according to a recent study from researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University. The research found that homes in various metro areas are substantially overvalued with a low supply of houses on the market. It found that four U.S. housing markets are overvalued by […]
The Economic Theory That Explains Biden’s Response to the Baby Formula Shortage
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) In a famous lecture, economist Ludwig von Mises showed how government intervention begets more intervention. Over the last month, president Biden invoked the Defense Production Act in an attempt to fix the formula shortage. In a statement, the White House highlighted that, “The President is requiring suppliers to direct […]
The Electric Vehicle Bad Dream
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Duggan Flanakin While some are certain of the inevitability of the impending demise of the internal combustion engine (ICE), others are far less certain. Cristian Agapie points to market pressures due to increased demand for electric vehicles have raised prices and operating costs as well. Another writer calls out electric vehicles, even Tesla’s, as just boring to drive. One thing […]
Don’t Be Fooled: The World’s Central Bankers Still Love Inflation
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel The Bank of Canada on Wednesday increased its policy interest rate (known as the overnight target rate) from 1.0 percent to 1.5 percent. This was the second fifty–basis point increase since April and is the third target rate increase since March of this year. Canada’s target rate had been flat at 0.25 percent for twenty-three […]
How Hidden Fuel Taxes Are Increasing Your Gas Bill
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Taxes on fuel can be pretty hefty, but they’re hard to notice if you’re not looking for them. A Chevron gas station in Los Angeles was spotted charging over $8.00/gal for gasoline on Tuesday, a stark reminder of just how much fuel prices have risen across the country. Customers […]
Company Contrast: Carter’s
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy 2ndvote .com Each week 2ndVote takes a look at popular companies that either score well or score poorly and then try to provide alternatives that either better align with the 2ndVote values or should be avoided to the best of your ability. This series is called The Company Contrast, and the company we will […]
U.S. Entrepreneurship Is Up, and “Parentpreneurs” Are Among These New Founders
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) “Parentpreneurs” are among the cohort of new business owners who are revitalizing the American zest for entrepreneurship and innovation. The American entrepreneurial spirit has been revived over the past two years after an extended decline. According to the US Census Bureau, new business owners applied for more than 5 million Employer […]
Elon Musk: Tesla to ‘Pause All Hiring Worldwide’ and Cut Staff by 10% has ‘Super Bad Feeling’ About The Economy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Look what the Democrats have done to us. And you don’t have to be a clairvoyant to see how much worse it’s going to get as the Democrats continue to spend, spend, spend and vow to tax, tax, tax. Elon Musk now tells execs Tesla needs to ‘pause all hiring worldwide’ […]
Weekend Read: Inflationary Pressure Is Worse than They Say
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy David Stockman We are apparently back in the spend-your-way-to-prosperity mode. Last week Wall Street greeted the “strong” April PCE [Personal Consumption Expenditures] number with a spree of dip-buying, but you have to wonder just how long households can keep reaching into their cookie jars in order to spend what they are not earning. According […]
High Gas Prices are Caused by Governments, Not Companies
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch When Governor Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met to announce a deal between the tiny country and the broken state, it was another example of California illegally enacting its own foreign policy. And a reminder of why California gas prices are so high. The memorandum had California promising to […]
Bureaucrats in the Dock
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Peter J. Wallison On May 18 this year, in Jarkesy v. SEC, a majority of a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit—an appellate court just below the Supreme Court—challenged some of the powers commonly used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other administrative agencies when they charge […]
Bill Gates’ Latest Attack, Now Targeting Moms
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy MERCOLA Take Control of Your Health STORY AT-A-GLANCE Bill Gates appears to be behind the push to stop breastfeeding and encourage uptake of BIOMILQ, a cell-cultured “human milk” made in a lab, along with other varieties of fake food Nearly every large meat and dairy processor/manufacturer has also acquired or developed plant-based meat and […]
Headed for Insolvency: Biden Administration Increases US Obligations Worldwide
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Doug Bandow Watching the Biden administration, you’d think Uncle Sam didn’t have a care in the world. Washington is tossing more money at Ukraine, preparing to defend two more European nations, planning an Asia trip to enhance US alliances, sending troops to again battle Somali Islamists, and begging the new ruler of the United […]
These 10 States Had The Most Expensive Gas Over Memorial Day Weekend
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller As the national average for gasoline rose to a new record high of $4.62 a gallon on Memorial Day, prices varied throughout the country affecting drivers on one of the busiest travel days of the year. According to AAA, gas prices went up one penny since Sunday and gasoline is now […]
Globalists Collapsing The Energy Sector
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy Save America Foundation Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF): is made from deionized water and a very pure form of urea. Urea is found in urine and is a refined form of the compound and is mostly used in the agricultural industry as a component of fertilizer. This could be a pot stirrer. Interesting information…received from […]
How Gen Z Is Stepping Into Financial Independence
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Gen Z is one of the most well-educated generations, but they also face a unique set of challenges. Recent financial literacy surveys have found that Generation Z adults (people aged 18-25) are more financially educated than any previous generation. Today, over half of Gen Z already invests in some form. 26% […]
The UK’s Single-Payer Healthcare System Has Become a State Religion—and It’s Failing
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The National Health Service has become a heavily bureaucratic and inefficient state monopoly. The NHS (National Health Service) is known to be the closest thing to a state religion in the UK. During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, households around the country clapped outside their front doors in […]
Americans Flocked to Arizona Cities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
/in Economy, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Cole Lauterbach Whether it was following new opportunities or taking advantage of the untethering of remote work, Arizona’s cities saw significant population growth in 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Census released its annual population estimates for cities and counties Thursday, reflecting changes in municipal populations as of July 1, 2021. Four […]
Debunking the Economic Fallacies in Hugh Jackman and Robert Reich’s Simpsons Episode
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) There are lots of things they got wrong. In Sunday’s season finale of the Simpsons, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich teamed up with Hugh Jackman to do a musical act about economics. The act focused on inequality and the demise of the middle class, and argued that “greedy […]