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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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Nobel in Economics Highlights Value of Intellectual Property
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, October 23 2025
Although recent improvements in the Middle East naturally cast renewed focus on the Nobel committee’s marquee Peace Prize, the organization also deserves credit for its choice in this year’s Prize in Economic Sciences.   This year’s trio of winners – Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt – were notable “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth,” in the Nobel committee’s words.   More specifically, the trio’s scholarship in innovation-driven growth highlights underappreciated role of intellectual property…
 
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