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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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Why the Anna Nicole Smith Saga Actually Matters
By CFIF Staff
Thursday, April 12 2007
As tawdry and ridiculous as the tale of Anna Nicole Smith is, her saga has already had important real-world consequences to Americans.   By gaming our legal system in pursuit of her deceased husband's fortune, including a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, Ms. Smith's tragic life leaves a legacy beyond tasteless late-night jokes and tabloid obsessions.  Indeed, that legacy may include increasing litigation costs and courtroom burdens for businesses, philanthropies and everyday citizens across America.  By now, many are familiar with the tragic tale underlying this case. …
 
Congress Becomes Big Labor's Obedient Subsidiary
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Speaker Pelosi Loves William Jefferson More Than Homeland Security, Ethics and Maybe Even All Those Grandchildren
Last week, Washington's Culture of Corruption went from just plain disgusting to full-out scary. Many…
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Big Labor's Latest Target: The Secret Ballot
With Democrats assuming control of Congress this week, Big Labor is targeting one of America's most basic…
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“Net Neutrality”: Regulating and Politicizing the Internet
Net “Neutrality”: Regulating and Politicizing the Internet What is Net Neutrality?…
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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.