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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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The Supreme Court is Undemocratic by Design, Justice Kagan
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, November 05 2026
Few things grate like fingernails on a chalkboard to a constitutional attorney more than hearing the United States labeled a "democracy." It’s even more grating when attorneys who know better employ the label.  Attorneys, after all, pass bar examinations that test on constitutional law, which in turn requires rudimentary proficiency in the subject.   When a sitting United States Supreme Court justice commits that elementary constitutional faux pas, however, it borders on the intellectually criminal.   Labeling the United States a democracy to advance…
 
The Senate's Consequential Class of '26
The headline item from Tuesday's elections is that Democrats wiped out Republicans in the House and the…
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Why Kamala Harris Will Not Be the Dems' 2028 Nominee
Is former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's unsuccessful nominee in 2024, running…
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Do Altruists Make the World a Better Place?
Altruism is, of course, a virtue. Yes, we have a moral duty to help our fellow man and strive to leave…
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Another Victory for Religious Freedom
Colorado politicians promised the state's families universal pre-K programs – but snatched…
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Of Course El-Sayed Is on the Side of the Terrorists
President Donald Trump recently accused Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of being "on…
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Energy Abundance Requires Slashing Regulatory Obstruction
To the extent that American consumers experience energy headwinds, they certainly don’t result…
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Billionaires Compensate Us Many Times Over. Wealth Taxes Endanger That.
No matter what happens in Tuesday's elections, support for wealth taxes keeps growing. Its justification…
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The Real 'Dr. El-Sayed' in His Own Words
"I love America," Michigan's U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed insists. Saturday, he rallied…
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The Logic Behind Trump's "Pretend I'm on the Ballot" Appeal
In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump won each of Iowa's four congressional districts.…
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Gas Attack – Blue States Have the Highest Prices at the Pump
Democrats can't seem to decide whether they want higher or lower gas prices. On the one hand, they're…
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Notable Quote   
 
"In Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote, 'Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.' Many today would like to chisel those words above the doors to the Supreme Court. Time and time again, justices waited too long for their own legacies.For many conservatives, the decisive loss of both houses of Congress has created a true nightmare scenario in which two conservatives (Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel…[more]
 
 
— Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School
 
Liberty Poll   

Should there be a full-scale investigation of the Alaska Senate race in which a candidate with virtually the same name as the incumbent was recruited into the race to induce voter confusion.