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
Why Kamala Harris Will Not Be the Dems' 2028 Nominee

Why Kamala Harris Will Not Be the Dems' 2028 Nominee

Democrats do not like to renominate their failed former nominees. The last time they tried was in 1956, and it didn't work. They've never done it again.

The Senate's Consequential Class of '26

The Senate's Consequential Class of '26

The new class of senators must now deal with reality. I wish more voters had asked them how they'll do it.

 The Supreme Court is Undemocratic by Design, Justice Kagan

The Supreme Court is Undemocratic by Design, Justice Kagan

Justice Kagan's complaint thus inadvertently underscores the genius of the constitutional system she criticizes.

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Another Race Based Admissions Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom, discusses some of the major cases on the docket so far for the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2026-2027 term, including a case challenging whether Montgomery County, Maryland’s lottery system for admission to middle school magnet programs effectively…[more]
The War on Fraud

Zack Smith, Senior Legal Fellow of Courts and the Constitution at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the Department of Justice’s newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division, what it means for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes and misuse of taxpayer dollars, and the backlash and ethics…[more]
Beware an Expanding Welfare State and Government Control Over Health Care

Timothy Lee, CFIF’s Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses how the British welfare system is bankrupting its national defense, and why the best healthcare reform in America means less (not more) government control…[more]
Beware “Medicare for All”

Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses what the United States can learn from Canada's and the United Kingdom's single-payor systems, and the real costs of “Medicare for All,” including the elimination of private healthcare, physician shortages, hidden taxes, and…[more]
The Shifting Landscape of College Sports

William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses the Protect College Sports Act, a bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate, its prospect of becoming law, what its passage may mean for college sports, and more…[more]
Previewing the Supreme Court's October 2026 Term

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses what’s to come in the Supreme Court’s new term that opens October 5th, the Court’s heavy focus thus far on the docket cases involving administrative powers, and how the Court stacks up in recent polls…[more]
“Partial” Repeal of Biden-Era Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards is Good News

Marlo Lewis, Jr., Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses how the partial repeal of a Biden-era rule addresses EPA overreach, gets rid of every Biden requirement that would make fossil-generation unfeasible, and helps to address affordability concerns while ensuring America maintains…[more]
Regulation by Litigation: “Where are the Legislators?”

Sherman “Tiger” Joyce, President of the American Tort Reform Association, discusses the rise of “regulation by litigation,” how policy should be developed and enacted by elected lawmakers and not through the judicial system where judges are not accountable to the public, and the how profit motive rather…[more]
Notable Quote   
 
"A key Russiagate lawyer known for his bare-knuckle election and legal tactics has landed at the center of the alleged Democrat plot in the Alaska Senate race to recruit a decoy candidate to siphon votes from their Republican opponent.Marc Elias departed from the Perkins Coie law firm in 2021 and set up his own firm, catering to Democratic Party candidates. About the same time, the Justice Department…[more]
 
 
— Steven Richards, Just the News
 
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.