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<title><![CDATA[Tim Swarens - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/29879.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Tim Swarens]]></description><category domain="29879">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert's Late-Night Tantrum Finally Goes Dark]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/21/stephen-colbert-final-show-cbs-conservatives-happy/90179206007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It wasn't Stephen Colbert's ideology that sank him. It was his arrogance.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Breaking Iran. Don't Count on Him To Fix It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/08/trump-war-us-iran-regime-rebuild/88992194007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Iranian people and whatever remains of the central government will be left to rebuild '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' or possibly to sink into civil war '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' on their own.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Data Is Clear, I Was (Happily) Wrong About Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/17/trump-economy-stock-market-rebound-dow/88709020007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Real incomes are growing. Americans are adding wealth. Inflation continues to moderate. Unemployment remains relatively low. Where's Trump's credit?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Stronger, Safer and More Prosperous Than a Year Ago]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/20/trump-economy-border-wins-first-year/88253519007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the great and welcome surprises of President Trump's second term is how well he has handled foreign policy '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' Greenland excluded.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fetterman's Health Shouldn't Be Off-Limits]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/10/27/john-fetterman-health-after-stroke-shouldnt-off-limits/10607858002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When it comes to questions about whether Senate candidate John Fetterman is ready to serve after a stroke, journalists have suddenly gotten squeamish.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Failing Across the Board. Signs Point to a Red Wave]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/democrats-are-failing-across-the-board-all-signs-point-to-a-red-wave-on-election-day/ar-AA13aNQb?cvid=9849d9f6624844e5b6eb6d1458693be8</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[History, the economy and other trends are working against Democrats. Will that result in a surging Republican tide come November midterms? Probably.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cuomo Burning Down CNN, Taking Don Lemon w/Him]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/chris-cuomo-is-burning-down-cnn-and-hes-taking-don-lemon-with-him/ar-AAVcYnl</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The timing of Chris Cuomo's high dive into the mud bog is sad. After all, there is a war on. I mean a real war, not the one inside CNN's C-suite.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Indiana Democratic Party Is Broken]]></title>
							<link>https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/tim-swarens/2018/11/08/joe-donnelly-indiana-senate-race-loss-proves-indiana-democratic-party-broken-tim-swarens/1918530002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No amount of gloss will turn a pigsty into a mansion, and no level of political spin can obscure the fact that Tuesday's elections were an utter disaster for Democrats in Indiana.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Mike Braun Won the Indiana Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2018/11/06/how-republican-mike-braun-won-indianas-senate-seat-column/1914315002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Give Mike Braun enormous credit. In one year, he defeated two incumbent members of the House and one in the Senate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump May Win a Second Term]]></title>
							<link>https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/tim-swarens/2018/06/14/swarens-why-president-donald-trump-second-term-great-revolt/694765002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics," Zito and Todd give Trump voters something they don't often receive from the news media or the entertainment industry: Respect.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Indiana's Donnelly Needs a Yes Vote on Tax Cuts]]></title>
							<link>https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/tim-swarens/2017/11/10/swarens-why-joe-donnelly-needs-yes-vote-gop-tax-cuts/849144001/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Tim Swarens</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The all-star cast'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' -- the vice president, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, Sen. Todd Young, Gov. Eric Holcomb -- shared an hour or so'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the spotlight with a few well-rehearsed business owners who promised to raise wages and improve their workers' quality of life if the tax plan passes....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The 'Pro-lifers Don't Care About Kids' Slur]]></title>
							<link>http://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/tim-swarens/2015/01/16/swarens-pro-lifers-care-kids-stereotypes/21859541/?from=global&amp;sessionKey=&amp;autologin=</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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