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<title><![CDATA[Julian Epstein - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/50348.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Julian Epstein]]></description><category domain="50348">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[I'm a Longtime Michigan Democrat--Not This Year]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/opinion/im-a-longtime-democrat-fighting-to-restore-my-partys-soul-in-michigan/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After decades of giving my all for Democratic House and Senate candidates, the victory of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan means I'll be supporting a Republican instead.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Platner and 'New Wave Left' Detest Western Exceptionalism]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/opinion/graham-platner-and-new-wave-left-detest-western-exceptionalism/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Graham Platner would have been dismissed as unacceptable in the Democratic party just a decade ago.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What SCOTUS Did - and Didn't Do - With Callais Ruling]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/new-supreme-court-ruling-means-a-new-political-map/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a widely expected, but nevertheless bombshell decision, the US Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down racial gerrymandering '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Congressional redistricting plans designed to ensure black and Hispanic candidates win seats by requiring most voters in the district are of the same race.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Democrats Are Rooting for America To Fail in Iran War]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/opinion/dems-oppose-epic-fury-despite-its-successes-heres-why/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats in uniform, rageful opposition to Donald Trump's war with Iran, as they seem to believe that what is good for our national security is bad for the Democratic Party.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Centrist Dems Can Beat Socialists at Their Own Game]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2025/11/16/opinion/centrist-democrats-must-beat-the-socialists-at-their-own-game/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For decades, leftists have formed new parties as a means of pushing the Democrats toward their policy preferences. Now moderates have to adopt that playbook.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Became Washington's Unlikeliest Centrist]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2025/07/05/opinion/how-donald-trump-became-washingtons-unlikeliest-centrist/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Love or hate him, there is no denying that President Trump is on a roll, at home and abroad.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It'll Get Worse for Top Colleges If They Don't Break With Left]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2025/06/06/opinion/why-pres-trump-will-win-his-battle-against-elite-higher-education/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump escalated his war on Harvard, Columbia and illiberal academia this week by suspending foreign student visas at Harvard and challenging Columbia University's accreditation for consis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems' Efforts To Retool Message Have Become Cartoonish]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2025/05/10/opinion/the-democrats-efforts-to-retool-their-message-have-become-cartoonish/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wars seemed to be breaking out everywhere this week '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' in Kashmir, Congo, and in a new phase in Gaza. Closer to home, Democrats appear to be opening a hot civil war of their own.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voters and Courts Support a Bureaucratic Slim-Down]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2025/02/22/opinion/why-voters-courts-are-supporting-a-bureaucratic-slim-down/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On both sides of the Atlantic, voters want small government.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The End of the 'Obama Era']]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/opinion/the-end-of-the-obama-era-has-officially-arrived/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[You can smell it in the air. A deep sense of betrayal among Democratic voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Even After Trump Trouncing, Dems Refuse To Learn Lessons]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2024/11/23/opinion/even-after-a-trump-trouncing-the-democrats-refuse-to-learn/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats' culture is driven by its own self-exaltation and social credit scores rather than self-examination. Moral condescension and virtue signaling are its chief currency.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Harris Campaign Is Riding a Wave To Defeat]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/opinion/the-harris-campaign-is-riding-a-wave-to-defeat/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Despite the rosy prognostics, data suggests Harris and Walz could lose.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Jump for 'Joy' But Could Head Back to Earth]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-jump-for-joy-but-could-head-back-to-earth-election-debates-interviews-record-d4baf76f?st=qanv6ykn9ggjoyd</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How long can the vice president avoid interviews, debates and scrutiny of the Biden-Harris record?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Debate Disaster Reveals a Campaign Built on Lies]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2024/06/29/opinion/pres-bidens-debate-disaster-reveals-a-campaign-of-lies/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The burning question is what drove this self-delusion and the betrayal of the public.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Should Rethink the New Era of Lawfare]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2024/06/08/opinion/the-trump-hush-money-trial-verdict-is-peak-lawfare/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democrats finally got their ounce of Donald Trump's flesh in a Manhattan courtroom last week but like Shakespeare's Antonio in The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Merchant of Venice, the bloodlust may be their o'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Need a Major Course Correction]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/it-will-take-more-bench-democrats-win-they-need-major-course-correction-opinion-1879641</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It will take more than a bench if Democrats want to win in 2024. It will take a major course correction.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Does Biden Refuse To Fix the Border Crisis?]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2024/03/09/opinion/biden-could-fix-the-migrant-ciris-in-an-instant/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Julian Epstein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A bold and unmistakable shift to the center on immigration is an obvious way Biden can start to claw back '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' if only he can show the moxie to do it.]]></description>
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