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<title><![CDATA[Brian Karem - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/45440.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Brian Karem]]></description><category domain="45440">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Superpower Is Fading]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2026/10/02/trumps-superpower-is-fading-can-he-recharge-before-the-midterms/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Thursday afternoon in Dallas, in what looked like a farewell tour, the president of the United States told his Texas followers to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Hold your nose'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and vote for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a man he also described as a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'pain in the ass.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Press Ban? I've Seen This Show]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2026/09/25/years-before-his-cnn-and-politico-ban-trump-yanked-my-press-pass/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Before this week, only Jim Acosta and I knew what this felt like. It's nice to see some solidarity at last]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Seeing Springsteen in DC Gave Me Hope]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2026/05/29/how-seeing-bruce-springsteen-in-dc-gave-me-hope/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After dealing with'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for the better part of the last decade, it was not until Wednesday night that I finally understood the difference between my childhood and today. I credit'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for making that distinction clear.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why I&rsquo;m Boycotting the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Dinner]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2026/04/24/why-im-boycotting-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is set to attend, but no dinner speech can redeem his abusive treatment of reporters]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Republican Coalition Under Constant Strain]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2026/04/10/the-cracks-in-trumps-coalition-keep-growing-but-when-does-it-break/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Congressional Republicans are praising the president publicly, and screaming into their pillows privately]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Washington Has Become Unrecognizable]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2026/02/13/trumps-washington-has-become-unrecognizable/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The nation's capital and America's democracy have become shells of their former selves]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Is Reaching Its Breaking Point]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2026/01/09/america-reaches-its-breaking-point/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Minneapolis and Venezuela, the Trump administration villainizes America's neighbors '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and its own citizens]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump the 'Destroyer' Endangers Europe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/12/12/europe-is-endangered-by-trump-the-destroyer/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president's abandonment of NATO and America's European allies has only one beneficiary: Vladimir Putin]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's 'Animal House' Is Floundering]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/11/28/trumps-animal-house-is-floundering/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president and his cast of characters are wreaking havoc on American democracy]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's All Tricks, No Treats From Trump and MAGA]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/10/31/the-horror-of-donald-trumps-america/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With SNAP benefits set to lapse, it's all tricks and no treats from Trump and MAGA]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Diplomacy by Insult]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/09/26/diplomacy-by-insult-donald-trump-is-really-good-at-this-stuff/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More people need to tell the huckster-in-chief to bugger off]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Forget Biden: Trump's Problems Today Far More Important]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/05/22/forgetting-joe-biden/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's problems today are more important than Biden's problems yesterday]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Madman President Sinks Even Lower]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/04/17/trumps-open-defiance-of-the-law-leaves-no-room-for-redemption/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's open defiance of the law leaves no room for Republican redemption]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Team Trump Now Stranded Without a Signal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/03/27/signalgate-is-team-first-big-screw-up--and-now-theyre-stuck/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump is stuck in his team's Signal trap]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Lays the Groundwork To Claim a Pyrrhic Victory]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/02/06/our-republics-arsonist-lays-the-groundwork-to-claim-a-pyrrhic-victory/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He'll return to claim credit for putting out the fire but not before the United States gets burned]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Stench of American Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/01/16/a-series-of-criminal-efforts-to-retain-power-the-stench-of-american-overwhelms-us-all/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We have two parties in this country one has no heart and the other has no head]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[LA Conflagration: It Is Now Painfully Clear What Matters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/01/13/the-la-conflagration-it-is-now-painfully-clear-what-matters/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The wildfires in Los Angeles are a harbinger of our doom yet ultimately leave me with hope]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Nation Suffers Whiplash Between Biden and Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2025/01/09/america-in-his-image-a-nation-suffers-whiplash-between-biden-and/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On any other day this might seem strange]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Panama, Greenland: Trump's Christmas Wish List]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/12/26/panama-take-over-greenland-trumps-christmas-wish-list/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We all want something this holiday season]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[White House Should Speak Plainly About Drones]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/12/16/bidens-shadow-communications-strategy-is-creating-a-drone-conspiracy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The White House should speak plainly about what is in plain sight to avoid panic]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Laugh Off RFK Jr., Deflate Trump With Humor]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/08/25/the-serious-side-of-joy-democrats-laugh-off-robert-kennedy-jr-deflate-with-humor/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are laughing at Donald Trump and his RFK Jr. endorsement]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[When You've Lost George Clooney]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/07/11/when-youve-lost-george-clooney/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic leaders and Hollywood celebrities consider the unthinkable'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' - but are they giving Trump a path to victory]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Introducing Convicted Felon Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/05/31/donald-up-close-and-personal-a-convicted-by-a-jury-of-his-peers/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A Manhattan jury does what Democrats and Republicans couldn't do]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[De Niro Shows Up and Shows How To Fight Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/05/30/de-niro-is-proof-democrats-are-starting-to-get-it-take-the-fight-to-donald/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Robert De Niro and Harry Dunn showed up to court with a few reminders too many Americans need]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Battle Between Appearance and Reality]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/05/16/biden-vs-debate-a-battle-between-appearance-and-reality/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump is an expert at selling an appearance and Biden can't sell reality]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Total Eclipse of Donald Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2024/04/11/a-total-eclipse-of-donald-trump-first-felony-trial-could-finally-humble-him/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump faces the first of four felony trials in less than a week and boy is he scared]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Afraid of a Rematch]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2023/11/30/is-afraid-of-a-rematch/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He's destined to fail '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? but Trump still may not even be in the race next year]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Speaker Johnson Won't End the GOP Chaos]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2023/10/26/finally-picks-a-speaker-but-the-hellish-chaos-of-dc-wont-end-anytime-soon/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Johnson goes from "who the hell?" to second in line for the presidency. But don't expect a functional government]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Wait Was Worth It: Trump Is Going to Prison]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2023/08/17/folks-the-wait-was-worth-it-donald-is-going-to/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump can't come back from this: He will never be president again, and may well die in prison. The future awaits]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Joe Biden Can't Let Republicans Control the Narrative]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2023/06/22/hunter-biden-and-donald-trump-not-remotely-equivalent--but-still-a-problem-for-joe-biden/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brian Karem</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hunter Biden was dealt with fairly even harshly. But his dad can't let Trump and the GOP control the narrative]]></description>
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