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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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Amid Riots, Gun Sales Skyrocket and Gun Control Logic Evaporates
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, June 04 2020
"The right to self-defense is the first law of nature…   [A] citizen has a right to carry arms in defense of his property or person, and to use them if either were assailed with such force, numbers or violence as made it necessary for the protection or safety of either." —District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) Well, so much for gun control proponents’ evaporating rationalizations.  In May, according to Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting, over 1.7 firearms were sold in America, an almost unfathomable 80% increase over May 2019.  It also…
 
Funding the World Health Organization Is Money Down a Rat Hole
President Donald Trump is taking heavy criticism for his announcement on Friday that the U.S. is "terminating…
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China Isn't Letting a Pandemic Go to Waste
George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis last week when a police officer used brutally excessive force…
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Trump Administration Secures Victory for Donor Privacy and 1st Amendment
Yet more welcome news arrived this week from the Trump Administration, as the United States Treasury…
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The Spread of the Debt Virus
The current U.S. budget deficit could soon exceed a record $4 trillion. The massive borrowing is being…
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CFIF Praises Treasury Department/IRS Rule Protecting Donor Privacy
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U.S. at Heightened Risk for a Germ Attack But Also More Ready
America hasn't seen the last of killer coronaviruses. China's "bat woman," a Wuhan Institute…
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Jeff Sessions, a Wild Senate Race and Trump's 'Personal Feelings'
Jeff Sessions is in a surreal place. He spent 20 years as a senator from Alabama, followed by 21 months…
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Proposed Merger Moratorium Would Jeopardize U.S. Recovery
Thanks to the deregulatory effort pursued by the Trump Administration since entering office in 2017,…
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Democrats Warning Trump Will Reject Election Results Should Look in the Mirror
In a recent Washington Post column warning Americans to "prepare for the possibility of Trump rejecting…
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CFIF Memorial Day Quiz
Take our 16-Question Memorial Day Quiz and test your knowledge of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice…
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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.