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							<title><![CDATA[SAVE America Act v. Packing Supreme Court: Devil in the Details]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In February 2026, the U.S. House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America Act to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and an approved form of government photo ID to cast a ballot.
Every House Republican voted for the SAVE America...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Shows Education Can Be Fixed]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/22/gov_sarah_huckabee_sanders_shows_education_can_be_fixed_154357.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Amid celebrations of our nation's 250th birthday, Gallup serves up a sobering portrait of general dissatisfaction with our nation's core institutions.
"Confidence in U.S. institutions Remains Near All-Time Low," reports Gallup.
Of 14 core institutions -- banks, big business, labor, the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Smooth Operator Mamdani Seduces Confused Voters with Sugar-Coated Lies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/01/smooth_operator_mamdani_seduces_confused_voters_with_sugar-coated_lies_154287.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has chalked up more notable victories.
His candidates won three crucial Democratic primaries -- candidates who are supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America, as is Mamdani -- defeating three Democratic Party establishment candidates, two of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Everyone Should Be Free To Stay In or Get Out Of Social Security]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/17/everyone_should_be_free_to_stay_in_or_get_out_of_social_security_154233.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trustees of the Social Security program just issued their annual report.
Each year, the picture of the program's solvency is dismal. But this year it's even worse.
Rather than falling short in 2033, as reported last year, this year the shortfall is projected to be in late 2032.
That's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's on Us To Choose How To Use Our Freedom]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/27/its_on_us_to_choose_how_to_use_our_freedom_154162.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Coincident with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence is the 250th anniversary of the publication of "The TheNations."
The full title of Scotsman Adam Smith's book, published in 1776, is "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Control of Government Means Redefining America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/20/democratic_control_of_government_means_redefining_america_154140.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Per USA Today columnist Chris Brennan, the Rededicate 250 event, held on the National Mall to rededicate our country as One Nation Under God, violated both our national spirit and our Constitution.
Per Brennan, the Christian character of the event, and the Protestant content, flies in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[At America's 250th Birthday, Democrats Want a Different Country]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/25/at_americas_250th_birthday_democrats_want_a_different_country_153880.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jack Hughes delivered the gold medal to the U.S. ice hockey team in the winter Olympics, scoring the winning goal in overtime play.
In a postgame interview, Hughes exclaimed: "This is all about our country now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. It's unbelievable. The USA hockey...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Remembering Ed Crane]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/18/remembering_ed_crane_153851.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Within the last six months, two friends, both pioneers and giants in the world of ideas in Washington, D.C., passed from this world.
One, Ed Feulner, was the co-founder of the Heritage Foundation, which became the nation's defining policy institute for conservative ideas.
Now, last week,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pass the SAVE America Act]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/11/pass_the_save_america_act_153828.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At this writing, the House is expected to pass the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) America Act, after which it will move to the Senate.
The challenge will be in the Senate, where at least seven Democrats are needed to join 53 Republicans to reach the 60 needed to pass the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Vote With Their Feet]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/04/americans_vote_with_their_feet_153800.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It may seem that it's impossible to get anything done in Washington these days.
Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed.
Americans are voting with their feet.
Per the Census Bureau's just released annual report on population growth and migration in the U.S.,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Thank You, Michael Reagan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/21/thank_you_michael_reagan_153741.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Recently, Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, passed away at age 80.
His passing was duly eulogized by the Reagan Foundation and the Young America's Foundation at the Reagan Ranch.
Both noted that Michael, whom I had the privilege to know, devoted his life to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Dividends of Operation Absolute Resolve]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/07/the_dividends_of_operation_absolute_resolve_153684.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[One great irony is that deposed Venezuelan socialist despot Nicolas Maduro sits in jail in New York City, where a new socialist mayor, inaugurated a few days ago, extols the "warmth of collectivism" rather than the "frigidity of rugged individualism."
No warm, cuddly collectivist has...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Last Thing on Democrats' Agenda -- Telling the Truth to Americans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/10/last_thing_on_democrats_agenda_--_telling_the_truth_to_americans_153612.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Recently in The Wall Street Journal, Neera Tanden, CEO of the Center for American Progress, a major foghorn in our nation's capital for America's left, explained "Why Democrats Won the Shutdown."
The most accurate declaration in the article is "fights tell the country a lot about what --...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Let's Fix Our Broken Health Care System]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/03/lets_fix_our_broken_health_care_system_153591.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[We just went through the longest government shutdown in history over contention regarding renewal of temporarily enacted government subsidies to Obamacare premiums.
This battle is not over. Eight Democrats threw in the towel and agreed to postpone the issue and cooperate with Republicans...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Religion Weakens, Socialism Strengthens]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/19/as_religion_weakens_socialism_strengthens_153550.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Per new polling reported by Gallup, religion is no longer important to most Americans.
In response to the question "Is religion an important part of your daily life," 49% said yes.
Ten years ago, in 2015, 66% responded affirmatively.
