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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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The High Cost of Abdul El-Sayed
By Byron York
Wednesday, October 14 2026
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, expresses irritation when he is asked about his association with Hasan Piker, the streamer/provocateur who said America deserved 9/11. "I'm not here to disavow people's views," El-Sayed said back during the Michigan Democratic primary campaign. "I'm here to have a conversation about how to get money out of politics, put money back in pockets and pass Medicare for all." Give El-Sayed credit for staying on message; those are the three main themes of his campaign. On his website, El-Sayed groups several positions under…
 
Medicare for Nobody
Political pros will remember that a dozen or so years ago, the Democrats produced a famous (or infamous)…
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America Owes Mahmoud Khalil Nothing
Pro-terrorist activist Mahmoud Khalil was asked by CNN the other day if he would condemn Hamas. He, of…
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Unions: Americans Profess to Love Them, But Few Want to Join One
Nothing in American life illustrates the vast chasm between "what I say" and "what I do"…
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Judge the 'Populist' Push for Price Controls on Populist Grounds
Most Americans apparently agree on at least one thing. Unfortunately, it's something dangerous: price…
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Why Are Americans So Pessimistic?
In nearly every way, Americans have more material wealth, better health, better housing and more of just…
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The Senate Seat Most Likely To Flip
When strategists on both sides look at the 2026 Senate map, the state at the top of the list of those…
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Time to End Democrats' Lynch-Law Justice for College Boys
If the investigation of the Cornell Seven results in indictments, they will be tried in a court of law…
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A Leaner Federal Workforce Is a Win for Taxpayers
One of the most unheralded policy successes of President Donald Trump's second term has been the purging…
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'When Will Markets React to Debt?' Is the Wrong Question
Is the federal government's history of enormous deficits proof that it can keep up the borrowing? Some…
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October Is National Intellectual Property Month
What single factor most accounts for American Exceptionalism?   To employ a statistical term…
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Notable Quote   
 
"As last week's midterms demonstrated, young people appear poised to drive American politics, and particularly the Democratic Party, further to the left. This is particularly true in big cities. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected last year with crucial support from younger voters, while in Los Angeles, preelection surveys showed democratic socialist (and now Mayor-elect) Nithya Raman leading…[more]
 
 
— Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and Senior Research Fellow at the Civitas Institute
 
Liberty Poll   

Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's reckless personal behavior, should any adult following the strategic importance of international chip wars believe China has not had access for some time?