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							<title><![CDATA[Pessimistic About Politics? There&rsquo;s a Better Way To Change the World]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Lips</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Politics is making Americans miserable.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Romances are'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' complicated by voting preferences. Political posturing has'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' driven people away from movie theaters.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Two-thirds of Americans'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' feel exhausted by the political process.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Big-dollar donors are no exception. Some, like Republican...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In 2022, Americans Have Two Options: Freedom or the Ugly Alternative]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Lips</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Gas prices are spiking. Consumer confidence is'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' teetering. The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' baby formula crisis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' presages the threat of more consumer shortages. Americans in 2022 are experiencing all sorts of pain.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Is there a fundamental flaw in democratic processes? They can be messy, contentious, and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Biden's Carter Impression an Opportunity for Reagan 2.0?]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Lips</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Those of us old enough to remember the Jimmy Carter years are having a moment of d'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('©').';'j'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';'  vu. The 1970s saw the coining of the term]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Censorship the Answer?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/02/25/is_censorship_the_answer_661788.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Lips</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This February marked the 25th anniversary of Section 230, which was enacted into law as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Establishing rules that influenced how the Internet has grown and operated, Section 230 has become a hot topic in recent months. Republicans and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fall of the Berlin Wall: Fences to Liberty Still Remain]]></title>
							<link>http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-perspective/110714-725531-walls-to-freedom-still-exist-today.htm</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Freedom Movement Must Man Up]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/11/14/the_freedom_movement_must_man_up_116160.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Lips</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The past week has felt like '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Mourning in America.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' In conservative ranks, there is disbelief that a plurality of voters accept the diminished expectations of our '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'New Normal.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' A serious debt crisis looms on the horizon, but voters were more concerned about protecting...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cheer Up! The Case for American Optimism]]></title>
							<link>http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/10/cheer-up_america_the_case_for_american_optimism.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Lips</author>
							<description><![CDATA[n recent months, I've been feeling the pessimism in a big way.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  You probably have too.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  Watching the scroll of headlines on cable news channels this summer, I thought I was in an overdone disaster film.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  Riots break out across the globe, screamed a Drudge headline.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  Markets...]]></description>
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