Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there'…
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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...

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
Gallup: Americans Trust Conservative Institutions Most
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, July 23 2026
In today’s polarized political climate, a yearly Gallup survey offers revealing insight into what still manages to unite Americans.   It might pleasantly surprise those on the political right, and unsettle those on the political left.   Namely, the public institutions commanding the highest levels of trust are those more closely associated with traditionally conservative principles of free markets, strong national defense and public order:  small businesses, the military and police.   Conversely, those institutions more often associated with the political…
 
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Notable Quote   
 
"Over the summer, the Miami Herald told the story of a young man named Camron Drummond. In June, he found himself standing in line at a South Florida job fair in Amerant Bank Arena, holding a red folder filled with resumes. Employers at the fair included the Army, the Navy and several police departments. He was looking for IT work -- 'literally anything,' he told the newspaper."Since graduating, he…[more]
 
 
— Dr. Liberty Vittert Capito, Professor of the Practice of Data Science at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis
 
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