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America Did Not Vote for Woke 2.0

Election 2026 America Did Not Vote for Woke 2.0 Voters don't want far-left policies. They just really, really hate Republican ones....

06.11.2026 5

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How Did Republicans Lose This Badly? Voters Turned Against Trump's Tariffs.

Free Trade How Did Republicans Lose This Badly? Voters Turned Against Trump's Tariffs. It wasn't all about the war. Trump's...

04.11.2026 6

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Indiana Republican Who Said Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn't Get Due Process Has Lost Reelection to Congress

Due Process Indiana Republican Who Said Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn't Get Due Process Has Lost Reelection to Congress Good...

03.11.2026 8

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Trump Enters His George W. Bush Era as Democrats Sweep House and Senate

Donald Trump Trump Enters His George W. Bush Era as Democrats Sweep House and Senate It's 2006 all over again. The sooner the...

03.11.2026 5

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Will the Iran War Cost Republicans Control of the Senate?

War Will the Iran War Cost Republicans Control of the Senate? In several key Senate races, GOP candidates broke against Trump's...

03.11.2026 5

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Ranked Choice Voting Will Untangle Alaska's Dan Sullivan Controversy. It's Also on the Ballot Itself.

Election 2026 Ranked Choice Voting Will Untangle Alaska's Dan Sullivan Controversy. It's Also on the Ballot Itself. As voters in...

02.11.2026 5

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What Will Democrats Do?

Election 2026 What Will Democrats Do? Plus: Hackers break into Binance, Harvard student journalists wreck a Trump administration...

30.10.2026 3

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Review: House of the Dragon and the Pursuit of Political Power

Television Review: House of the Dragon and the Pursuit of Political Power The Game of Thrones prequel is a show about managerial...

30.10.2026 4

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Jared Polis Warns Colorado's Progressive Tax Ballot Measure Could 'Cripple' the Economy

Election 2026 Jared Polis Warns Colorado's Progressive Tax Ballot Measure Could 'Cripple' the Economy Voters in Colorado will...

29.10.2026 10

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Trump's Tariffs Are Politically Toxic

Free Trade Trump's Tariffs Are Politically Toxic Voters hate the tariffs—and elected Republicans aren't even trying to defend the...

26.10.2026 6

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The Man Who Saved the Internet

Artificial Intelligence The Man Who Saved the Internet Plus: How to be more secure in an age of AI hacking, more Trump...

23.10.2026 8

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The Swamp King

Corruption The Swamp King Plus: The internet nearly crashed, the White House keeps threatening media outlets for doing their jobs,...

22.10.2026 10

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California's 'Wealth Tax' Could Cost the State $39 Billion

California California's 'Wealth Tax' Could Cost the State $39 Billion New study finds that 85 percent of "plausible scenarios"...

20.10.2026 9

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3 Reasons to Cancel This Year's 3.6 Percent Social Security Boost

Social Security 3 Reasons to Cancel This Year's 3.6 Percent Social Security Boost Or at least change how the cost-of-living...

19.10.2026 6

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Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.

Free Trade Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed. The Jones Act requires all goods...

18.10.2026 20

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DOGE Worked? Only If You Grade on a Curve.

DOGE DOGE Worked? Only If You Grade on a Curve. Cutting the number of federal employees wasn't the disaster that many critics...

16.10.2026 10

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Even Blue-Collar Workers Have Turned Against Trump's Unpopular Tariffs

Free Trade Even Blue-Collar Workers Have Turned Against Trump's Unpopular Tariffs A new poll shows that Americans are soundly...

15.10.2026 10

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Trump's Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law

Trump Administration Trump's Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law If laws passed by Congress do not apply to...

14.10.2026 10

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Michigan Congressman Proposes Using Tariff Revenue for Tariff Relief Fund

Free Trade Michigan Congressman Proposes Using Tariff Revenue for Tariff Relief Fund Rep. John James admits that Trump's tariffs...

12.10.2026 10

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The Federal Government Just Posted the Largest Annual Budget Deficit Since COVID

Budget Deficit The Federal Government Just Posted the Largest Annual Budget Deficit Since COVID Tax revenue increased by about 3...

09.10.2026 10

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Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs

Free Trade Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade...

08.10.2026 10

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DOGE Shut Down This Agency. Now Its Employees Are Back on the Payroll With Nothing To Do.

DOGE DOGE Shut Down This Agency. Now Its Employees Are Back on the Payroll With Nothing To Do. Shutting down the U.S. Interagency...

08.10.2026 10

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Minneapolis Activists Used Encrypted Group Chats To Outmaneuver ICE. Now the Feds Want To Prosecute Them.

Immigration Minneapolis Activists Used Encrypted Group Chats To Outmaneuver ICE. Now the Feds Want To Prosecute Them. "I think...

03.10.2026 30

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Americans Are Wealthier Than 30 Years Ago. Here's the Data To Prove It.

Free Trade Americans Are Wealthier Than 30 Years Ago. Here's the Data To Prove It. Americans with upper, middle, and lower incomes...

30.09.2026 20

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How Regulation, Immigration Policy, and Tariffs Made Your BLT More Expensive

Tariffs How Regulation, Immigration Policy, and Tariffs Made Your BLT More Expensive A BLT looks simple, but bacon rules, lettuce...

30.09.2026 20

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Renée Good's Mom Wanted Trump to Protect Her Family. Her Daughter Was Killed by ICE.

