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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 Did Democrats Fight So Long – Before Caving?
By Byron York
Wednesday, November 12 2025
The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened supplemental food benefits for millions, saw the beginning of a gradual shutdown of the commercial aviation system, and much more. The question is: Why did those Democrats hold out for so long? Why did they stubbornly play a losing hand even as millions of Americans suffered? The short answer: because Obamacare was at stake. The Affordable Care Act is the Democratic Party's premier policy achievement of the last half-century, and it is gradually…
 
The Home Affordability Crisis – Not Fake News
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In a historical anomaly, Barack Obama remains the only president in United States history to see his…
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Mamdani Win Will Ravage Entire State
Zohran Mamdani's win Tuesday should send tremors far beyond New York City. A Mamdani victory will ignite…
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You've probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest…
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Dick Cheney's Complicated Legacy
When George W. Bush ran for president in 2000, he faced a widespread public perception that he was callow…
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Let's Talk About the Real Genocide of Christians in Africa
With so much of the legacy media's focus spent on smearing Israel these days, you probably haven't heard…
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Economy Surging Under Trump’s Deregulation and Lower Taxes
Despite constant warnings of impending recession from media figures who solemnly pretend that they wouldn’t…
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How John Brennan Lied to Congress
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Deposit Insurance for Billionaires?
Politicians in Washington have the shortest memories. Maybe that's why they so seldom learn from their…
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It's Not 'Islamophobic' To Wonder How Mamdani Would React to 9/11
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Notable Quote   
 
"The U.S. has been running a real-time experiment on two approaches to criminal justice: the Biden-era emphasis on social justice versus the Trump administration's embrace of traditional law and order. The results are now in.The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported this morning that felony violent crime fell 25% in 2025. Rape declined 13%, robbery fell 27%, and aggravated assault dropped…[more]
 
 
— John R. Lott Jr., RealClearInvestigations
 
Liberty Poll   

Considering the exceptionally hostile mid-term elections rhetoric and activity, does that make you at all reluctant to vote in person?