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							<title><![CDATA[Religious Freedom Was America&rsquo;s First Freedom &ndash; and Still Is]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reported the following about a new piece of legislation known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'President Clinton today signed into law legislation requiring the Government to meet stringent standards before instituting measures that might...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Fighter Pilots Have Heroes, Too']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/09/14/rcp_podcast__is_ai_panic_a_midterm_psy-op_putin_tests_nato.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Monday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Retired Brig. Gen. John Teichert joins Carl Cannon and Andrew Walworth to react to the first details reported about the blockbuster rescue of two downed U.S. pilots over Iran, and criticism of how closely CBS and "60 Minutes" cooperated with the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Containment That Causes Iran To Capitulate or Crumble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/13/containment_that_causes_iran_to_capitulate_or_crumble_154493.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump has seemingly settled into a new long-term strategy against the Islamic Republic of Iran after the United States has fallen short of strategic success through military and diplomatic means. The new strategy hinges on economic asphyxiation, supported by the military, to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Winning in Iran: Better Targets, Fewer Weapons]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/04/winning_in_iran_better_targets_fewer_weapons_154391.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The United States seems stuck in another cycle of promised diplomatic solutions that forestall looming strikes on strategic targets in Iran. On the verge of imminent military activity against energy and logistical targets this past weekend, President Donald Trump discovered another...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Pillars of Our Success]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/02/the_pillars_of_our_success_154271.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the following resolution:
That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sailing a Ship Through Cryptocurrency Loopholes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/18/sailing_a_ship_through_cryptocurrency_loopholes_154235.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The last few months have opened the eyes of the American public to global nefarious activity. Dark fleets have long traveled the high seas, carrying cargo outside of international laws, norms, and standards. This fleet has increased to a thousand-ship armada, allowing rogue regimes and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Striking at the Heart of Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/27/striking_at_the_heart_of_iran_154160.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A century ago, aviation pioneer Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell advocated for the potency of properly-applied air power. In his seminal treatise from 1925, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Winged Defense,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' he wrote: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Aircraft do not need to pierce the line of either navies or armies. They can fly straight over...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Nation&rsquo;s First Inauguration Characterized by Reverent Humility]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/30/a_nations_first_inauguration_characterized_by_reverent_humility_154070.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On April 16, 1789, George Washington left the comforts of Mount Vernon to make the trek to our new nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s capital in New York City. Two weeks later, he was to take the oath of office as our nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first president. In his journal on that day, he humbly wrote:
About 10...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Should Follow His Instincts, Not the Energy Markets]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/01/president_should_follow_his_instincts_not_the_energy_markets_153998.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Several days ago, President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants if free transit wasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. That potent threat was subsequently delayed with a new deadline of April 6, although new threats may make strikes against energy targets...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Solving the Hormuz Problem: Imposing Costs Without Incurring Risk]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/20/solving_the_hormuz_problem_imposing_costs_without_incurring_risk_153960.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The USS Tripoli is quickly steaming towards the Middle East with its 2,500 embarked Marines. Meanwhile, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a trickle, oil prices are rising worldwide, and countries are hesitant to commit a portion of their navies to provide convoy escort...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Our &lsquo;GLORIOUS LIBERTY DOCUMENT&rsquo;]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/02/our_glorious_liberty_document_153883.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When asked about my hope for our great nation, I often reflect on the life and words of a true American hero to describe my optimism'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' Frederick Douglass, who escaped from the brutal bonds of slavery in 1838. Douglass was an amazing 19th-century American orator, abolitionist, and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Aligning Incentives for Congress: A Strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/13/aligning_incentives_for_congress_strategy_mutually_assured_destruction_153703.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Teichert</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the afterglow of the holiday season still boosting our spirits, it is time to snap back to an important reality. The next congressional self-induced crisis is upon us with the latest continuing resolution (CR) expiring at the end of the month. Another shutdown looms on the horizon....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Running Out the Clock on Vladimir Putin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/09/02/running_out_the_clock_on_vladimir_putin_1132157.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[On July 14th, President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' set a deadline'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' 50 days. The war'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s death toll and the Russian leader'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s bad faith negotiating tactics had exceeded the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s patience threshold and it was...]]></description>
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