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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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Puncturing the Myth of Obama’s Political Prowess
By Timothy H. Lee
Wednesday, November 05 2025
In a historical anomaly, Barack Obama remains the only president in United States history to see his popular and electoral votes decline while escaping with a reelection win.   That’s merely one among many realities that should serve to puncture the myth of Obama’s political prowess after two decades under the nation’s political spotlight.   Yet somehow, his mythical image endures.   Earlier this week, Democrats trotted Obama out to reassume his grating false Southern drawl in a New Jersey campaign speech, confirming that he maintains a mysterious…
 
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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Bill Gates Gets Mugged by Reality
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
The Justice Department is evaluating a criminal referral accusing former CIA Director John Brennan of…
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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
Is it "Islamophobic" to wonder if NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has a soft spot for…
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Nobel in Economics Highlights Value of Intellectual Property
Although recent improvements in the Middle East naturally cast renewed focus on the Nobel committee’s…
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To Lower Health Costs, Legalize Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans for All
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Notable Quote   
 
"In Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote, 'Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.' Many today would like to chisel those words above the doors to the Supreme Court. Time and time again, justices waited too long for their own legacies.For many conservatives, the decisive loss of both houses of Congress has created a true nightmare scenario in which two conservatives (Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel…[more]
 
 
— Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School
 
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.