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							<title><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving, Celebrate the New Beacon of the American Dream]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/27/this_thanksgiving_celebrate_new_beacon_american_dream_153572.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving, American polarization is on full display. Some Americans will celebrate the Trump presidency, while others will be thankful for the blue wave that hit New York, New Jersey, and Virginia.
Democrat or Republican, there is another reason to give thanks: The American...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[July 4th Is Behind Us. The American Dream Is Not]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/12/july_4th_is_behind_us_the_american_dream_is_not_153023.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Another July 4th has come and gone, and the American experiment continues to face many tests. Amid economic uncertainty and a recent resurgence of socialism, we are pushing the boundaries of what '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' even means.
Benjamin Franklin famously preferred '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'a republic, if...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Do Americans Prefer Equalizing Outcome or Opportunity in 2024?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/09/07/do_americans_prefer_equalizing_outcome_or_opportunity_in_2024_151581.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The American Dream was built on a promise of equality '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a promise of equality in terms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. During the 2024'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' election, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both working overtime to say why Republicans or Democrats are better on the equality...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Chase the American Dream in 2023]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/12/31/chase_the_american_dream_in_2023_148672.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For most Americans, the new year is a time to come together as families and communities.
According to a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' recent survey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' conducted by'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Harris Poll'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Archbridge Institute'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Human Flourishing Lab, nine out of 10 conservatives and liberals agree the holiday season is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Only Culture War That Truly Matters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/01/12/the_only_culture_war_that_truly_matters_147011.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The term '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'culture war'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' has been a staple of American politics and public debates for decades, the latest iterations framed by the likes of abortion, marriage equality, and climate change. However, such issues don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t motivate voters as much as people on the extremes tend to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Tax the Rich' Mantra Is Rooted in Sociology, Not Economics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/25/tax_the_rich_mantra_is_rooted_in_sociology_not_economics_146452.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' recent Met Gala dress'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' sparked a renewed conversation on the perceived fairness of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the rich'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' paying their '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'fair share'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' in taxes. This leads to questions about who decides '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'fairness,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and how much that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'fair'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Afghan Refugees, the American Dream Awaits You]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/28/afghan_refugees_the_american_dream_awaits_you_146320.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What should the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Afghan refugees on our shores'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' look for in America? Did they escape a failed state and come to the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' United'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' States only to find the promise of the American Dream to be nonexistent?
The reality is, the American Dream is at a crossroads. We have come to a point where...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Want to Fix Immigration? Invest in Central America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/06/11/want_to_solve_the_immigration_crisis_invest_in_the_central_american_economy_780932.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vice President Kamala Harris visited Guatemala this week amid'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' surges in U.S. border crossings, immigrants'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' dying while trying to cross the border, and a chaotic, problematic federal response. It would be a mistake, though, to blame the Biden or Trump administrations for our current...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Policy Proposals Would Harm Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-biden-administration-should-prioritize-growth-over-redistribution</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Gonzalo Schwarz</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris prepare their agenda, dealing with the pandemic and working to rebound the economy are certain to be key priorities. However, the Democratic Party still has a tough battle ahead in Georgia to flip control of the Senate,...]]></description>
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