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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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Surprise: Debt Conversation Brings More Pointless 'Tax-the-Rich' Talk
By Veronique de Rugy
Friday, May 26 2023
Whenever we have a national conversation about government debt, Democrats invariably respond that spending is not the reason the debt is now nearly equal to our national GDP. The real cause of our indebtedness, they inform us, is that taxes aren't high enough and the rich don't pay their fair share. From increasing the marginal tax rate to more than 70% for higher-income earners, to taxing 100% of income above $1 billion, to the president's recent debt-ceiling plan, Democrats overflow with ideas about how to tax us more. Not only do these ideas reflect incredible ignorance of economic reality…
 
Media's Coverage of the Debt-Limit Fight Is Intolerably Dishonest
President Joe Biden, writes Politico's White House Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire, "has prioritized…
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Jail the Shoplifters
Brazen shoplifting is hurting all of us.  I'm brushing with bubble gum-flavored children's toothpaste…
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What's the Matter With Texas Republicans When It Comes to School Choice Legislation?
This has been the year for school choice all over the country. At least six additional states joined…
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John Brennan, Enemy of the People
The just-released Durham report confirmed that the FBI not only failed to corroborate the Steele dossier…
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Gavin Newsom’s $32 Billion California Deficit Versus Ron DeSantis’s $22 Billion Florida Surplus
As the economic climate deteriorates amid Biden Administration mismanagement, the Federal Reserve announced…
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Professional Golf's Political Meltdown
For more than a year, professional golf has been engulfed in a civil war over money and politics. The…
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Democrats' New Rule: Migrants First, Everyone Last
Democrats' new rule: If you're not a migrant, go to the back of the line. Gary Moretti and his fiancee…
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The Green Movement Is a Jobs Killer. Are Unions Finally Figuring This Out?
Could it be that union bosses are finally waking up to the cold reality that the greatest threat…
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The Democrats' Debt Ceiling Position Makes Zero Sense
"If you buy a car," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explained the other day…
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U.S. Score Falls to All-Time Low in 2023 Index of Economic Freedom
Economic freedom, which includes physical and intellectual property rights, made the United States the…
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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.