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<title><![CDATA[Christopher Jacobs - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/28035.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher Jacobs]]></description><category domain="28035">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[How Politico Operates as a Gossip Rag for Lobbyists]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/14/politico-hocking-lobbyist-pr-shows-just-how-corrupt-the-washington-media-bubble-is/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A recent story in Politico provides yet another example of how K Street lobbying works in the nation's capital.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harvard Grade Inflation Report Shows Higher Ed Rot]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/10/outrage-at-harvard-grade-inflation-report-reveals-the-rot-in-higher-education/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Individuals can most excel when asked to do so, and Harvard should embody that call to greatness.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Montana: The 2nd-Most Important Election in Nov]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/10/keep-your-eye-on-montana-the-second-most-important-election-in-november/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats could theoretically retain their narrow majority in the Senate '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' but not if Republicans pick up a seat in Montana.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Did McDaniel Want To Join the Corrupt Media?]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/26/the-real-ronna-mcdaniel-controversy-why-does-former-rnc-chair-want-to-join-corrupt-corporate-media/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Rather than asking why NBC decided to hire McDaniel, we should ask why McDaniel wanted to join such an obviously corrupted institution.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Proved It Isn't 'Hostage Taking' on Debt Limit]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/01/republicans-proved-they-arent-holding-anyone-hostage-on-raising-the-debt-limit/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After last Wednesday's vote, Democrats can't claim conservatives amount to legislative nihilists who can't get to 'yes' on an issue.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Documenting Years of The Fed's Bad Decisions]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2023/03/20/from-2008-to-the-svb-bailout-new-documentary-traces-the-feds-same-old-recklessness/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Several themes stand out in 'Age of Easy Money,' beginning with the fact that the Federal Reserve lacks direct accountability.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Swampy Corruption Behind Omnibus Bill]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2022/12/21/anonymous-gop-aide-epitomizes-the-swampiness-behind-congresss-omnibus-spending-bill/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By selling out Republicans, the anonymous staffer laid down a marker for future employment among the special interest groups in Washington.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Troubling Decline in National Test Scores]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/13/abysmal-national-test-score-drops-show-school-lockdowns-hurt-americas-poor-the-most/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The test showed a five-point decline in reading scores'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'the largest since 1990'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and the first drop in math recorded in 50 years.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Madden's Legacy Goes Beyond the Press Box]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/29/john-maddens-legacy-goes-beyond-the-press-box/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[John Madden was more than just a football coach or broadcaster. He changed the way Americans think about the game.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[NY Times Extols the Return of the DC Swamp Society]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/25/the-new-york-times-extols-the-return-of-the-dc-swamp-society/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One could scarcely imagine a more effective political advertisement for any populist outsider than the scenes the Times depicts.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[His Fair Share? Biden Dodged $500K in Taxes]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/06/joe-biden-dodged-half-a-million-in-taxes-and-he-wants-you-to-pay-your-fair-share/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How can someone who avoided more than $500,000 in taxes to fund his luxury lifestyle demand that others 'pay their fair share' under massive tax hikes?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jon Stewart's Rant Was Completely Ignorant]]></title>
							<link>https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/13/5-reasons-jon-stewarts-rant-congress-completely-ignorant/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Noting that lawmakers tweeted about 9/11, Jon Stewart accused them of 'callous indifference and rank hypocrisy' for not listening to him rant.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Book: Roberts Let Politics Sway His Obamacare Ruling]]></title>
							<link>http://thefederalist.com/2019/02/08/new-book-john-roberts-let-politics-sway-obamacare-ruling/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Maybe 'Obamacare' should be renamed 'Robertscare' for the justice who went out of his way to save the individual mandate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reminder: Republicans Haven't Fixed the 'Great Obamacare Heist']]></title>
							<link>http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/12/reminder-republicans-havent-fixed-the-great-obamacare-heist/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Do Republicans hope conservatives forgot when Republicans actually put taxpayers ahead of health insurers, rather than trying to shovel them more money?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Blame Trump When Obamacare Rates Jump]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[California'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s insurance commissioner discovers an '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'uncertainty'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' that eluded him last year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Obamacare Repeal Via Budget Reconciliation Works]]></title>
							<link>http://thefederalist.com/2017/05/11/need-know-budget-reconciliation-senate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After last week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s House passage of the American Health Care Act, the Senate has begun sorting through various policy options for health care legislation. But looming over the policy discussions are procedural concerns unique to the Senate. Herewith a primer on the process under...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Please Take My Obamacare Coverage. It's Horrible.]]></title>
							<link>http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/23/dear-congress-please-take-obamacare-coverage-horrible/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week, Vox ran a story featuring individuals covered by Obamacare, who live in fear about what the future holds for them. They included people who opened small businesses because of Obamacare'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s coverage portability, and worry that the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'career freedom'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' provided by the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Stop Bailing Out Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://thefederalist.com/2016/04/26/stop-bailing-out-obamacare/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is bailing out Obamacare by spending taxpayer dollars Congress never approved on cost-sharing subsidies to insurance companies.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Denial Over the Obamacare Disaster]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/obamacare-meets-monty-python-9349</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Jacobs</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'Tis but a scratch!'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'So insists the knight after King Arthur cuts off his left arm in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. When Arthur severs his right arm and begs him to surrender, the obstreperous knight again refuses: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Just a flesh wound,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' he claims.]]></description>
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