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... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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The Upside, Risks and Limits of DOGE
By Veronique de Rugy
Thursday, February 13 2025
America's debt crisis is no longer a distant concern; it's an immediate threat with immediate consequences. Some politicians – perhaps realizing that it's become more difficult to ignore the problem and avoid repercussions – are turning to executive action. This includes the Trump administration's embrace of Elon Musk's increasingly active Department of Government Efficiency. It's an unorthodox approach that may make some important progress reducing fraud and improving efficiency. But it isn't foolproof or without tremendous risks. Federal debt stands at approximately…
 
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Notable Quote   
 
"Writing in the Wall Street Journal last week, former Fidelity Investments head Robert Pozen wrote what he always has, and that countless budget and Social Security scolds have written before him. According to Pozen and a Rose Bowl-sized collection of commentators who've come before and who've yet to come, a combination of benefit cuts and 'revenue measures' (yes, tax increases on the richest…[more]
 
 
— John Tamny, Editor of RealClearMarkets, President of the Parkview Institute, and Senior Fellow at the Market Institute
 
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.