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<title><![CDATA[John Halpin - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/39655.xml</link><description><![CDATA[John Halpin]]></description><category domain="39655">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[How Can Gov Serve the People When So Few Trust It?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/how-can-government-serve-the-people</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Both parties have driven the federal government into the ground.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Neither Party Is Interested in Heterodoxy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/neither-party-is-interested-in-heterodoxy</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[They talk a big game about big tents and pluralism, but partisan fealty and ideological conformity always win out.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why People Don't Like Talking About Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/why-people-dont-like-talking-about</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[You know that sensation when you bump into someone while you'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re out walking the dogs or getting a coffee and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' instantly'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' regretting'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' engaging in any conversation that goes beyond, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Lots of snow this year, huh?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' or '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'The Ravens really blew it but feeling good about...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[National Politics Is a Graveyard]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/national-politics-is-a-graveyard</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An independent movement dedicated to shifting from winner-take-all to proportional representation in legislative elections might be able to resurrect it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cynicism About Government Is Hard To Escape]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/cynicism-about-government-is-hard</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[But we can do it if we choose a different politics based on personal honesty and the common good.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Demise of Religion Among Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-demise-of-religion-among-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It is difficult for a party dominated by secular elites to connect with the values and beliefs of other Americans.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Search of a Guiding Light for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/in-search-of-a-guiding-light-for</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Rapid-fire question: Which ONE political thinker do contemporary Democrats rely on most in formulating their current politics and policy approach?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Should You Trust the News?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/should-you-trust-the-news</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This is a surprisingly difficult question to answer objectively.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Either Party Crack the Code on the Economy?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/can-either-party-crack-the-code-on</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's easy to campaign on angry sentiments about the economy and affordability.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Newsom Is the Early Dem Frontrunner for a Reason]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/gavin-newsom-is-the-early-democratic</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The party's two main factions won't accept the other side dominating. The Resistance will likely emerge as the winner.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Comes Next After Big Night for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/a-big-night-for-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[TLP's reflections on the 2025 elections and what comes next for the party.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is There a Policy Solution to Social Isolation and Loneliness?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/is-there-a-policy-solution-to-rising</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A sobering Financial Times analysis from this past weekend by John Burn-Murdoch examines the rise in early deaths among middle-aged people across advanced countries, most notably in the United States, the UK, and Canada, even as older people are living longer.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Difficulty of Defining a Working-Class Economic Agenda]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-difficulty-of-defining-a-working</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Many good people across the political spectrum are earnestly trying to create a coherent, comprehensible, and politically attractive economic agenda for working-class voters that could unite people across party, racial and ethnic, and job lines.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Agree on One Thing--We're Our Own Worst Enemy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/americans-agree-on-one-thingwe-are</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a world full of bad actors and rogue nations, Americans don't seem too worked up about external threats.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Independents Are Done - With Everyone]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/independents-are-donewith-everyone</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Decent Americans in the middle can only take so much political dysfunction and poor governance before they snap.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is Democratic Favorability at a 35-Year Low?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/why-is-democratic-favorability-at</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party faces a conundrum.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Democratic Factions Coexist and Win Independents?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/can-democratic-factions-coexist-and</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Much has been written about the demographic collapse of the Democratic coalition in the 2024 election.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Working-Class Abundance]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/working-class-abundance</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Creating the foundations for stable and secure families across the entire United States.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Americans Escape Their Overly Emotional Politics?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/can-americans-escape-their-overly</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you're required to analyze American politics all day for work, or you somehow enjoy this form of pain, it's hard to miss how emotional the whole enterprise has become in recent decades.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Politics of Trump's Iran Strike]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-politics-of-trumps-iran-strike</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Big partisan schism, independents are split, and a broad majority of Americans oppose further escalation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Two-Party Face Plant]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-two-party-face-plant</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans increasingly say neither Democrats nor Republicans represent their views on major public policy issues.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Psychology of Party Decline]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-psychology-of-party-decline</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Negligence, indifference, and groupthink among Democrats.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Has American Liberalism Run Its Course?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/has-american-liberalism-run-its-course</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Liberalism is a political philosophy focused on advancing human freedom.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Anti-Monopoly, Abundance Movement for Urban Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/an-anti-monopoly-and-abundance-movement</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One-party municipal rule leads to poor services, corruption, and dejected electorates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Rise of Anti-Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-rise-of-anti-politics</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans like to dance around their problems rather than confronting them head on.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lessons From Canada's Liberals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/lessons-from-canadas-liberals</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Shaking up your party's image + patriotism + sensible economics = a path to defeating conservative populism.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Easy To See Why Universities Have Lost Public Trust]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/its-easy-to-understand-why-universities</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Amid ongoing battles between the Trump administration and various colleges and universities ostensibly over campus antisemitism, the new president of Yale University, Maurie McInnis, recently announced the convening of a Committee on Trust in Higher Education]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Sociology of Party Decline]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-sociology-of-party-decline</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are having trouble with working-class voters because many of them don't come from these communities or occupational backgrounds.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Citizenship Without Partisanship]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/citizenship-without-partisanship</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We're less than three months into a new presidential term and it's already clear that a sizable number of Americans have lost their minds over politics.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Sorry State of U.S. Cities Is a Choice, a Really Bad One]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-sorry-state-of-us-cities-is-a</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Halpin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Greater Tokyo Area contains around 40 million people'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'roughly as many residents as in the entire state of California'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'all living within a region the size of Los Angeles County.]]></description>
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