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							<title><![CDATA[Propaganda: Paid for by You]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/29/propaganda_paid_for_by_you_154542.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic government'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s greatest strength is its greatest vulnerability. We are referring to the government'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s extraordinary power to communicate. And this weekend we had a vivid lesson in what can go wrong.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fake News: The Long History]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/17/fake_news_part_i_the_long_history_154415.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 1896, a daring journalist covering the Cuban revolution against their colonial masters crossed the Spanish lines three times to interview insurgent leaders. William Francis Mannix'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s final trip into the Cuban interior was made at the request of the leader of the insurgent...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Impeachment Trap]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/23/the_impeachment_trap__154251.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The midterm elections are approaching and with them the prospect that Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives and perhaps even the Senate. Even with a majority only in the lower chamber, the Democrats would have the power to torment President Trump.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Manchin and Kennedy: Two Profiles in Courage]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/29/manchin_and_kennedy_two_profiles_in_courage_153772.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This is a tale of two memoirs by two senators. To borrow further from Charles Dickens, they illustrate why we live in '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the best of times'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the worst of times."'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos and the Goose-Stepping of Opinion]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/03/05/jeff_bezos_and_goose-stepping_of_opinion_152449.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week saw a new attempt to dismantle independent journalism, and it was the most dispiriting kind. The assault came from within.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Would Benjamin Franklin Say?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/12/16/what_would_benjamin_franklin_say.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There is a lot to be said for making America great again. But what does that mean?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump vs. Washington Elites]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/11/15/donald_trump_vs_washington_elites_151948.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s second presidency is best seen as a revolt against elites, a revolt that has succeeded in sidelining moderating influences in not only the Democratic party but also the Republican party.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Getting a Laugh Out of Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/09/19/getting_a_laugh_out_of_politics_151649.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The other day, I asked several AI engines for a list of funny things the two presidential candidates have said so far on the campaign trail.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Heroes for Hitmen]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/08/08/heroes_for_hitmen_151412.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even the most principled journalists are whipping boys these days. Former President Donald Trump has called them enemies of the people. Their public standing has fallen with those of many other institutions. But another factor is at work,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' too. Serious journalists are lumped with...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Words, Words, Words]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/08/04/words_words_words_151384.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Words everywhere. Words in laws passed by Congress, words in instructions for the devices that make our lives easier, words in novels and newspapers that edify us, words we use to convey our heartfelt sympathies, words we use to debate what course of action is good for our families and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Take Away the Car Keys]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/07/11/take_away_the_car_keys_151244.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the saddest moments of my life was the day I felt compelled to tell my father that he should give up his car and stop driving. He resisted, but only briefly. It was an example of the kind of man my father was.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Government Project': Lessons for a New Millennium]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/06/11/government_project_lessons_for_a_new_millennium_151079.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nearly 45 years ago, I paid a visit to a fertilizer plant in Chengju, South Korea. The low-slung, dingy gray facility had been built with U.S. assistance a quarter of a century earlier. The equipment was a mosaic of rust and peeling patches of paint. The original equipment was no longer...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No Going Back]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/05/11/no_going_back_150930.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Do you want to talk about something else today?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' an exasperated Kristi Noem asked a television interviewer this week. The topic the beleaguered South Dakota governor preferred to avoid was the execution of her dog Cricket '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' by her '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' which she describes in her new...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Lagash Lounge]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/04/30/the_lagash_lounge_150857.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 2023, an Italo-American archaeological team announced their discovery of a 5,000-year-old tavern in Lagash, an ancient city-state capital in southern Iraq. A cuneiform tablet found among the ruins carried a recipe for beer, which the team believed to be the bar'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most popular...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Where Is the Political Courage on the Right?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/03/29/where_is_the_political_courage_on_the_right_150717.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This is a story of courage and an object lesson for Republicans who have lost their courage and lost their way.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Transfer Portal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/03/07/the_transfer_portal_150611.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 1908 the University of Chicago installed chimes in a tower on its campus. The idea was football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s, as was his wish that they ring out nightly at 10:05 to signal it was time for players to go to bed.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A New 'Test of the News']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/21/a_new_test_of_the_news_150227.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'It is admitted that a sound public opinion cannot exist without access to the news. There is widespread and growing doubt whether there exists such an access to the news about contentious affairs.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney and the Demise of Regular Order]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/09/18/mitt_romney_and_the_demise_of_regular_order_149768.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Mitt Romney announced last week that he would not run for reelection in 2024. Excerpts from a forthcoming biography of Romney, also made public last week in the Atlantic Monthly, tell us why this is a loss for citizens who hold out hope for regular order in Congress.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Transitions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/09/07/democratic_transitions.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the early 19th'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' century, Jos'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('©').';' Correia da Serra, a Portuguese polymath who'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d befriended Thomas Jefferson, expressed the hope that the fledgling American government would be spared the consequences of its quarrelsome politicians'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' many missteps. A priest, lawyer, diplomat,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Put the People Back in the People's House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/03/16/put_the_people_back_in_the_peoples_house_148988.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Hamilton</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Social Security Administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' latest report'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' confirms that retirement benefits will have to be cut in 12 years. Far more money is going out of Social Security than is coming in. Over the next three decades, benefits will outstrip revenues by'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' $21 trillion. Congress needs...]]></description>
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