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							<title><![CDATA[Debunking Five Tax Day Myths]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/16/debunking_five_tax_day_myths_154042.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Every April, Americans spend more than 7 billion hours filing taxes and roughly the same amount of time arguing over them, almost entirely on the basis of several common myths. Here are the five most consequential.
Myth No. 1: The Rich Don't Pay Their Fair Share
This is the most repeated...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Et Tu, World Bank? Industrial Policy on the International Scene]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/02/et_tu_world_bank_industrial_policy_on_the_international_scene_154002.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The World Bank recently published a 276-page report supporting the idea that industrial policy belongs "in the national policy toolkit of all countries." This is a significant reversal for an institution that spent decades pushing developing nations toward fiscal discipline, open trade...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fact vs. Fiction on Medicaid and the Wealth Tax]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/19/fact_vs_fiction_on_medicaid_and_the_wealth_tax_153954.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I try to be fair to people I disagree with. Emmanuel Saez -- the famous UC Berkeley economist who's considered an architect of California's proposed billionaire wealth tax -- is someone I read carefully, even when I find his income-inequality work unconvincing. So, when I say that his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Health Care Is So Expensive in America, and What to Do About It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/05/why_health_care_is_so_expensive_in_america_and_what_to_do_about_it_153909.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's health care system consistently ranks as the most expensive in the developed world. It's not, as some politicians claim, expensive because markets have failed. It's expensive because the market has been repeatedly blocked from succeeding. Until we're honest about that, any...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Not the Biggest Threat to the Fed&rsquo;s Independence]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/trump-is-not-the-biggest-threat-to-the-feds-independence/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Concerns about the Federal Reserve'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s independence have grown following repeated attacks by President Donald Trump, including this week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decision to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook based on questionable allegations. But this debate is too narrowly focused on the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Social Security Headed for a Cliff. When Will Voters Care?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/contributor-social-security-headed-cliff-160559957.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Considering recent news, you may have missed that the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' are out. Once again, they confirm what we'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve known for decades: Both programs are barreling straight toward insolvency. The Social Security retirement trust fund and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Corporate Tax Hike: Populism Versus Economic Literacy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/03/15/bidens_corporate_tax_hike_populism_versus_economic_literacy_150652.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the latest volley of policy proposals that seem more rooted in populist rhetoric than economic knowledge, President Joe Biden's budget plan to hike the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28% strikes me as particularly misguided. This move, ostensibly aimed at ensuring a "fair...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nostalgia Versus Numbers: Challenging America's Economic Pessimism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/03/01/nostalgia_versus_numbers_challenging_americas_economic_pessimism_150578.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America is celebrated for its economic dynamism and ample and generously paid employment opportunities. It's a nation that attracts immigrants from around the world. Yet Americans are bummed, and have been for a while. They believe that life was better 40 years ago. And maybe it was on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Three Economic Myths to Put To Rest This Year]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/05/three_economic_myths_to_put_to_rest_this_year_150284.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As a new year dawns, it's customary to reflect on the past and set resolutions for the future. This year, let's resolve to greet three widespread claims with healthy doses of skepticism.
The first dubious claim is that income inequality in the United States has inexorably risen since the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America, France and the Free Market]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/01/america_france_and_the_free_market_150138.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's fashionable to claim that the free-market ideas of Nobel-laureate economist Milton Friedman have failed the country, and that it's time for new policies. Campaigning in 2020, Joe Biden declared that "Milton Friedman isn't running the show anymore." More recently, New York Times...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No Populists in Sight in the World of Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/10/27/no_populists_in_sight_in_the_world_of_politics_149969.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the grand ballroom of American politics, Democrats have long waltzed to the melody of progressivism while ridiculing Republicans' preference for outdated tax-cut tunes. Ironically, they don't want to pay for their style of big government with higher taxes on ordinary Americans, which...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Good Government' Is a Two-Way Street]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/10/06/good_government_is_a_two-way_street_149856.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[You've undoubtedly noticed how up-in-arms everyone becomes when the government is on the verge of shutting down. I've also noticed that the people who most loudly express their horror at the notion of a partial government closure seem totally comfortable with the fiscal wall we are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[To Fight Climate Change, Stop Fighting China on Electric Vehicles]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/09/08/to_fight_climate_change_stop_fighting_china_on_electric_vehicles_149729.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Much of the banter surrounding the rise of China's electric vehicle (EV) industry and the implication for the global economy is misleadingly alarmist. When our government gets involved in such narratives, it calls into question the sincerity of its insistence that EVs are essential to an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Should We Blame the Budget Players or the Game?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/08/04/should_we_blame_the_budget_players_or_the_game_149582.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's common knowledge among budget experts that the budget process is "broken." Anyone who regularly reads this column knows about debt limits, government shutdowns, out-of-control spending and borrowing ... the list goes on. Well, part of the problem is that almost 50 years since the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why We're Asking the Wrong Question About the Industrial Policy Push]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/07/28/why_were_asking_the_wrong_question_about_the_industrial_policy_push_149558.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Proponents of the ongoing push for national industrial policy, whether they come from the left or the right, frequently argue that we need to promote certain sectors or technologies to create a manufacturing boom. This boom, we're told, is necessary to create more high-paying jobs. But I...