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<title><![CDATA[Ingrid Jacques - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/29004.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Ingrid Jacques]]></description><category domain="29004">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[A Rush to Judgment in the Cornell Rape Allegations]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/10/02/cornell-jane-doe-lawsuit-assumes-rape-suspects-guilty/92019439007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What's most troubling in the Cornell University rape allegations is that onlookers have already made up their minds about who is to blame.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Shouldn't Immigrants Support Themselves?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/25/trump-public-charge-rule-green-cards-visas/91904052007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the U.S. $40 trillion in debt, asking immigrants to support themselves is reasonable. Progressive states and cities are suing anyway.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[High Prices Are Killing GOP Midterm Hopes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/23/cost-living-gas-prices-diesel-export-ban-midterms/91871886007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump calls higher gas prices 'a very inexpensive price to pay.' Tell that to anyone paying $6.53 for diesel or $80 for a shared burger and beer.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Debate No-Show Could Cost Rogers in Michigan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/18/mike-rogers-debate-michigan-senate-race/91793541007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers skipped a Detroit debate against Abdul El-Sayed '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and handed him a free platform in a race that's now a toss-up.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Real Reason People Are Mad at Sydney Sweeney]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/16/sydney-sweeney-sports-ad-backlash/91760569007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Female athletes claim Sydney Sweeney is trivializing women's sports by sexualizing them. But the Novig ad isn't the issue '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' it's who she votes for.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Mom Who Actually Deserves Empathy, Unlike Clancy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/04/lindsay-clancy-mistrial-hung-jury/91611225007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lindsay Clancy doesn't deserve her adoring fans. If there's a mom to feel empathy for, I would suggest you look to Karyann Parkinson of Virginia.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Chance To Prove They Care About Children]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/04/trump-school-choice-tax-credit-democrat-delay/91580603007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Families in around 30 states will benefit from additional funds, regardless of whether they attend a public or private school. Sounds pretty good, right? So why are so many blue-state governors refusing to opt in?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Michigan Thinks Freshmen Can't Handle Getting Grades]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/08/16/university-michigan-drops-grades-freshmen-lsa/91285520007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two elite universities already tried protecting freshmen from hard truths '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and walked it back. University of Michigan hasn't gotten the memo.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Win for El-Sayed a Loss for Democrats?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/08/05/michigan-primary-election-results-democrats-midterms/91063682007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed beat Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. Now he faces a harder test against a strong Republican candidate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Maine Democrats Make Another Mistake]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/23/troy-jackson-maine-senate-unvetted-temper/90981338007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats ditched scandal-plagued Graham Platner for a quick replacement in Maine. But the same instincts that doomed 2024 are already resurfacing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Move On From 2020, But Pass the SAVE America Act]]></title>
							<link>http://usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/16/trump-speech-election-economy-iran-war/90915157007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's address promised 'really big news' and delivered a distraction. What Americans actually needed was a plan for the economy and the Iran war.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Works in Dem Primaries May Not in the General]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/07/mcmorrow-michigan-senate-race-el-sayed-democratic-socialism/90738900007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic socialists won safe seats in New York and Colorado. Michigan will test if the Democrats' far-left strategy can work in a swing state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Protects Girls, Upholds Reality]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/30/supreme-court-transgender-ruling-sports-protects-girls/90476407007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court decision on Little v. Hecox out of Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J. allows states to do what's right.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[World Cup Fans Loving USA Shouldn't Surprise the Left]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/24/world-cup-tourists-love-america/90642942007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While some U.S. journalists sneer at the tourist lovefest, the rest of the world is busy falling for America's bigness, wealth and abundance.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[For GOP, Pride in U.S. Is Consistent. Not So With Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/22/democrats-less-patriotic-trump-america/90558433007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic pride in America has cratered since 9/11 while Republican pride hasn't moved. New polling shows just how wide that gap has grown.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Scott Pelley's Tantrum Confirms Liberal Bias Is Real]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/15/pelley-60-minutes-fired-weiss-media-bias/90490021007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Staff shakeups at '60 Minutes' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and the reaction to them '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' reveal the ingrained bias of legacy media and the resistance to even acknowledging it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Families Deserve School Choice While Reform Catches Up]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/26/covid-education-scorecard-school-reform/90173516007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Education Scorecard shows states across the country struggling with declining test scores dating back more than a decade.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voters Rejected Harris and Biden's Bad Ideas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/22/dnc-2024-autopsy-report-harris-lost-trump/90199183007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A new DNC report blames messaging and campaign strategy for 2024 while avoiding the Biden, Harris policies voters rejected.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Does the Left Give Hasan Piker a Pass?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/03/hasan-piker-nick-fuentes-democrats-embrace-extremism/89861433007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While mainstream conservatives have kept Nick Fuentes on the fringe, Democrats and the media have been far more willing to embrace Hasan Piker.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's No Surprise Why Universities Lost Public Trust]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/20/trust-higher-education-low-yale-university-study/89649880007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Hamas terrorist attack set in motion much of this self-reflection. Indeed, Jewish students at Yale have claimed harassment and the Trump Education Department opened an investigation last year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Many Americans Voting With Their Feet. GOP Is Winning]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/08/california-losing-residents-democrats-trouble-election/89483295007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Progressive states like New York and California keep losing residents to lower-tax, higher-freedom states like Texas and Florida.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Look at Trump vs. Biden When It Comes to Free Speech]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/06/no-kings-protest-biden-social-media-censorship/89391588007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is setting a stark contrast with the Joe Biden White House when it comes to free speech.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Progressives Embracing Polyamory &amp; Making It Political]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/30/lindy-west-adult-braces-polyamory/89333127007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 'Adult Braces,' Lindy West attempts to use her brand of coastal liberalism to justify a lifestyle she was inherently reluctant to embrace.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Latest Shutdown Causing Headaches. And for What?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/26/ice-tsa-pay-dhs-funding-democrats-shutdown/89304976007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are causing a host of headaches for DHS employees and millions of Americans. And for what?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There's Only 1 Thing Voters Dislike More Than Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/18/elections-voters-reject-socialism-extremes-democrats/89186279007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters aren't wooed by throwing f-bombs at Trump. With only months until the midterms, Democrats don't have a lot of time to turn things around.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voter ID Should Be a Priority for Congress and the Nation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/26/voting-elections-secure-save-america-act/88763636007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While most Republicans are on board, some Democratic support in the Senate is essential to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the SAVE Act.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Border Is Secure, Crime Is Down, Economy Is Reviving]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/24/trump-state-of-the-union-prices-economy-border/88822596007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump needed to use his State of the Union address to build confidence in what he's done so far. He succeeded.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[If Your Kid Is Addicted to Social Media, Whose Fault Is It?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/20/social-media-addiction-trial-mark-zuckerberg-meta/88755566007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kaley is the 20-year-old at the heart of this landmark case who sued Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat. My question is, where were her parents?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tariff Smackdown Is Win for Limited Government]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/20/supreme-court-trump-tariffs-unconstitutional/88777728007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of ensuring the separation of powers by striking down President Donald Trump's tariffs.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Melania' Breaks Record for Critic-Audience Discrepancy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/10/melania-movie-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-score/88545838007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ingrid Jacques</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It really shouldn't be surprising that a lot of Americans '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' whether fans of the Trumps or not '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' were curious to learn more about the first lady.]]></description>
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