Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there'…
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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...

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger: A Test of Facts-Based Regulation
By Timothy H. Lee
Monday, August 31 2026
When unencumbered by needless and stifling federal regulation, private-sector mergers provide an important component of economic growth.   Mergers between complementary companies increase efficiency, boost investment and encourage innovation that benefit consumers and the economy.   In recent years, however, regulatory suffocation of proposed mergers has become distressingly politicized, with regulatory bodies too often substituting bureaucratic and ideological preferences for market-driven outcomes.  That violates Americans’ concepts of fairness and a free economy. …
 
Truths and Omissions as U.S. Hits $40 Trillion in Debt
The U.S. national debt just crossed the $40 trillion threshold, doubling in less than a decade. Washington…
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American Drug Innovation Brings Us Closer to Curing Cancer
"A cure for cancer."  That phrase once served as shorthand for a pipe dream, something…
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Is the USA Going Bankrupt?
Thank God, no, we aren't going bust as a nation, despite our gargantuan $40 trillion national debt.…
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Democratic Voters Reject Resistance Stars
There has been a lot of commentary on the differences between Resistance 1.0, the effort by anti-Trump…
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America Just Experienced a Record Decrease in Violent Crime
As November’s midterm elections approach, Democrats hope that the “affordability” angle…
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Those Who Build and the Politicians Who Take
There's an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate…
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AOC Is Unfit the Lead the Nation
Betting markets show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the frontrunner to snag the 2028 Democratic nomination…
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Trump's Iran Struggle Comes Through on Campaign Stump
One interesting thing about listening to President Donald Trump's speeches, as opposed to just reading…
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Net Zero Is Dead and Gone
It was only a few years ago when the climate change alarms and green energy fad were all the rage at…
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CFIF Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposal Rule Modification of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
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"The Supreme Court's decision to stay the injunction blocking President Trump's March executive order on mail-in ballots gives voters something they are clamoring for: greater confidence in election integrity. A new Rasmussen Reports survey finds that, by a 52% to 34% margin, likely voters say the government has not done enough to prevent election cheating. Even more striking, voters say by nearly…[more]
 
 
— John R. Lott Jr., President of the Crime Prevention Research Center
 
Liberty Poll   

Although Canada ultimately has much more to lose than the U.S. and does play fast and loose on some trade issues, given all other current concerns, is this the time to escalate a tariff war?