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Free Enterprise Club Announces Its Ballot Measure Endorsements for the November 2022 Election
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Arizona Free Enterprise Club This November, Arizonans will decide on 10 ballot measures. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club is endorsing four of these measures: Propositions 128, 129, 132, and 309. Each of these are necessary and critical to make common sense election integrity reforms and protect Arizonans from the influence of out-of-state special interests […]
Gays Against Groomers Get Financially Deplatformed
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Rod Dreher This is how soft totalitarianism works: no gulags, no jail time, just being excluded from the marketplace. We are rapidly approaching the point where one may not buy or sell without permission of the Regime. This is also how soft totalitarianism works: the “Regime” is not the State alone, as in the […]
ESG Financial “Leaders” Live In La-La Land
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Mandy Gunasekara This week, I virtually attended “The ESG Leadership Forum 2022” co-hosted by the Wall Street Journal Trust and Nasdaq. Panel discussions covered everything from accelerating the energy transition to how to model climate risks into climate strategy to getting to net-zero with tips on how to “actually deliver” on ESG promises. Speakers […]
Government Schools Are No Place for Bright Kids
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The age-based education system in the US needs serious rethinking. Sometimes, something that’s right in front of you can escape your attention. Over the past five years I’ve looked at countless student performance numbers, and almost always, my attention goes to the large percentages of students who are performing […]
Constitutional Crisis: Biden’s Student Loan Handout Could Cost $400 Billion, Congressional Budget Office Reports
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Education, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report UPDATE: ‘FLAGRANTLY ILLEGAL’: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation As Americans drown in Democrat incurred debt, they are ramping up more trillion dollar debt. President Biden’s move to cancel up to $10,000 in student loans for privileged borrowers (at the expense of the working class) — and up to $20,000 […]
Ohio school district promotes NEA ‘LGBTQ+ resource guide’ with instructions on prostitution, abortion
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch The idea here seems to be to create an unbridgeable rift between parents and children and render the children weak, pleasure-obsessed, emotionally stunted individuals who are totally dependent upon the state and ripe for conquest. This Ohio School District Is Promoting an ‘LGBTQ+ Resource Guide’ With Instructions on Sex Work, Abortions by […]
Apparent Victory Rings Hollow for Group Opposing School Choice
/in Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jason Bedrick Editors’ Note: It is pretty clear that much of our society’s ills stem from our educational system. The rot started in the universities and has now penetrated down into K-12. With school lockdowns during Covid, many parents finally got to see, with their own eyes, the poor quality and ideologically based and indoctrinating […]
BREAKING: NEA Resources Discuss ‘Sadomasochism,’ ‘Bondage,’ and Other Sex Acts
/in Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Garion Frankel Are you fed up? Are you worried that America in rapidly sliding into a neo-Marxist state by the radical left in control of Washington with historically narrow majorities in the U.S. House and Senate and an Executive controlled by unnamed far leftists in place of a clinically incompetent President Biden? They are […]
Nine Strategies to Fix America’s Broken Public Schools
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property I just finished reading a New York Times article titled “School is for Everyone.” It promoted the argument that public education is essential to American life. The article’s author, Anya Kamenetz, began with a historical statement relating to Horace Mann—often (and justly) called the father […]
These Are The Worst Colleges and Universities For Jews in America
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Damning report outlines pervasive and systemic anti-Semitism from pro-Palestinian activists on American university & college campuses. And how no serious action is being taken to protect Jewish students on these campuses. Not too long ago, American institutions of higher learning were havens for Jewish life. Those days are long gone. With […]
To Our Conservative and Moderate Friends
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Kim Miller Are you considering voting for a Democrat, or not voting for a Republican because you think they’re crazy? If you’re someone who votes according to the “candidate I like,” rather than the political party, consider what RESULTS your vote will bring to America, Arizona, and your family. A candidate’s likability and respectfulness […]
Is Harvard hopelessly woke? What Harvard is really like
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – Navigating Modern Complexities Like most things, Harvard is what one makes of it — and this can include experiences rooted in faith and friendship. Harvard is often seen as the archetypal American university, offering a model that many others seek to emulate. So, as a new school year and new application season […]
There Is No Such Thing As Student Debt Cancellation
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Nicolas Cachanosky President Biden finally announced his promised student debt relief program. The government will forgive up to $20,000 of student debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for others with an annual income below $125,000 ($250,000 if married). On top of this, he is extending the grace period on student loan repayment until […]
Why did the Community Foundation of Sarasota County fund ‘QUEERCON’ at the School of Arts and Sciences public school?
