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<title><![CDATA[Edward Luce - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14890.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></description><category domain="14890">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[America's Accelerating Exit From Itself]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After the Kirk murder, Trump is pulverising the country's founding principles with astonishing ease]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Mother of All U.S. Presidential Debates]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A set piece clash between Biden and Trump will turn less on policies than on each candidate'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s manner and appearance]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Are Too Scared of Biden Dropping Out]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The odds that this coming August we will have the first Democratic contested convention since 1968 are non-trivial.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Need To Face the Truth About Biden]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Yet the unavoidable truth is that most US voters, including a majority of Democrats, see Biden as too old to run again.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Ungovernable Republicans]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A vacancy opened up on Tuesday for the world'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most thankless job: Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America and the China Lab Leak Theory]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/40628c4e-b856-43d6-9755-f56d35d94a14?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The new cold war makes another pandemic more likely]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Republicans Have an Acute Trump Dilemma]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/ab8b9805-6a46-4824-9827-45a2099116cc?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The more crowded the 2024 race, the higher the chance that the former president will secure the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nomination]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Danger of Wishful Thinking on Russia and Ukraine]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At some point the west will have to talk to the enemy it has rather than the one it would like]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Admin Rash to Assume World Is on Our Side]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/d7baedc7-c3b2-4fa4-b8fc-6a634bea7f4d?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the most frequent lines heard in Washington is that Russia is now globally isolated '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' with China being the key prevaricator. America risks being seduced by its own public relations. The world'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s reaction to Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s invasion of Ukraine is far more complex than that....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Strongest Weapon Is Still Donald Trump]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The political outlook for the US president would be even more bleak if he faced a different Republican challenger]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Top Biden Officials 'Like a Deer Caught in Headlights']]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The chaotic scenes in Kabul are unlikely to derail his domestic agenda but undermine his promise to restore competence]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Would Be Wise to Pick Kamala Harris]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/4d1a3453-f80c-4f29-8ec6-68b533bffc74?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Most of the other contenders for his vice-presidential choice are not ready for prime time]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[China, the U.S. and Trade in a Dog-Eat-Dog World]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An agreement between the world'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s two biggest economies would sideline the WTO]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Audacity of America's Oligarchy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/9e9f00ce-2542-11e9-8ce6-5db4543da632</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A billionaire running for president would risk a second Trump term]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kissinger: 'We Are in a Very, Very Grave Period']]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The grand consigliere of American diplomacy talks about Putin, the new world order '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and the meaning of Trump]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Anthony Scaramucci on Bannon &amp; Backstabbing in DC]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/5d5a0364-3738-11e8-8eee-e06bde01c544?segmentId=7ac5b61e-8d73-f906-98c6-68ac3b9ee271</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[#MeToo, the Pink Wave Crashing Over Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/22325c00-1bd6-11e8-aaca-4574d7dabfb6?segmentId=7ac5b61e-8d73-f906-98c6-68ac3b9ee271</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Discreet Terror of the American Bourgeoisie]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/c0237568-0b30-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09?segmentId=7ac5b61e-8d73-f906-98c6-68ac3b9ee271</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Liberal America's Unhealthy Obsession With Russia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ft.com/content/1f8601f8-d9e3-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482?segmentId=7ac5b61e-8d73-f906-98c6-68ac3b9ee271</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Liberal Siren Song on Silicon Valley]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Donald Trump, America's Fake Healer-in-Chief]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At the mere rumour of a terror attack in Europe, Donald Trump is always ready with a response. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Mr Trump tweeted after the London Underground bomb last month, which claimed no lives....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Empty Shell of America's Two-Party System]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Implosion Is Likely to Accelerate]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It is often tempting to think Donald Trump can do no worse. Yet he keeps finding that extra mile. America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s president began the holiday season with a threat of nuclear strikes on North Korea. This week Pyongyang launched its most ominous missile test in years. In between, Mr Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Comey's Testimony Puts the President's Character on Trial]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/06/08/comeys_testimony_puts_the_presidents_character_on_trial_134138.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It boils down to the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'nature of the person'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'. James Comey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s testimony that he took notes of his talks with Donald Trump because he did not trust the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s honesty is now the hinge of the inquiry. It is Mr Comey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s word against Mr Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s. Whose nature do...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Read My Lips: The Bush Era Is Over]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jeb'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll fix it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' is the latest mantra of Jeb Bush'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s flailing campaign. Whatever problem America faces, Florida'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s former governor has the nous to solve it. Alas, Jeb'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s reinvention as a regular Joe with a toilet plunger is unlikely to fix his own campaign. Just one...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump and Carson Look Like They Are Here To Stay]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Faith in Geek Elite Who Have Your Secrets]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s administration begins its court martial of Bradley Manning, the former US army private who uploaded hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. Reasonable people disagree on whether Mr Manning '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'aided the enemy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' (as President...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bernanke's Calm Stewardship]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At the start of this century the journalist Bob Woodward anointed Alan Greenspan as '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the symbol of American economic pre-eminence'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'. Ben Bernanke must pray that he never attracts that kind of praise. As a student of business cycles, the current chairman of the US Federal Reserve...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Year of Reckoning on Iran]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Asked about the fiscal cliff'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s impact on foreign perceptions of the US, David Rothkopf, a former Clinton official, quipped: '&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'If Lindsay Lohan were arrested again tomorrow, how much would it change your opinion of her?'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The cliff is a domestic crisis of choice rather than of necessity...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The President Needs to Find a Theme Soon]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Edward Luce</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By this stage in the 1984 election, Ronald Reagan was proclaiming '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Morning in America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'. Barack Obama has so far had no such opportunity.]]></description>
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