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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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A Tale of Two Legacies: Reagan at Brandenburg Gate, Obama Beneath Che Guevara
By Timothy H. Lee
Wednesday, March 23 2016
For American presidents, overseas appearances provide trademark moments that symbolize them and cement their legacies, particularly visits during the autumn months of their presidencies.  For John F. Kennedy, perhaps no moment better captured his vibrancy and Cold War steadfastness than the "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in a Berlin that had only recently been divided by the Soviets' wall.  Nearly a quarter-century later, as that Berlin Wall and a divided Europe entered their final days, Ronald Reagan boldly and defiantly demanded that his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev…
 
Post-Jihad Gesture Theater: Je Suis Sick of It
While homicidal, suicidal and genocidal jihadists are busy plotting the next soft-target terror attacks…
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Black and White, Left and Right
Much is made of the fact that liberals and conservatives see racial issues differently, which they do.…
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Patent Litigation Venue Reform: New Study Highlights Need for Congressional Action
In an era of sharp partisan divide, the need for litigation reform is a rare issue on which almost all…
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Supreme Court Vacancy: Follow the (Original) Obama-Biden-Reid Rule
In May 2005, Senator Harry Reid (D - Nevada) unequivocally renounced any Senate obligation to even vote…
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Obamacare's Tax-Time Torment
"Where is my 1095-A? This is what it must be like dealing with a government agency in a third world…
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Heads Must Roll at the CDC
Consumer Reports is sounding the alarm about a vicious infection raging through hospitals, even prestigious…
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IRS Data: Wealthier Americans Actually Pay More Than Their "Fair Share"
Do you or anyone you know insist that wealthier Americans should pay their "fair share" of…
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Adios, Guantanamo
President Obama is heading to Cuba in two weeks, eager to unveil more travel and trade concessions to…
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Hillary's Federal Education Jackboot Squad
Brace yourselves, parents: Hillary Clinton's Fed Ed jackboot squad is from the government and is here…
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CFIF Print Ad Urges Congress to “Get to Work” on Tax Reform
The Center for Individual Freedom last week ran a full-page print advertisement in The Weekly Standard…
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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.