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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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Yes, You Do “Arrest Your Way Out” of Runaway Crime
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, September 11 2025
The establishment media and political left don’t want you talking about crime, because it proved pivotal in last year’s election.   The gruesome recent stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina commuter train offers just the latest illustration of the point.   When finally forced to address the stabbing, however, entire swaths of the establishment media deliberately recast the murder as some sort of convenient “talking point” for Republicans.  The examples are too numerous to list, but even The Wall Street Journal…
 
Stop the IRS's Stealth $700 Billion Tax Increase
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What the Immigration Raids Are About
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Zohran Mamdani a Red Flag of What a Brainwashed Electorate Will Choose
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An Open Letter to My Esteemed Colleagues at the International Association of Genocide Scholars
Friends,  As a member in good standing of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, I…
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Another Trump Bump? Second Quarter Economic Growth Accelerated Even Faster Than Originally Estimated
You might’ve missed the encouraging economic news over the past week, amid leftist jeremiads over…
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America's Hyperpoliticized Teachers Unions
About 70% of the nation's public school teachers belong to a union or employees' association. The two…
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In New York City, It's Class Warfare. If You Own Anything, Mamdani Wants to Take It.
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Trump's Share-the-Wealth Retirement Plan Will Help All Americans
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For Frantic Dems, Trump Bashing Is the Only Game In Town
The Democratic National Committee is holding its summer meeting in Minneapolis. There is a lot to talk…
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Mamdani Could Lose Even in Crowded Field
A crowd gathered around New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday as he lay on his back…
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Notable Quote   
 
"The Democratic battle for control of the House of Representatives is entering its final stretch, with Republicans defending a narrow majority and Democrats seeking the handful of seats needed to take control of the chamber.With Election Day around the corner, competitive races have expanded across traditionally Republican districts, while a number of Democratic-held seats also remain in play…[more]
 
 
— Nicholas Ballasy, Just the News
 
Liberty Poll   

Do you believe that two years of a deeply divided Congress will produce the stimulus for more civil and collaborative government change or an even greater political divide?