FREEDOM LINE BLOG: Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...
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... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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Pete Hegseth Doesn't Deserve To Be Impeached
By David Harsanyi
Friday, November 13 2026
Democrats need a scalp. And that scalp is almost surely going to belong to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Impeaching President Donald Trump for the third time holds far too many political risks with no corresponding upside. Another prosecution of the president, in the year of "affordability," would only make Democrats look distracted by petty partisan politics and personal vendettas, rousing independent anger. Hegseth? His impeachment would satiate some partisan bloodlust without ticking off independents. Most polling finds Hegseth is the least popular member of Trump's Cabinet. It's…
 
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"As last week's midterms demonstrated, young people appear poised to drive American politics, and particularly the Democratic Party, further to the left. This is particularly true in big cities. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected last year with crucial support from younger voters, while in Los Angeles, preelection surveys showed democratic socialist (and now Mayor-elect) Nithya Raman leading…[more]
  
 
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Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's reckless personal behavior, should any adult following the strategic importance of international chip wars believe China has not had access for some time?