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The physics of politics
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
June 1, 2026
As conservatives seek to counter the hard-left turn taken by the Democratic Party, it will not be enough to simply point out the grim failures of Marx...
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The pope plays politics
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
April 20, 2026
Chicago politics have taken root in Vatican City. Pope Leo XIV may be a man of the cloth, but he is also a Southsider, so it is not surprising that he...
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Good information is hard to find
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
April 7, 2026
Barack Obama pinpointed a central conflict in American politics back in 2004 while talking with a group of Google executives, “Many people — they’re j...
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What does America owe the people of Iran?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
March 5, 2026
Will President Trump fall prey to the “Pottery Barn Doctrine”? Articulated by Secretary of State Colin Powell in the run-up to the Iraq War, it holds ...
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