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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Washington's 'Job Creation' Circus Is Hitting the Road
By Veronique de Rugy
Wednesday, April 03 2024
In the grand circus of politics, where elephants and donkeys alike perform under the big top, there's one act that never fails to draw a crowd: the venerable "job creation" routine. Putting people back to work, especially those without college degrees and in the manufacturing world, is in the center ring. Unfortunately, when you look behind the smoke, mirrors and rabbits hidden in hats, you'll see that promises to rebuild America through industrial policy are just plain old corporate welfare. Industrial policy has made an amazing comeback. In its name, the Biden administration and Congress…
 
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New York City, Denver, Chicago and other cities are urgently recruiting bilingual education teachers…
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles ... and Trucks
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Bank Bailouts 2.0: FCC Should Reject Broadband “Amnesty” Request
As the Biden administration flounders amid an increasingly grim reelection effort, blame often lies with…
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Americans Can Tell the Difference Between Rosy Economic Data and Reality
The economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are up, and inflation is down. However, the American…
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Beware of Squatters
If you own a home and don't want to lose it, keep reading. Homeowners who go on vacation or a business…
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Trump Lawfare: The Next Stage Begins
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The Biden Administration Takes a Swipe at Credit Card Industry
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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.