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<title><![CDATA[Ken Blackwell - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15389.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Ken Blackwell]]></description><category domain="15389">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Unregulated Cryptocurrency Enables Border Lawlessness]]></title>
							<link>https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/30/opinion-unregulated-cryptocurrency-platforms-enable-lawlessness-at-the-border-ken-blackwell/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The open border policies of the Biden-Harris administration continue to allow dangerous criminal networks and drugs to pour into our country.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inflation Reduction Act Is Being Unmasked]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2024/07/22/the_merits_of_the_inflation_reduction_act_is_another_fiction_being_unmasked_1046154.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[My, how things have changed in the past few weeks. By the time the Republican National Convention convened, the Democrats had hoped to be running President Biden on a platform touting the alleged succ]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas Is an Icon of Black History]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/justice-clarence-thomas-deserves-recognition-icon-black-history-opinion-1868607</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As we honor Black History Month, we should celebrate Thomas' towering achievements, admirable resilience, and unrivaled contributions to our country.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[BLM Bites the Hands That Feed It This Christmas]]></title>
							<link>https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2021/12/22/blm-bites-the-hands-that-feed-it-this-christmas-n2600906</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Martin Luther King Jr., envisioned an America of equality in human dignity, he certainly didn't anticipate racial lines being drawn around one of our country's most sacred holidays.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Existential Threat of CRT: State-Sponsored Racism]]></title>
							<link>https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2021/10/21/the-existential-threat-of-crt-statesponsored-racism-n2597765</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Small victories are still victories, and worth celebrating. So, as we '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' all Americans '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' come to realize just how much critical race theory has come to permeate our discourse]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Eviction Ban Has Small Landlords on Brink]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-eviction-moratorium-small-landlords-help-ken-blackwell</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Biden administration brazenly extended its eviction moratorium through October.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why We Black Leaders Support Voter ID Laws]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/16/why_we_black_leaders_support_voter_id_laws_145598.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America is a country of over 300 million people. We are comprised of every shape, size, nationality, and opinion. This diversity has proven to be one of our greatest strengths.
However, if you listened to largely white liberal media personalities and elite CEOs, you wouldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t know...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Claiming State Voting Reforms Are Racist Is Ridiculous]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/04/08/voter-id-laws-and-racism-democrats-just-muddling-debate-column/7113493002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Claims that voter ID laws are racist are false. Most voters actually support voter ID requirements, and these reforms are helpful for safe elections.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Amid Crisis, Activists Threaten Integrity of Our Elections]]></title>
							<link>https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2020/04/27/covid19-and-international-best-practices-for-free-fair-and-safe-elections-n2567661</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This pandemic may seem like it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s changed everything, but it has not changed the rules of our constitutional republic. Let'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s keep it that way.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Black History Month: Justice Thomas Shouldn't Be Ignored]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/02/18/dont-forget-clarence-thomas-black-history-month-celebrations-column/4741218002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In remembering the legacy of extraordinary black Americans, why does Clarence Thomas always go ignored?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democrats' Misguided War on Faith]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/26/the_democrats_misguided_war_on_faith__141590.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though the evidence is mounting that the strategy is ineffective and unpopular, the Democratic Party seems generally committed to making it clear that people of faith are not welcome in their vision of America.
Several items in recent years are worth recalling.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
First, in 2012, the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the Religious Bigotry From Abortion Proponents?]]></title>
							<link>https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2019/09/05/abortion-proponents-attack-on-faith-community-why-the-religious-bigotry-n2552612</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Buried deep in a recent BuzzFeed News story targeting the well-respected Catholic fraternity Knights of Columbus for allegedly padding its insurable-membership roster is the real issue eating away at the left-leaning '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'news'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' organization: that the charity in recent years has...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Conscience of a Nation: Defeating Abortion Extremism]]></title>
							<link>https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2019/01/19/the-conscience-of-a-nation-defeating-democrat-extremism-n2539314</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week marked the 30th year of The March for Life.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What to Expect From the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing]]></title>
							<link>https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2018/09/01/what-to-expect-from-the-kavanaugh-confirmation-hearing-n2515114</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[First, Judge Kavanaugh will make clear that he is a mainstream judge with a record of fairly applying the law and adhering to the Constitution.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kavanaugh the Good Umpire the Supreme Court Needs]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/400439-kavanaugh-the-good-umpire-that-scotus-needs</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In his 12 years on a federal court of appeals, Judge Kavanaugh developed a clear, consistent record of textualism and originalism. This means that he can be relied upon to protect religious liberty and ensure that administrative agencies stay within their legal authority.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sessions at DOJ: Breath of Fresh Air After Obama Scandals]]></title>
							<link>https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2017/12/13/sessions-first-year-a-breath-of-fresh-air-after-years-of-obama-scandals-n2421839</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A year ago the Department of Justice was finishing up eight long years of a scandal-plagued term under Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, as President Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s political arm. A year later, the department has done a complete 180 degree turn back to upholding '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[All Hat, No Decency]]></title>
							<link>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/all-hat-no-decency_us_59ee86e0e4b08bce72fe0333?</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Texans have a saying for people who talk big but act small: All hat, no cattle. It's hard to think of someone better fitting that description than ...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reversing America's Culture of Debt]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/reversing_americas_cultu.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America was built on individual opportunity. This is the core of the economic conservative agenda. The family unit is the core building block of American society. This is the heart of the social conservative agenda.There is a key overlap here that many conservatives--and even their...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Open Letter to Bob Schieffer]]></title>
							<link>http://townhall.com/Columnists/KenBlackwell/2008/10/12/open_letter_to_bob_schieffer</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Addicted to Debt]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/addicted_to_debt.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How did we get here? Only when we answer that question can we try to prevent it from happening again.When your house is on fire, all you care about is putting out the fire. You call the fire department, get the kids out of the house, and do whatever you can to stop the blaze. After that,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's "Tax Cut" is Income Redistribution]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/obamas_patriotic_tonic.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During his Fox News interview with Bill O'Reilly, Sen. Barack Obama responded to one question where the statistics contradicted his position by saying that "there are lies, damned lies, and statistics." He then went on to say that 95 percent of Americans would get a tax break under his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Words Obama Will Regret]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/words_obama_will_regret.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Senator Obama uttered one sentence that could haunt him until Election Day. He said of Senator McCain and Governor Palin telling voters they would bring change, "they must think you're stupid." Given his stances on the surge, social issues, and his past, Mr. Obama will regret...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McCain and Post-Racial Politics]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/mccain_and_postracial_politics.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On July 16 Senator McCain will address the NAACP at its national convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. It will give him a historic opportunity to lay out his vision for individual empowerment, and offer concrete solutions for solving the challenges facing many African-Americans today.For all...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['I'll Take That One']]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/ill_take_that_one.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
							<description><![CDATA['We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."-- Declaration of IndependenceIt behooves us all, especially in this pivotal...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Energy Quagmire]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/the_energy_quagmire.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Obama Gamble]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/the_obama_gamble.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ken Blackwell</author>
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