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<title><![CDATA[Ed Pilkington - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/32368.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Ed Pilkington]]></description><category domain="32368">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[John Roberts and the Death of Rule of Law in America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/justice-john-roberts-supreme-court</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he's emboldening Trump's drive toward authoritarianism]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Crisis of Trump's Assault on the Rule of Law]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/mar/09/trump-assault-rule-of-law</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even if the supreme court were to resist the president's onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2 Midwesterners, Miles Apart Politically, Ready to Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/29/election-walz-vance-vp-debate</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic and Republican vice-presidential candidates will face off on 1 October in unusually critical debate]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[All Eyes on America's 'Blue Wall']]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/21/kamala-harris-blue-wall-voters-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin hold the election key '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' can the Democrats see off the challenge from Trump?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Democracy Teetering': AZ Ground Zero for Trump's Big Lie]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/16/arizona-election-denial-consequences</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The state Republican party is undaunted by electoral defeats of those claiming voting is rigged '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and election officials are bearing the brunt of their fury]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside the Fight for Supreme Court Reform]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jul/09/supreme-court-reform-conservative-justices</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the court concludes another term that upended lives, conservative justices are attracting criticism for their rulings and their behavior away from the bench]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Raid on Trump's Home Puts U.S. in Uncharted Territory]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/09/donald-trump-fbi-raid-documents</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The news that sent tremors across America broke at 6.36pm on Monday when the publisher of an obscure'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Florida politics website'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' tweeted that the FBI had raided Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Mar-a-Lago home, adding with a pinch of self-deprecation: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'TBH, I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m not a strong enough reporter...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Trump Planning for a 2024 Coup?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/14/trump-president-2024-election-coup-republicans</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans are vying for critical positions in many states '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' from which they could launch a far more effective power-grab than Trump's 2020 effort]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Brace for Bruising Month as Biden Agenda Stalls]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/03/democrats-negotiations-october-biden-agenda-stalls-congress</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two massive economic and social packages have reached an impasse, threatening to derail Biden's first term in office]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rightwing Backlash to Biden Takes Root in Red States]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/19/joe-biden-republicans-polarization-us-politics-texas</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden may be president but Republican-controlled states are busy introducing reams of legislation that is anything but progressive]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reopening America Is Trump's Biggest Gamble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/09/trump-reopening-america-coronavirus</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With states opening even as Covid-19 rages on, the president is rolling the dice on his career '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and tens of thousands of lives]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Astonishing Disappearing Act of Beto O'Rourke]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/12/beto-o-rourke-2020-disappearing-act-what-happened-popularity-texas-politician</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[#Betomania became #Betofatigue in six short months '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' can the Texas Democrat rise again and show voters what type of president he'd be?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Welcome to America, Land of Extreme Poverty]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/15/america-extreme-poverty-un-special-rapporteur</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles, California, 5 December'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'You got a choice to make, man. You could go straight on to heaven. Or you could turn right, into'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'We are in Los Angeles, in the heart of one of America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s wealthiest cities, and General Dogon, dressed in black, is our tour guide....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Climate Change: The Missing Issue This Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/05/climate-change-voters-2016-election-issues</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The race for the White House is failing to grapple with the key issues of the day, especially the urgent need to combat climate change before atmospheric changes become irreversible, a slice of the American electorate believes.As the primary election season turns toward a head-to-head...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Sanders Voters Who'd Vote for Trump Over Clinton]]></title>
							<link>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/13/bernie-sanders-supporters-consider-donald-trump-no-hillary-clinton</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A Sanders-Trump switch may be far-fetched, but negative views of Hillary Clinton has some voters weighing their options in Guardian call-out]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Demagogic Psychology of Trump's Rallies]]></title>
							<link>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/08/donald-trump-rally-psychology-humor-fear</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ed Pilkington</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The thing that is hard to appreciate about Donald Trump before you personally enter a room with him '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' in this case, the hangar deck of a wartime aircraft carrier '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' is that his first weapon is humor. Long before he fires up his loyal supporters, before he hits them with...]]></description>
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