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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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Borax Case Needs Lemon-Freshening
By Quin Hillyer
Wednesday, April 17 2013
The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) this week filed an appeal in one of the most heart-rending legal cases I’ve ever covered, one perfectly emblematic of the growing twin problems of A) federal “overcriminalization” of iffy, minor infractions and B) prosecutorial abuse. Indeed, I’ve written a book chapter and a full newspaper series on the case of would-be inventor Krister Evertson, and also given speeches on his saga. But justice hasn’t yet been done, which is why the appeal filed this week is so important. The short version of a very long story…
 
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