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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Will the Insane Shutdown Ever End?
By Byron York
Wednesday, April 01 2026
It seems weird to say, but Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., appears to believe Democrats have honored the memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by withholding the pay of Transportation Security Administration workers at the nation's airports for more than six weeks.  Good and Pretti were the protesters shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as they attempted to obstruct ICE operations during the widespread demonstrations against law enforcement in Minneapolis. "In the wake of the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Senate Democrats were clear:…
 
Let's Kill Cancer
There are few things in life more terrifying than a cancer diagnosis, as any victim of this horrible…
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President Donald Trump recently announced that he's postponing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure…
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Global Cooling! Wait, Global Warming! Climate Alarmist Paul Ehrlich Dead at 93
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How Will Congress Choose to Handle the Iran Bill?
Whatever you think of the war in Iran, there's a separate question – independent of the…
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Don't Count Ballots After Election Day
This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that hinges on the meaning of Election…
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Trump Needs a Short War
How many times has President Trump said that the war in Iran, now entering its fourth week, will be brief?…
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Republicans Can Win on Health Care Affordability
For most of the last 40 years, pollsters have asked voters: Which party do you trust more on health care?…
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Class-War Economics Is Counterproductive and Un-American
Perhaps the biggest myth in American political life is that the wealthy don't pay their "fair share."…
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On Income Taxes, Missouri and Washington Represent Clear Contrast for Citizens and Businesses
“We should not carry a banner of pale pastels but of bold colors which make it unmistakably clear…
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Fact vs. Fiction on Medicaid and the Wealth Tax
I try to be fair to people I disagree with. Emmanuel Saez – the famous UC Berkeley economist…
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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?