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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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Hospitals Pulling the Plug Against Families' Wishes
By Betsy McCaughey
Wednesday, April 25 2018
Who decides whether your sick child lives or dies? You or the hospital? On Monday, the parents of 23-month-old Alfie Evans, who has extensive brain damage, were told their son's life would be terminated by hospital staff. That night, the hospital turned off his ventilator. The hospital decreed "once all external signs of life have ceased," doctors would confirm "that death has occurred." Many hours have passed, and Alfie clings tenuously to life. To avert this crisis, Alfie's parents tried appealing to British courts, but judges ruled on April 20 that "the hospital must…
 
Alfie and Haleigh and Charlie and Jahi
When British hospital officials tried to pull the plug on 23-month-old toddler Alfie Evans on Monday…
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Comey's Handling of Hillary Clinton Shows Us He's No Hero
After being pressed by former top Bill Clinton political aide George Stephanopoulos on ABC News, James…
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As Congress Dithers on IRS Reform and Donor Privacy, the Trump Administration Should Act
As perilous November midterm elections approach, Congressional Republicans need all the support from…
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Return of the Feckless Chick-Fil-A-Phobes
Move over, Trump Derangement Syndrome. Another unhinged liberal pathology is back:  Chick-fil-A-phobia. …
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Will the Supreme Court OK the States' Latest Tax Grab?
Here we go again. State politicians want to take more of your money. This time, their scheme is to tax…
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The Rich Don't Pay Their "Fair Share" of Taxes ... They Pay Too Much
Do wealthier Americans pay their fair share in taxes?  The straightforward answer is "no,"…
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The Student Data-Mining Scandal Under Our Noses
While congresscritters expressed outrage at Facebook's intrusive data grabs during Capitol Hill hearings…
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This Hospital Bed May Kill You
Danger lurks for hospital patients in a place they'd least expect it — the bed. Hospitals…
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Lots of Mueller Action, But What About Collusion?
Remember collusion? The allegation that Donald Trump and his aides coordinated or conspired with Russia…
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New Legal Challenge May Unravel ObamaCare
Most Americans understandably consider ObamaCare's legality a settled question, following the Supreme…
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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.