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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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Three Reasons Trump-Russia Hasn't Turned Into Watergate
By Byron York
Wednesday, June 19 2019
Why haven't efforts to impeach President Trump gained Watergate-style momentum? The lack of energy has created a sense of bafflement and disappointment among some of the president's most determined adversaries. But there are some simple reasons for it. Here are three: 1. The facts are different. In Watergate, the underlying crime was a break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters, perpetrated by burglars paid by President Nixon's re-election campaign. The scandal proceeded from there. In Trump-Russia, the underlying crime was the hacking of the DNC's and John Podesta's emails —…
 
Hey, Joe Biden! Here Are Some Scandals You Forgot
"Know what I was most proud of?" presidential candidate Joe Biden told a crowd on Wednesday.…
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No, Scandinavia Doesn’t Vindicate Socialism
"Socialism only works in two places:  Heaven, where they don’t need it, and Hell, where…
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Dems' Trump Dilemma: Impeach, Imprison — Or Bluff?
Is there any doubt that many Democrats agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she says she wants…
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What is going on with the unending Brexit drama, the aftershocks of Donald Trump's election and the "yellow…
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In Defense of Lobbying
The media adores stories that bolster prevailing narratives about the virtuousness of "bipartisanship"…
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Healthcare: Beware Price Controls and Weaker Patent Protections
As debate over healthcare policy accelerates, a small number of otherwise conservative and libertarian…
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Law Enforcement, Media Have Changed Standards for Trump
One of the more unfortunate effects of the Trump-Russia investigation — and there have been…
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A Cancer Stigma Killing Thousands
The nation's biggest meeting of cancer specialists unveiled several breakthroughs on Saturday. The horrible…
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Sorry, Democrats, There Is No Climate Chaos
Climate isn't the same as weather — unless, of course, weather happens to be politically useful.…
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Theresa May Confirms the Peril of Squishy Centrism
"Our people look for a cause to believe in.  Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and…
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Notable Quote   
 
"The most likely scenario for next week's election is ... that no one will learn anything. I can say that with some degree of confidence because in the last five election cycles or so, the learning curve has been so flat that if it was a politician's posterior, President Trump wouldn't even notice it. Campaigns, individuals, parties and super PACs are going to have spent northward of $12 billion…[more]
 
 
— Chris Stirewalt, The Hill
 
Liberty Poll   

Considering the exceptionally hostile mid-term elections rhetoric and activity, does that make you at all reluctant to vote in person?