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...

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
Budget’s Sessions is Right to Want Budget Sessions
By Quin Hillyer
Wednesday, December 19 2012
One reason the substance of the “Fiscal Cliff” negotiations has been so unsatisfactory is that the very format of the negotiations has been misguided. The Obama-Boehner talks favor the White House and disfavor the twin values of transparency and public understanding. As is usually the case, bad process is likely to produce bad policies. Alabama’s Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, has been arguing for months that “regular order” should prevail in developing the budget, with public hearings in Congress rather than, or at least in…
 
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The Constitutional and Historical Foundations of Copyright Protection
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Bob Costas is perfectly free to unleash his shopworn leftist views upon audiences who’d probably…
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With all the attention centered on the fallout in the federal budget should President Barack Obama and…
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Budget Cuts Can Be Political Winners
For decades now, Republicans have championed the vague idea of budget savings while fearfully shying…
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"Earlier this week, a federal judge made a shocking charge: Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's district attorney for nearly a decade, may be guilty of 'perjury, conspiracy, or obstruction of justice.' Judge Paul Diamond referred Krasner and one of his top deputies, Matthew Stiegler, to the U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate potential federal crimes.Krasner is one of the nation's most high-profile "progressive…[more]
 
 
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