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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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Biden's Student Loan 'Forgiveness' Is an Unjust, Cynical Abuse of Power
By David Harsanyi
Thursday, August 25 2022
"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." That's what it says right there in the Constitution. And yet, without any legislation, President Joe Biden now promises to "cancel" up to $10,000 in student loans per borrower ($20,000 for Pell Grant borrowers), limited to those with annual incomes of less than $125,000.   Let's start by pointing out that Biden isn't "canceling" or "forgiving" any student loans. Those are preposterous euphemisms favored by Democrats and the media. The debt in question…
 
California’s A.B. 257 Targets the Working Class… Where They Eat
We’ve reached a point when leftist politicians openly sacrifice the working class in furtherance…
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Will the Republicans Really Win Back the Congress?
The late spring scenario of a massive GOP win – in historic proportions analogous to…
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Joe Biden Is Still Dragging His Party Down
There has been a surge of optimism among Democrats lately when it comes to November's midterm elections.…
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Rushdie Stabbing Reminds Us That Iran Is Still the World's Leading Terror State
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When Exactly Has the FBI Earned Our Trust?
It was probably the most disillusioning thing that I ever ran into.  Because being raised in the…
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'Civil War'
As President Joe Biden's polls stagnate and the midterms approach, we are now serially treated to yet…
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Dems Weaponize the IRS to Silence Critics
The public should be frightened that Democrats are passing new legislation to weaponize the already abusive…
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A Classic Anti-Trump Frenzy
Beginning in the months before Donald Trump took office, and extending well into his presidency, the…
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IRS Hiring Spree Is the Biggest Expansion of the Police State in American History
The Democrats' new reconciliation bill isn't just going to be the largest-ever expansion of a government…
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FBI Trump Raid Casts Manchin-Schumer IRS Empowerment Bill in Even More Sinister Light
Whatever justification – or lack thereof – Americans ultimately receive for this week’s…
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Notable Quote   
 
"Last night, voters in seven states were asked whether they wanted to reduce property taxes through statewide ballot initiatives. Voters in Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Georgia said yes, while those in Wyoming and Oklahoma said no.These ballot proposals follow dozens of property tax relief measures enacted in recent years in states like Texas, Ohio, and North Dakota.Among…[more]
 
 
— Mariana Trujillo, Reason Foundation
 
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.