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Price Controls on Fuel Would Be Disastrous for Americans
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Daren Bakst and Jack Spencer In classic Washington style, liberals in Congress are advancing a bill that most assuredly would make a bad situation much worse. In response to soaring fuel prices, liberals seek to shift blame away from Bidenflation and onto producers through the so-called Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. A more appropriate […]
China Starting Next Global Crisis By Gobbling Up Sri Lanka
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Gordon Chang On May 12, India confirmed that it would provide a desperate Sri Lankan government 65,000 metric tons of urea, pursuant to an existing $1 billion credit line. The sale, which overrides New Delhi’s ban on the exports of the commodity, relieves severe pressure on the government of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka […]
A Supermarket Checker on Prices, Life and Whole Foods
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni One of the many jobs that I held before and during my college years in order to pay my college bills was a supermarket checker. Maybe that’s why I like to strike up a conversation with checkers to see how they’re feeling about their job and issues of the day. A […]
The FDA/WIC Role in the Baby Formula Debacle
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Daniel Kotzin There have by now been an acute shortage of infant formula in the United States for months. Despite government claims to the contrary, it is unlikely to end anytime soon. This turn of events was utterly predictable. Indeed, it was all but inevitable, as the government agencies responsible for providing safe, readily […]
Inflation: What Causes It, and When Will it Subside?
/in Economy, Featured, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy James L. Caton We have been living under the illusion that the relationship between nominal GDP and the quantity of circulating currency is dead. This illusion began in 2008, when the Federal Reserve began expanding the value of its assets without expanding the value of circulating currency. Instead, banks were paid to hold this […]
Netflix Delivers Salvo for Free Expression With 9 Little Words to Employees: ‘Netflix May Not Be the Best Place for You’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) In the wake of a brutal earnings report and a sea of controversy, Netflix recently delivered a blunt message to employees. If you don’t like the content Netflix produces, you are free to leave. The message was delivered to employees in the streaming giant’s culture guidelines, which the Wall Street […]
Judicial Watch Victory: Court Declares California’s Gender Quota for Corporate Boards Unconstitutional
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Judicial Watch In a historic victory for the rule of a law, a California court found California’s gender quota law for corporate boards unconstitutional. The verdict comes after a 28-day trial (Robin Crest et al. v. Alex Padilla (Case No. 19STCV27561)). This verdict follows a similar ruling in our favor last month that found California’s diversity […]
75% Of Americans Think The Country Under Biden Is Headed In The Wrong Direction
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jordan Boyd A large majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction, and much of their blame for the nation’s woes rests on President Joe Biden and the worsening economic crisis. A new poll from NBC News found that 75 percent of U.S. adults think the nation is on the wrong track. […]
A Musk Inspired Anti-ESG Takeover Wave?
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Robert E. Wright It’s fun to see memes suggesting that Elon Musk should buy Alphabet, Amazon, Coca Cola, Disney, Meta, Netflix, YouTube, and so forth, but of course he cannot afford all that. But we can. By we, I mean value investors. Musk’s purchase of Twitter has validated my critiques (see here, here, here, and here) of ESG-based investment (environment, […]
Arizona Gets a Win in Court Challenge to Biden COVID Funds Tax Restriction
/in Economy, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Casey Harper A federal appellate court dealt President Joe Biden a loss Thursday, ruling that Arizona can challenge the administration’s rule prohibiting states from using COVID-19 funds to lower taxes. Biden rallied support and passed the American Rescue Plan Act in March of last year. That law provided funding for states to fight COVID-19 […]
Netflix Fires 150 Employees In Wake Of Catastrophic Decline
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Harder! Faster! WOKE kills. Netflix, once the go-to streaming service, is now soaked in agitprop and leftist propaganda. Even their ‘best offerings’ are unwatchable because of its relentless leftwing messaging. Insufferable. Netflix lets go of 150 employees amid continued decline in company trajectory By Ian Miles Cheong ‘As we explained on earnings, our slowing […]
Elon Musk Warns Biden, Democrats Moving Economy Towards Venezuela
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Indeed. President Biden is Jimmy Carter on steroids. In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold […]
Markets Are Yelling Mayday
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Dan Sanchez Editors’ Note: As far back as last summer, The Prickly Pear began to warn about 2022 being a “risk-off” year. Those elements of the economy, including stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, and real estate that have been elevated by easy money, will tend to suffer when the easy money is taken away. We are […]
Meat Shortage Alert: Are You Prepared?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy MERCOLA Take Control of Your Health The globalist takeover is coming at us from every possible angle. Whether we’re talking about biosecurity, finance, housing, health care, energy, transportation or food, all the changes we’re now seeing have one goal, and that is to force compliance with a totalitarian slave system The global food system, […]
The Democrat Playbook: How To Look Like You Are Fighting Inflation Without Really Trying
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output.” Professor Milton Friedman You want to bring down inflation? Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share. President Joe […]
Baby Formula: Thank Protectionists and the FDA for the Shortage
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Ryan McMaken For parents who rely on baby formula—whether by choice or due to medical necessity—the nationwide baby formula shortage has become increasingly difficult to ignore. According to the Wall Street Journal, Walgreens, Target, CVS, and Kroger have all begun rationing supplies of formula. Covid lockdowns, combined with a product recall by formula manufacturer Abbott Nutrition […]
Twitter Exec MOCKS Elon Musk for Believing Public Can ‘Make Their Own Decision’ on Platform
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Project Veritas *CLICK HERE TO TWEET OUT THE VIDEO* Project Veritas has published the second part of our series on Twitter. This story features undercover footage of Lead Client Partner, Alex Martinez, an employee for the tech giant, who sometimes speaks on behalf of the company at events. This footage shows a very candid Martinez […]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Stop to Rosemont Mine in Arizona
/in Economy, Environment, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Tom Joyce Editors’ Note: As the reader will note, the court held the mining claims were invalid because no valuable minerals were found. It is certainly not common for mining companies to dig large holes costing millions just for the fun of it. Let’s suppose rich mineral deposits were found? Would environmental groups still […]
Karine Jean-Pierre Stumped On Her First Day When Peter Doocy Asks How Raising Corporate Taxes Lowers Inflation
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The new White House press sec. Karine Jean-Pierre appeared to dodge a question from Fox News’ Peter Doocy about a tweet from President Joe Biden regarding inflation. “Karine, congratulations, it’s nice to see you up there,” Doocy began. “The president’s Twitter account posted the other day if you wanna bring down inflation, […]
Our Schools Aren’t Competitive But Money Is Not The Problem.