ICE Renée Good's Mom Wanted Trump to Protect Her Family. Her Daughter Was Killed by ICE. Donna Ganger's heartbreaking testimony to...

25.09.2026 20

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The Collapse of Farm Exports Is the Most Underappreciated Story in American Politics

Free Trade The Collapse of Farm Exports Is the Most Underappreciated Story in American Politics It was a direct result of President...

24.09.2026 20

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Review: Ben Franklin, Frankenstein, and the Wonders of Electricity

Science Review: Ben Franklin, Frankenstein, and the Wonders of Electricity Minnesota's Bakken Museum celebrates the spark of...

18.09.2026 150

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Pentagon Auditors Say the Iran War Has Cost $33 Billion. The Real Price Tag Is Far Higher.

War Pentagon Auditors Say the Iran War Has Cost $33 Billion. The Real Price Tag Is Far Higher. The Congressional Budget Office says...

16.09.2026 20

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Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

War Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth The Kentucky congressman says he will force a vote on...

15.09.2026 20

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A Somali Man With No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay

Immigration A Somali Man With No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay Adam Abdullah was legally...

11.09.2026 20

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Trump and Vance's Plan To Bribe Voters With $5,000 Checks Shows MAGA Is Out of Ideas

Trump Administration Trump and Vance's Plan To Bribe Voters With $5,000 Checks Shows MAGA Is Out of Ideas By quickly endorsing...

10.09.2026 20

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Trump Bans Canadian Beer, Wine, Motorcycles, and More

Free Trade Trump Bans Canadian Beer, Wine, Motorcycles, and More The ban was accompanied by a new set of tariffs targeting Canadian...

09.09.2026 20

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Trump Is Expanding Executive Power. Democrats Are Already Eyeing the New Tools.

Executive Power Trump Is Expanding Executive Power. Democrats Are Already Eyeing the New Tools. Some Democrats are licking their...

04.09.2026 30

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Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Sells Out Democracy and Free Markets

Trump Administration Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Sells Out Democracy and Free Markets The Trump administration isn't trying to end...

02.09.2026 30

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2,400 Baseball Games for the Price of 1

Sports 2,400 Baseball Games for the Price of 1 Fake wide receivers running scams, Djokovic bounced, Messi retires, The Giving Tree...

01.09.2026 20

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Trump's Trade War With Canada Is Costly, Absurd, and Unfunny

Free Trade Trump's Trade War With Canada Is Costly, Absurd, and Unfunny American consumers and businesses are being taken advantage...

31.08.2026 30

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The Math on Trump's Haitian Deportation Flights Doesn't Add Up

Immigration The Math on Trump's Haitian Deportation Flights Doesn't Add Up The Trump administration created 330,000 new illegal...

28.08.2026 30

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J.D. Vance's Interest in Huey Long Should Be a Red Flag for Conservatives

J.D. Vance J.D. Vance's Interest in Huey Long Should Be a Red Flag for Conservatives Long's motto, "every man a king," was not a...

25.08.2026 40

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Congress Is Trying To Give Trump More Tariff Powers. He Wants Even More.

Free Trade Congress Is Trying To Give Trump More Tariff Powers. He Wants Even More. A bill to sanction Russia would allow the...

18.08.2026 30

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I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.

Election 2028 I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went. The Democratic nominee won five...

14.08.2026 30

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Border Patrol Saves America From Canadian Trucker Delivering Goods in New Mexico

Free Trade Border Patrol Saves America From Canadian Trucker Delivering Goods in New Mexico What kind of country would America be...

12.08.2026 20

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America Invented Elevators. Now We Suck at Building Them.

Free Markets America Invented Elevators. Now We Suck at Building Them. America’s elevator shortage is making housing more...

10.08.2026 30

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A Burrito Costs How Much?

Inflation A Burrito Costs How Much? Plus: The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, inflation is outpacing wage growth, Trump is still...

07.08.2026 30

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DOGE Claimed $110 Billion in Spending Cuts That Couldn't Be Verified, Audit Finds

DOGE DOGE Claimed $110 Billion in Spending Cuts That Couldn't Be Verified, Audit Finds The DOGE project was the second Trump...

06.08.2026 30

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Trump's Newest Tariffs Could Protect America From the National Security Risk of Brass Instruments

Free Trade Trump's Newest Tariffs Could Protect America From the National Security Risk of Brass Instruments An idea that's wildly...

05.08.2026 50

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Trump Said Tariffs on Aluminum Would Boost Domestic Production. The White House Now Admits That Didn't Happen.

Free Trade Trump Said Tariffs on Aluminum Would Boost Domestic Production. The White House Now Admits That Didn't Happen. It's been...

03.08.2026 20

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Meet The Spice Entrepreneur Challenging Trump's Newest Tariffs

Free Trade Meet The Spice Entrepreneur Challenging Trump's Newest Tariffs "There is no domestic alternative" for peppercorns grown...

31.07.2026 30

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There Are 150 Completely Uncompetitive House Races in This Year's Midterms

Elections There Are 150 Completely Uncompetitive House Races in This Year's Midterms That's more than one-third of the House. Those...

28.07.2026 40

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Bureaucracy, Labor, & Tariffs: How Government Is Making BLTs More Expensive

Economics Bureaucracy, Labor, & Tariffs: How Government Is Making BLTs More Expensive The BLT—a delicious celebration of the...

26.07.2026 70

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