Gallup notes that this 17-point drop "ranks among the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Should Republicans Move Forward?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/12/how_should_republicans_move_forward_153516.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Reading commentary about the recent elections, I thought of an observation of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
Feynman said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."
That is, we must always be disciplined in looking...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Socialist Party Debuts in New York City]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/29/democratic_socialist_party_debuts_in_new_york_city_153466.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Big news from Argentina is the electoral victory of the Advancing Liberty party of President Javier Milei.
Milei initially won the presidency in 2023 brandishing a chainsaw as a message of how he was going to cut the runaway government that has been destroying the lives of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Prioritize Welfare Over National Security]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/22/democrats_prioritize_welfare_over_national_security_153431.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Few speak the truth as clearly and succinctly as House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Appearing on ABC's "This Week" last Sunday, co-host Jonathan Karl challenged the speaker's calling the recent No King rallies "Hate America Rallies," calling them "the modern Democratic Party."
Johnson responded...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will the Palestinians Pass the Israel Test?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/15/will_the_palestinians_pass_the_israel_test_153408.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At this writing 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas. Thank God.
Twenty-four dead remain still to be released.
These of the 251 taken hostages on that infamous Oct. 7, 2023, day.
President Donald Trump is taking legitimate credit, thanks to his insurmountable...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Government Shutdown: Smokescreen for Democratic Party Bankrupt of Ideas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/08/government_shutdown_smokescreen_for_democratic_party_bankrupt_of_ideas_153379.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A basic truth is that nothing stays the same. This is true for any individual or any nation.
Each day you are not the same person you were yesterday. Either you are moving forward or backward. Either you are improving or deteriorating.
I often quote historian Arnold Toynbee that "an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk and the State of Our Nation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/01/charlie_kirk_and_the_state_of_our_nation_153347.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The nation is rightly traumatized by the horrible assassination of Charlie Kirk.
The media is filled, also rightly, with give and take trying to understand what can and should be done so that we don't see more of the same.
But unfortunately, much of the expression that I hear is informed...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Increasing Opportunity and Hope for Our Children]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/10/increasing_opportunity_and_hope_for_our_children_153260.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An age-old conundrum regarding raising children is the issue of nature versus nurture.
That is, do genes determine a child's success in life, or is it the environment in which that child is raised?
Or, even more fundamentally, is intelligence genetic, or can education increase IQ?
James...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bed, Bath and Beyond California]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/27/bed_bath_and_beyond_california_153224.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The much-publicized exchange between Bed Bath &amp; Beyond chairman Marcus Lemonis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a lesson for the whole country.
We shoppers look back fondly on the marketing acumen that, starting with one store in 1971, built Bed Bath &amp; Beyond into a retail giant that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani -- When Will We Ever Learn?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/20/zohran_mamdani_--_when_will_we_ever_learn_153197.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The two most recent polls -- Gotham and Siena -- on the New York City mayoral race, show Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani leading Andrew Cuomo, running second as an independent, by 18 and 19 points respectively.
Mamdani defeated Cuomo in the Democratic primary in June, garnering 56.39%...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom's Misguided Redistricting Initiative]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/13/gavin_newsoms_misguided_redistricting_initiative_153174.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[California Gov. Gavin Newsom is upset with Texas.
There's a reason he should be upset. California companies are pulling up in droves and moving to the Lone Star State and elsewhere.
But that isn't what's bothering him. Newsom cares about politics and power, not markets and business.
He's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Allegedly Civilized World Genuflects to Hamas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/06/an_allegedly_civilized_world_genuflects_to_hamas_153148.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the governments of the U.K., Canada and France announce their intent to recognize a Palestinian state, I recall the words of C.S. Lewis, so aptly quoted by President Ronald Reagan in his famous "evil empire" speech:
"The greatest evil is not done now ... in those sordid 'dens of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Here Come the Socialists]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/31/here_come_the_socialists_153120.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Timing of America's 250th anniversary next year, 2026, couldn't be better.
It will serve as a great encounter, for too many Americans for the first time, with the founding principles of our nation.
Too many have lost touch with the principles that created the miracle called the USA, and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Breaking the Public School Monopoly on Education Overdue]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/23/breaking_the_public_school_monopoly_on_education_overdue_153080.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has been pursuing, on two fronts, the critical objective of fixing America's broken education system.
One, an executive order by President Donald Trump, issued shortly after he assumed office, is to dismantle the Department of Education. Outright closing of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time For New Immigration Law]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/16/time_for_new_immigration_law_153054.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire foreign workers when they are unable to fill their jobs with Americans.
The H-2A rules were already stringent regarding requirements about...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Give the House Freedom Caucus the Credit It Deserves]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/09/give_the_house_freedom_caucus_the_credit_it_deserves_153013.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Star Parker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hardline Republicans -- specifically those members of the House Freedom Caucus -- are being derided in the press, as if they've been playing some kind of a game.
That is, threatening to not vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill, when, supposedly, everyone knew, in the end, they would cave...]]></description>
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