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<title><![CDATA[Zeeshan Aleem - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/35254.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Zeeshan Aleem]]></description><category domain="35254">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Gimmicky Refund Checks Have Hit Mailboxes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-500-aca-refund-check-health-care</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's gimmicky checks are hitting mailboxes. The letters they come with are brazen disinformation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Netanyahu Doesn't Want You To See 'NAZA']]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/naza-movie-watch-gaza-documentary-benjamin-netanyahu-review</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When I saw the film for myself, I immediately understood why he felt so threatened by it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's AI Rhetoric Has a Crippling Blind Spot]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-ai-economy-republicans</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On AI, Trump sounds like a techno-futurist '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the opposite of the way he's sounded most of his time in office.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Attack on Effective Altruism Is a Head-Scratcher]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-effective-altruism-ai-defense-department</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why the Trump administration's new playbook on AI is bound to go poorly.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Tucker Carlson Effectively Backed El-Sayed for Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/tucker-carlson-abul-el-sayed-mike-rogers-9-11</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The right-wing pundit's antiwar position is pushing him from critic of MAGA to opponent of MAGA.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[$5,000 Checks Scheme Is an Insult to Americans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-free-checks-5000-health-care-rebate-midterm-elections</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president's promise to deliver hefty checks to all Americans if he wins is as a preposterously shallow gimmick.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Love Fetterman. That's a Problem for Him]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/john-fetterman-poll-republicans-democrats-republicans</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A poll shows how Fetterman's reactionary views have put him in an awkward position if he wishes to return to the Senate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trade War With Canada Rests on a Dangerous Assumption]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-trade-war-canada-carney</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A president with even the slightest bit of common sense would not have entered this conflict.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Golden Opportunity on Data Centers]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/data-centers-republicans-democrats-moratorium</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During a meeting with tech leaders at the White House last week, President Donald Trump championed the rapid construction of artificial intelligence data centers across the U.S. as political common sense.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Trump's Obsession With Small-Dollar Fraud Reveals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-fraud-department-justice-white-collar</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Who gets cracked down on, and who gets off easy?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What's Hiding Underneath Trump's Blustering on Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-iran-air-force-one-turkey-escape-depleted-munitions</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's narrative of of total control over Iran is a fiction.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why AOC's Pivot on 'Woke' Politics Isn't Unreasonable]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/aoc-woke-one-ocasio-cortez-socialism</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What Ocasio-Cortez's viral 'woke one was crazy' remarks reveal about how the left is evolving.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Musk Re-Entering Politics. It Might Not Go as He Hopes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/elon-musk-midterm-spending-republicans-democrat</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The tech tycoon has a lot of money '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' but he also comes with baggage.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Maine Democrats Made Right Choice With Troy Jackson]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/troy-jackson-maine-senate-democrats-susan-collins</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jackson isn't a charismatic outsider, but he might be just the right person to get Democrats past the finish line.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Made World Cup a Stage for His Cruelty, Corruption]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-hostile-policies-world-cup-america-image-sportswashing</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Instead of allowing visitors to focus on the best of America, he showed them the worst of himself.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There's a Silver Lining to Democrats' Platner Disaster]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/graham-platner-drops-maine-senate-campaign-crisis</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some on the left blinded themselves with ends-justify-the-means thinking. That backfired.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Resurrecting the Communist Boogeyman Is a Dead End]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-communists-democrats-july-4-speech-midterms</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president's new narrative is desperate and likely doomed.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Has Alienated His Entire Base Over Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-has-alienated-his-entire-base-over-iran</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[First he infuriated the isolationists. Now he's upsetting the war hawks.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Circus-Style Populism and the Spectacle of Power]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-ufc-fight-white-house-populism</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is obsessed with the spectacle of power '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and has little concern for anything else.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Finds Iran Peace Talks 'Boring.' That's Disturbing]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-iran-war-tehran-peace-talks</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's instant-satisfaction style of governance spells trouble for ending the war.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[DNC Achieved the Worst of All Worlds With 2024 Autopsy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/dnc-autopsy-report-2024-ken-martin-kamala-gaza</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DNC Chair Ken Martin's incompetence is matched only by his fear of accountability.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Midterm Strategy Is a Disaster in the Making]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-midterms-indiana-affordability</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is once again prioritizing feeding his base over the general electorate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Losing Latino Support a Bad Sign for GOP in Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-poll-latino-voters-losing-midterms</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New data deals a blow to the theory that Trump fundamentally realigned Latino voting patterns.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Has Made It Difficult for Peace With Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-us-iran-peace-talks-long-war</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Israel killed off the people who would've made this process work more effectively.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dangerous Fantasy of Seizing Hormuz for 'Gusher' of Oil]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-strait-hormuz-gusher-oil</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump doesn't actually want the consequences that would follow from such an operation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AOC Finally Pledges To Block All Military Aid to Israel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/aoc-israel-military-aid-iron-dome</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Zeeshan Aleem: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's pivot reflects a changing party ahead of 2028.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No Kings Is Impressive. It's Not Enough]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/no-kings-protest-trump-size-future</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why Minneapolis activism is a stronger model than No Kings protests.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There's Reason To Be Skeptical of Trump's Talks With Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-iran-denies-talks-war-negotiations</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Iran's denial of negotiations with Trump raises big questions.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why NATO Is Refusing To Join U.S. and Israel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-nato-allies-germany-china</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump didn't plan for this crisis. Now he wants other countries to pay the price.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems' Complicity in Genocide in Gaza Cost Them 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/dnc-2024-report-autopsy-israel-kamala-harris-biden-gaza</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Zeeshan Aleem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats will never learn how to win if they refuse to reckon with why they lost.]]></description>
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