Americans for Limited Government

09/04/2026

The and in the Tense

09/04/2026

The Arms Race Heats Up And A War Is Averted After Missiles Discovered In Cuba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imY5QgMZwPM The issue of espionage hit the forefront of the Cold War in the early 1950s as America and the Soviets ended up in an arms race. The Cold War nearly boiled over with the Cuban Missile Crisis where war and nuclear holocaust was narrowly avoided.

09/03/2026

Does Talarico Stand A Chance? Can Abbott Actually Lose? Setting The Record Straight On Texas Races
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjIacipWWU

Some polls show Texas Democratic Rep. James Talarico ahead in his race with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the experts warn this is probably an act of deception. Talarico’s far left ideas probably won’t hold up in conservative Texas. And another leftist thinks she has a chance against long-serving Governor Greg Abbott. The experts strongly disagree.

09/03/2026

Cartoon: Standoff https://dailytorch.com/2026/09/cartoon-standoff/

It’s a lot easier to destroy something than it is to create something.

By A.F. Branco Click here for a higher level resolution version.

09/03/2026

Three Reasons Democrats May Not Have The Midterms In The Bag: Polling Bias, Polling Shifts, And Swing Voter Apathy https://dailytorch.com/2026/09/three-reasons-democrats-may-not-have-the-midterms-in-the-bag-polling-bias-polling-shifts-and-swing-voter-apathy/

With the midterm election two months away, Democrats are maintaining an advantage of over five points in the latest generic congressional ballot average — an average that includes both likely voters and U.S. adults depending on the survey — but there are reasons to believe Democrats may not have the midterms in the bag to the degree they think they do. For one, President Donald Trump recently called out “fake polls.” In a Truth Social post from Aug. 30, President Trump accused the media of adding to its well-documented track record of underestimating conservative strength in polling. Second, for the first time since February, a mainstream poll shows Republicans ahead in the generic congressional ballot among likely voters. In the latest Harvard-Harris poll conducted Aug. 28–30, Republicans are ahead of Democrats among likely voters 51 percent to 49 percent. Third, and perhaps most alarming for Democrats leading into November and beyond, is the fact that the Democratic Party’s campaign against President Trump and the GOP appears to have created mass apathy among the very voters they hoped to ignite. When comparing Economist-YouGov data from March 6–9 of this year to polling released Aug. 28–30, there are massive, double-digit declines in the share of swing voters that plan to vote in November at all. Nearly a quarter of Americans, 23 percent, are promising not to vote in the midterms. Only 14 percent felt this way in March. Currently, a full 31 percent of Americans are either committed to not voting (23 percent) or unsure who they’ll support (eight percent).

By Manzanita Miller With the midterm election two months away, Democrats are maintaining an advantage of over five points in the latest generic congressional ballot average — an average that includes both likely voters and U.S. adults depending on the survey — but there are reasons to [...]

09/02/2026

A Weapon For In

09/01/2026

USDA Takes Steps To Bolster Cattle Herd. What Will Help Price Of Beef? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntOUnA5SkBA The Brooke Rollins-era USDA has announced this week a new program said to be, "a sweeping package of actions to continue rebuilding the Great American Beef Herd." A Texas cattleman gives his take on what will help the price of beef and what will keep the cattle herd strong in America.

09/01/2026

Cartoon: Malignancy https://dailytorch.com/2026/08/cartoon-malignancy/

The DSA sticks out like a sore thumb.

By A.F. Branco Click here for a higher level resolution version.

09/01/2026

Trade In Goods Deficit In 2026 On Pace To Shrink To Lowest Level Vs. GDP Since 1998 https://dailytorch.com/2026/09/trade-in-goods-deficit-in-2026-on-pace-to-shrink-to-lowest-level-vs-gdp-since-1998/

Thanks to President Donald Trump’s leadership and the political risk he took in levying tariffs against U.S. trade partners to reindustrialize America, secure supply chains for domestic energy production and manufacturing and make new trade deals, the U.S. trade in goods deficit has shrunk by $181.7 billion to $534.8 billion the first six months of 2026, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. The news comes as U.S. goods exports have increased $166.6 billion to $1.2 trillion the first half of 2026 — an all-time record — while imports decreased by $15 billion to $1.78 trillion. It might not seem like much, but when compared to the size of the U.S. economy — on pace to reach a $32.7 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) thereabouts, if the trade deficit holds at $1.069 trillion for the year, it would only represent 3.27 percent of the economy. That would be the smallest the trade deficit has been as a share of the economy since 1998, when it was just 2.5 percent. By 1999, it was already 3.4 percent. It peaked in 2006 at 5.9 percent. After the 2007 to 2009 recession, the trade deficit stabilized out at about 4 percent of GDP since 2013, give or take a few tenths of a percent. Two of the biggest winners so far are capital goods including aircraft, industrial machinery, computers and semiconductors and energy, with boosted oil and natural gas exports during the Iran War. For the Trump trade agenda, then, getting that down to potentially 3.27 percent in 2026 would be an amazing accomplishment — unprecedented in the post-NAFTA-WTO era — and it is coming on the heels of boosting U.S. exports. Usually when the trade deficit sinks, it’s because imports decreased faster than exports during a slowdown or recession. Whereas 2026 is looking like an export boom.

By Robert Romano Thanks to President Donald Trump’s leadership and the political risk he took in levying tariffs against U.S. trade partners to reindustrialize America, secure supply chains for domestic energy production and manufacturing and make new trade deals, the U.S. trade in goods deficit h...

09/01/2026

Will Help With Prices?