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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What Bank ATMs Teach Us About AI
By Stephen Moore
Tuesday, August 11 2026
New inventions and technologies, from the lightbulb to the farm tractor to the automobile to the laptop computer to Uber drivers, cause serious job market disruptions. They also cause a backlash, as horse and buggy operators, cab drivers, video rental stores and typewriter makers inevitably predicted chaos and job losses. Artificial intelligence will make life much better and healthier for most people, but it will bring massive disruptions too. What will happen to the people whose livelihoods are jeopardized by what ChatGPT or Claude can do faster, cheaper and better? It is a fair question. But…
 
Abdul El-Sayed Is an American Tragedy
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee, grew up in an affluent suburb of Detroit. …
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They Hate Jews and Israel, Not Netanyahu
Anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City have already surged 8.5% this year under new mayor Zohran Mamdani…
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DSA Stands for Freeloaders – Hold Onto Your Wallets
New Yorkers, hold onto your wallets, and brace yourselves for financial chaos. New York City Mayor Zohran…
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What if Republicans Lose Both House and Senate?
The odds are Republicans will lose control of the House in the coming midterms – for…
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Five Lessons Learned From the Fauci Fiasco
COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably…
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Fauci's Cowardly Fifth Amendment Evasion
There's nothing inherently wrong with invoking the Fifth Amendment. The perception that anyone who pleads…
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Fauci’s Misdeeds Provide Cautionary Public Policy Lesson
In the annals of political villainy, Anthony Fauci now merits his own chapter.   Six years…
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Teachers Union Brainwashing
It's time to go to war to stop teachers unions from brainwashing our kids. Here's the latest red warning…
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A Final Lindsey Graham Moment in D.C., South Carolina
There will be funerals this week in Washington, D.C., and in South Carolina for Sen. Lindsey Graham,…
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CFIF Leads FCC Coalition Comments on Broadband Pole Attachments
The Center for Individual Freedom this week filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission…
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Notable Quote   
 
"The most likely scenario for next week's election is ... that no one will learn anything. I can say that with some degree of confidence because in the last five election cycles or so, the learning curve has been so flat that if it was a politician's posterior, President Trump wouldn't even notice it. Campaigns, individuals, parties and super PACs are going to have spent northward of $12 billion…[more]
 
 
— Chris Stirewalt, The Hill
 
Liberty Poll   

Considering the exceptionally hostile mid-term elections rhetoric and activity, does that make you at all reluctant to vote in person?