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Failing To Fix What's Broken Would Be the Real Nightmare]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/02/17/failing_to_fix_whats_broken_would_be_the_real_nightmare_148882.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Joe Biden tweeted last week that he will be a "nightmare" for Republicans who dream of cutting Social Security and Medicare. With this statement, Biden showed that he's either shockingly ignorant about these two programs and any Republican reform efforts -- or lack thereof --...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Belligerent Spending, A Congressional Addiction]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/01/13/belligerent_spending_a_congressional_addiction_148725.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After 15 failed attempts, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally secured the House speakership. Many worry that the concessions McCarthy made to secure his victory -- especially commitments to restrain government spending -- make the upcoming prospect of raising the debt ceiling...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will This Year's Lame-Duck Session Bring Back a Bad Idea?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/12/02/will_this_years_lame-duck_session_bring_back_a_bad_idea_148550.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats have lost the House of Representatives and, along with it, the chance to pass more of their preferred policies in 2023. This makes the "lame duck" period before the January arrival of the new Congress their last opportunity to fully control Capitol Hill for a while. It's also a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will the 'Experts' Ever Learn Their Lesson?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/10/28/will_the_experts_ever_learn_their_lesson_148387.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Debate now rages about whether the Federal Reserve should continue to raise interest rates to tame inflation or slow down these hikes and see what happens. This is not the first debate we've had recently about inflation and Fed actions. The lesson we should learn, and I fear we won't, is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Take From Working Class, Give to Laptop Class]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/de-rugy-dems-taking-from-working-class-giving-to-laptop-class/ar-AA11tbEu?fromMaestro=true</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From student loan forgiveness to subsidies for people who drive pricey electric cars, this administration is working hard to shower its friends with handouts paid for by hardworking lower-wage Americans.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Washington Gives Us 'More,' Americans Want 'Better']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/08/26/as_washington_gives_us_more_americans_want_better_148106.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Congress' annual August recess is a good time to think about the big picture. Most Americans want government reformed for the better. We notice its many breakdowns, dysfunctions and failures to deliver on promises. Yet politicians of both parties usually only talk about more new...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Inconvenient Truth About COVID-19 Relief Scandals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/24/the_inconvenient_truth_about_covid-19_relief_scandals_147796.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Raise your hand if you're surprised that the trillions of dollars spent on COVID-19 relief gave way to billions of dollars in government waste, fraud and abuses. I'm not, but based on recent reporting, you might think this type of carelessness with taxpayers' money has never before...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rash Optimism on Social Security's Solvency]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/10/rash_optimism_on_social_securitys_solvency_147723.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Don't worry if you get confused reading accounts of the new Social Security Trustees Report. On one hand, you have some articles reporting that this document shows that Social Security will be insolvent in less than 15 years. Others prompt you to pop Champagne corks in celebration of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Corporations' 'Woke' Signaling Won't Override Profit Motive]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/05/27/corporations_woke_signaling_wont_override_profit_motive_147663.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Many people on the Right fear "woke capitalism" and the idea that corporate executives will bend to pressure to advance a vision of the world that replaces their values with progressive ones. To those who are worried, I say, be grateful for the profit motive. To the progressives pushing...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Punishing the Mouse End Florida Cronyism?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/04/29/will_punishing_the_mouse_end_florida_cronyism_147537.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation that strips Walt Disney World of its independent, special district status after the company objected to the state's new law regarding discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms. While the motive behind this...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Want to Further Economic Woes? Put in Price Controls]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/04/08/want_to_further_economic_woes_put_in_price_controls_147448.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[History has a way of repeating itself. Or maybe it's that people cling to defunct beliefs, stubbornly refusing to learn from experience. Such stubbornness is on display when pundits, legislators and President Joe Biden blame inflation on corporate "greed." The fix, they claim, is price...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will More Defense Spending Translate to Better Security?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/03/11/will_more_defense_spending_translate_to_better_security_147317.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia has renewed conservatives' calls for large increases of our defense budget. The extra money, we are told, would fund more weapons to better prepare us to respond to aggression in a world that looks increasingly dangerous. As compelling as these...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[To Politicians: We Don't Need Your Help Making Good Decisions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/01/28/to_politicians_we_dont_need_your_help_making_good_decisions_147114.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Does anyone truly believe that our government -- which consistently creates monopoly privileges for companies with its own cronyism -- can be trusted to ensure that private markets remain competitive? Apparently so. Consider the resurgence of antitrust efforts against "Big Tech." If...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How 'We' Obscure the Truth About Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/01/14/how_we_obscure_the_truth_about_policy_147031.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA["The most dangerous pronoun discourse has nothing to do with gender identity. It's the undefined 'we' in public policy debates that's the problem." These are the words of Richard Morrison, a research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Morrison identified "the fallacy of we,"...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Resolution for the Biden Administration]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/01/07/a_resolution_for_the_biden_administration_146998.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Veronique de Rugy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The new year often feels like an opportunity to correct past mistakes -- for example, improving one's diet or quitting smoking. This explains why 25% of Americans, and 40% of those under 30, make New Year's resolutions. Based on the latest poll from The Economist and YouGov, the Biden...]]></description>
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