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Religion, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier We recently had a number of concerns from our readers, including links, to troubling information about how public schools are grooming children to have sex with perverts, pederasts and pedophiles. These concerns bring up the hot-button topic of public schools “socially engineering’ pupils to be something that is scientifically impossible—becoming non-binary. […]
Stupid Wealthy People
/in Education, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni Bellevue, Washington, is predominately wealthy, educated (in years of schooling), white, and Asian. As with similar wealthy and educated enclaves in America, it embraces ludicrous woke dogma and allows it to be taught to children in the local school district. That makes the residents stupid. One resident is an exception. She […]
Prism of America’s Education
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Karen Schoen “Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.” ― Joseph Stalin As I have said many times, the Globalists listen to their leaders. They followed Stalin’s advice. Using George Soros’ money, World Economic Forum (WEF) graduates became Secretaries of State. These people didn’t have to excel in college. […]
BREAKING: Kari Lake Reveals Katie Hobbs Fought to Eliminate the Pledge, Anthem and Constitution from AZ Schools
/in Education, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jarryd Jaeger Are you fed up? Are you worried that America in rapidly sliding into a neo-Marxist state by the radical left in control of Washington with historically narrow majorities in the U.S. House and Senate and an Executive controlled by unnamed far leftists in place of a clinically incompetent President Biden? They are […]
House Candidate Slams Biden as ‘Constitutional Disaster’
/in Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Samantha Renck Editors’ Note: There is a long list of things that we can debate with Democrats: the border, energy, inflation, subsidizing transgenderism, Afghanistan, Ukraine, abortion, educational policy, and racial discrimination, the behavior of the DOJ, court packing; just to name a few. But behind most of these issues, is the stark reality of […]
House Candidate Slams Biden as “Constitutional Disaster”
/in Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Samantha Renck Editors’ Note: There is a long list of things that we can debate with Democrats: the border, energy, inflation, subsidizing transgenderism, Afghanistan, Ukraine, abortion, educational policy, and racial discrimination, the behavior of the DOJ, court packing; just to name a few. But behind most of these issues, is the stark reality of […]
Court Orders Univ of Delaware to Produce Additional Information on Decision to Restrict Access to Biden’s Senate Records
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Judicial Watch Washington, D.C. – Judicial Watch announced today that the Delaware Superior Court ordered the University of Delaware to respond to the objections of Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation to the University’s court-ordered response justifying its decision to keep secret its deal to house and restrict access to the U.S. Senate records of President Joe […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on CRT: ‘We Will Not Allow Schools to Twist History’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Discover The Networks Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vowed on Tuesday, after being asked about legal efforts to end the “Stop W.O.K.E Act” in Florida, that his state will not allow schools to “twist history” to back the false narrative of the left. Asked about woke teachers who are worried the measure will “lead to […]
The Left Is Not Like Us
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Kenin M. Spivak Progressives do not want the same things as most Americans. My colleague at the National Association of Scholars, David Acevedo, recently explained that the academic left does not apply “double standards,” because they don’t share the standards they flout. Rather, he writes, their “behavior is perfectly consistent with its true standard: gain […]
Senator Josh Hawley To Introduce Legislation Putting Universities On The Hook For Student Debt
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley will introduce legislation Wednesday that puts colleges and universities on the hook for student debt. The bill was first obtained by the Daily Caller and is titled the Make the Universities Pay Act. The Legislation would require institutions of higher education participating in the Federal Direct […]
Not a Single U.S. State Is Requiring Kids to Get Vaccinated to Attend Public School. Why?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Healthcare, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Economics may offer a clue as to why not one state is mandating vaccination to attend school in the 2022-2023 school year, even though many government officials support coercive vaccination policies. September has arrived and many children are back in public schools (though fewer than previous years). At a […]
What’s the Matter with Kids These Days?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Skirmish – Liberato.US Today I free my inner crank and tell you to get off my lawn. I’m an attorney by training and had to pass three bar exams to be licensed to practice in three jurisdictions. It wasn’t easy, but my clients were assured I knew my stuff. That would no […]
The Origins of the New Right – And its Future
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Charlie Kirk A true America First platform is the only way forward. The conservative movement has reached a definitive turning point in 2022. We can clearly see the emergence of a new right forming before our very eyes. The political process which ignited anew with onset of the Trump era is maturing, and a […]
Biden’s ‘Lie & Deny’ Agenda is Destroying America’s Peace, Prosperity & Health
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Immigration, Politics, Regulation, Religion, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “Lie and deny are the Biden, Harris and Democrat Party’s mantras leading into the 2022 midterms and beyond.” — Dr. Rich Swier We have decided to do an exposé on the Democrat’s plan to destroy our peace, prosperity and health, and healthcare, for everyone in the United States of America. Many […]
Biden Immigration Polices Impose Crushing Burden on Already-Strained Schools
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Healthcare, Immigration, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Federation for American Immigration Reform $78 Billion Annual Cost for Limited-English Proficient Students Revealed in New Report by FAIR Washington, D.C. — A new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that one in ten students in our nation’s public schools are considered Limited English Proficient (LEP), requiring an annual expenditure of […]
Dem Johnson: Parents at School Board Mtgs Are a ‘Coordinated Attack’ ‘Just Like’ Jan. 6 Rioters
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Discover The Networks At a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Wednesday, smear merchant Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), best-known for his lunatic concern that too many troops stationed on Guam would cause the island to tip over, smeared parents at school board meetings as the equivalent of the “MAGA Republicans” who entered the U.S. Capitol on January […]
Private School Grad Katie Hobbs Releases Anti-School Choice Plan
/in Education, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Mairead Elordi Hobbs herself went to private school. Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for Arizona governor, released her education plan on Sunday, which doubles down on her opposition to school choice. Hobbs, who is currently Arizona’s secretary of state and herself a private school graduate, said her education plan for Arizona includes cracking down […]