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...

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
Why Character Still Matters
By Troy Senik
Thursday, July 25 2013
In economics, they call it the principal-agent problem. When someone else is entrusted with carrying out a task for you – say an employee, a financial advisor, or even a doctor – how do you get him to act in your best interest rather than his? The more complicated the responsibility, the more difficult it is to monitor the behavior. In a small workplace, for instance, it’s generally not that hard. If an employee isn’t discharging their duty, discipline him. If the behavior continues, you can fire him. What if it’s a company with multiple locations, however, and only…
 
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Notable Quote   
 
"Twenty-five years after 9/11, we are entering a new era of terrorism. In recent weeks, authorities have arrested individuals who pledged allegiance to ISIS and used artificial intelligence to help plan major attacks.Although those plots were thwarted, they reveal that terrorist organizations are now using AI in far more consequential ways. AI can help 'novices' to build chemical and biological weapons…[more]
 
 
— Steven Stalinsky, Ph.D., Executive Director of MEMRI
 
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