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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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Why the Debt Ceiling Continues to Matter
By Veronique de Rugy
Thursday, May 11 2023
The debt-ceiling standoff has people concerned about what will happen if the U.S. defaults on its debt. I certainly hope both sides will come together to avoid this outcome. But it is still worth reminding everyone how incredibly precarious the status quo is, and why something needs to change. You've heard the warnings about our debt levels, to the point where they might be easy to tune out. I make these all the time. When assessing how much we should worry, it's wise to look both at our current situation and where we're heading. This year, our budget deficit will likely be $1.4 trillion. What's…
 
Most Americans Don't Believe Biden Fit to Serve – Now What?
President Joe Biden was born Nov. 20, 1942. That has been a well-known fact, or at least a widely available…
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Making Homelessness a Valid Lifestyle Choice Is Wrong
Americans must not surrender to the new normal of squalor and urban chaos – of tent encampments…
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Federal Trade Commission's Call of Duty Maneuver Is Actually a Dereliction of It
The British antitrust cops just announced they will oppose the proposed blockbuster $68.7 billion merger…
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Instead of Smearing Justices, Senators Should Be Asking Them For Ethics Lessons
The concerted effort by the media and Democrats to delegitimize the Supreme Court is the most consequential…
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Supreme Court Poised to Limit Federal Regulatory Overreach
"We have studiously attempted to work our way around it, and even left it unremarked.  But…
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Junk Fees Are Just Bureaucratic Junk Food
Any parent will tell you that forcing children to eat their spinach is no way to win a household popularity…
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Recession and the 2024 Campaign
For more than two years now, Republicans have been predicting that President Joe Biden's big-spending…
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Who Turned the Lights Out? Joe Biden
Does the radical climate change agenda know no end? Earlier this year, it was gas stoves – and…
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Media's Gorsuch Hit Continues to Delegitimize SCOTUS
As with ProPublica's recent smear of Clarence Thomas, there's a lot of excitement across the left-wing…
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Amid Record Economic Pessimism, Biden Asks for Six More Years
Two years into a presidency plagued by unprecedented depths of dysfunction, Joe Biden officially asked…
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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.