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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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First Amendment Protects Free Speech, Not Government Snooping
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, May 06 2021
AMENDMENT I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;  or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;  or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Let’s get something straight that should be obvious.   The First Amendment protects your individual natural right to free speech, free assembly or association with others and freedom to petition government.   The First Amendment does not protect government’s power to…
 
Are Americans Becoming Sovietized?
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Biden's American Unions Plan
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No, There's No Mandate to Remake America
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The Ugly Reaction to Tim Scott's Speech Is Telling
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In Welcome Bipartisanship, Senator Chris Coons Stands Up for Strong Pharmaceutical Patent Rights
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American Universities Have Lost Their Prestige
Nothing is stranger than the contemporary American university. Not long ago, Americans used to idolize…
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Science Says If You're Vaccinated, Enjoy Life Again
For 14 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended draconian restrictions…
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An Outrage from the FBI
On June 14, 2017, a team of Republican lawmakers went to an athletic field in Alexandria, Virginia, to…
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Joe Biden's Climate Denialism
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CFIF Reiterates Opposition to H.R. 3, Nancy Pelosi’s Socialized Medicine Bill
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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?