/in Economy, Education, Featured, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Thomas C. Patterson America’s schools, including Arizona’s, are stuck in mediocrity. Our academic achievement indicators trail 20 of our OECD [Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development] peers in every subject. It’s not getting better, either. It matters more than national pride. The US has fallen to tenth in overall economic competitiveness, our lowest rank […]
Biden Just Single-Handedly Made the Gas Crisis Worse
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Americans are already struggling under the weight of crippling inflation, from skyrocketing gas prices to exorbitant grocery bills. And even if few Americans thought the Biden Administration had a plan to combat these things—especially considering the fact that their spending and regulatory problems directly created them—I’m betting most Americans […]
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says Abortion Restriction is Bad For the Economy
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel Usually, the abortion issue is so difficult, because at least one side of the argument contends a baby is being killed. One side sees a human that has value and standing, while the other side tries to argue it is not human life independent of the mother. A pregnancy becomes sort of […]
Is Bitcoin Collapse a Setback for Global Cryptocurrency Plans?
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Bob Adelmann The collapse in the price of digital currencies, particularly Bitcoin, has not only significantly damaged Americans who invested or traded in the currency but its credibility as a tool for governments to control their citizens. An estimated one in every six Americans has owned, invested, traded, or used a cryptocurrency at least […]
Lifting Title 42 Will Mean Fewer Border Patrol Agents in Field
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Fred Lucas Border security experts expect the nation will bear the consequences of more illegal immigration whether the Biden administration ends a key public health measure by the end of the month or does it later. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last month that the policy, known as Title 42, would […]
VIDEO: Biden Blames COVID for Inflation
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Graham Ledger VIDEO: Biden Blames COVID for Inflation – Dr. Rich Swier Copyright © 2021 DrRichSwier.com LLC. A Florida Cooperation. All rights reserved. The DrRichSwier.com is a not-for-profit news forum for intelligent Conservative commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own. Republishing of columns on this website requires the permission of both the […]
Arlington, VA Versus Tucson, AZ: Social Class Trumps Racial Diversity
/in Economy, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni This is why Boeing and Amazon picked Arlington, Virginia, instead of a city like Tucson for their headquarters. Boeing recently announced that it will be moving its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia. This follows Amazon’s decision of a year or so ago to establish its second headquarters in Arlington. Neither […]
Weekend Read: For the Least of These: Against Inflation Economics
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Alexander William Salter Just twenty years ago, economists and bureaucrats triumphantly proclaimed the apotheosis of macroeconomic stabilization policy. The “Great Moderation” saw a long spell of full employment, income growth, and low and steady inflation. How we long for those days now! While labor markets appear healthy, this could quickly change. Meanwhile, inflation has […]
Costs of a Hysterectomy in 1944 versus Now
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni My wife recently rummaged through family keepsakes and found bills for an emergency hysterectomy that her grandmother had in 1944, at St. Francis Hospital in Olean, NY, in the northwestern part of the state. She was transported 20 miles by ambulance from her rural home outside of Bradford, PA. Below, in […]
Does anyone care if Biden labels Trump the ‘Great MAGA King’ or MAGA ‘the most extreme group in American history’? NO!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier We have been noticing that Biden and his administration are working to label members of the make America great again (MAGA) movement. Hillary tried that calling the MAGA movement members “deplorables”, which only allowed the movement to solidify, grow and defeat her bid to be president. Now we have Biden labeling […]
The Renewed Politicization of the Federal Reserve
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Thomas L. Hogan Economic research shows that monetary policy works best when conducted by an independent central bank. After Fed chairs in the 1960s and ‘70s caved to pressure from American Presidents, those who followed sought, at least to some degree, to reestablish the Fed’s independence. Until now, that is. Since 2019, the Fed […]