Rogue Prosecutors and the Rise of Crime
The following is adapted from a talk delivered on March 11, 2024, at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus, as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series. The writers of our Constitution placed their faith not in specific guarantees of rights—those came later—but in […]
Standing Alone Against Multifaceted Threats, Thanks to the Biden Administration
In the tumultuous landscape of the Middle East, Israel stands as a beacon of freedoms, human rights and democracy amid a sea of terrorist organizations and authoritarian regimes seeking its destruction. Israel is currently facing a multi-front war for its survival, with Qatar, Iran, and Iran’s proxies, which are encircling Israel, leading the charge. The […]
EV Truck Rule Highly Inflationary
With consumer appetite for plug-in electric vehicles tanked and manufacturers making up for huge losses by charging more for gasoline cars and trucks that they actually want, EPA has just raised central-government-knows-best green zealotry to draconian heights. On Good Friday, when news outlets were relatively quiet, the agency rolled out a new de facto EV […]
Palestinian Refugees In The U.S.? Biden’s Potential Plan Takes Fire
Editors’ Note: Jordan and Egypt have refused to take them in, as have other Arab states. With over 70% of Gaza residents supporting Hamas, this is tantamount to deliberately importing potential terrorists in the US. There really is not way of vetting the true refugee from the terrorists. Why would Biden want to do that? […]
Can It Drive Fiscal Reform?
April heralds two markers in Americans’ financial calendar. Neither brings joy. Their anguish reminds us of the dire need for fiscal reform before it’s too late. The first day is Tax Day on April 15, when you must file taxes to the IRS. The other day is Tax Freedom Day on April 16. The latter […]
Deborah Birx Gets Her Close-Up
Most Americans will remember Dr. Deborah Birx as the “scarf lady” who served on the White House’s Covid Response Team beginning in February 2020. According to a recently-released (but little-seen) 24-minute mini-documentary, it was Birx – even more so than Anthony Fauci – who was responsible for government “guidelines,” almost all of which proved to be unnecessary and disastrous for […]
Get Off My Highway
Those who know me, and regular readers should after all these years, know that I have an indelible spirit when it comes to my love and belief in America. While people from both sides of the political spectrum bemoan the downfall of our way of life or “our Democracy,” I laugh and shrug it off. […]
Arizona News: April 18, 2024
The Prickly Pear’s TAKE ACTION focus this year is to help achieve a winning 2024 national and state November 5th election with the removal of the Biden/Obama leftist executive branch disaster, win one U.S. Senate seat, maintain and win strong majorities in all Arizona state offices on the ballot and to insure that unrestricted abortion […]
The Ruination of Plane Travel
The best time to write about how horrible plane travel has become is immediately following, or, in this case, during a scheduling and delay disaster that completely upends the routines of life. When it doesn’t happen and your flight goes well, you just don’t care that much. But when you are in the thick of […]
Trump Apocalypse Hysteria Is Spiraling Into Madness
Do you think they really believe this stuff? Take a dip in the murky waters of recent Trump Apocalypse journalism—it says there’s gonna be a civil war and dictatorship. But don’t worry, not really—it’s just the politics of fear. In a scary article subtitled “Donald Trump is warning that 2024 could be America’s last election,” […]