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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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Biden Has No Right To Declare a National Climate Emergency
By David Harsanyi
Friday, July 22 2022
The Washington Post reported Monday night that President Joe Biden is "considering whether to declare a national climate emergency" to "salvage his stalled environmental agenda and satisfy Democrats on Capitol Hill." A few hours later, the Associated Press reported that the administration would "hold off" on the announcement as he, presumably, lays the political groundwork to move forward. There's no "It's Summer" clause in the Constitution empowering the president to ignore the will of Congress and unilaterally govern when it gets hot. The rejection of…
 
Drug Prices Remain Moderated, but Democrats Nevertheless Push Destructive Price Controls
A year ago this week, Joe Biden went on record dismissing inflation – which had quadrupled from…
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Buttigieg Wants to Mandate Electric Vehicles. He's Wrong
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, considered the most likely Democratic candidate for president…
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Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and the Colombia Connection
The Hunter Biden story has always been a Joe Biden story. It has been clear all along that Hunter Biden…
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For Biden, Polls Are Probably Worse Than They Seem
President Biden has a miserable 33% job approval rating, according to the New York Times/Siena College…
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Liberal Brookings Institution Study: Red States Recover, Blue States Stagnate
Boldness be my friend!
Arm me, Audacity, from head to foot.
– William Shakespeare…
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Gavin Newsom’s Weird Idea of ‘Freedom’
In a run-up to what is likely to be a 2024 presidential bid, California Governor Gavin Newsom hit upon…
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Sounding the Alarm Over Joe Biden
President Joe Biden's reelection prospects have seemed doubtful for months now. Many voters think the…
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Congress' Insulting Agenda
Here's proof Washington politicians don't give a damn about our problems, and assume we're dumb enough…
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It's Not 'Minority Rule'; It's the Point
One of the more popular complaints of the contemporary left is that the Constitution subverts "democracy"…
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Justice Gorsuch Trolls Obama with “Pen and Phone” Line as Supreme Court Lashes Regulatory Overreach
When the Supreme Court issues a historic decision reining in the vast federal regulatory agency leviathan…
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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.