RealClearPolitics July 8, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

'Dead Man Walking' in Maine?

Bevan, Cannon & Trende, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster

Michelle Goldberg, New York Times

Democrats Vetted Platner, Signed Off on All His Baggage

Scott Jennings, CNN

Why Platner's Supporters Ignored Glaring Warning Signs

Michael Cohen, MS Now

Anatomy of a Hype Job: How the NY Times Boosted Graham Platner

How Zohran Mamdani Saved the Fourth of July

Jeet Heer, The Nation

Mamdani Reveals a Remarkable Ignorance

Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

A Year Later, Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Looks Really Ugly

Chris Brennan, USA Today

The GOP’s Self-Inflicted Midterm Crisis

Jeff Crouere, The American Spectator

Why Does JD Vance Keep Saying Loony Things?

Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian

JD Vance: 'America First' Warrior

Steve Cortes, Substack

Democratic Socialists Have Big Plans for 2028

Danielle Hewitt, Vox

FL's Bold Move Against Media Blacklists and NewsGuard

Robert Bluey, Daily Signal

Equality Is the Core of American Identity

William Galston, Wall Street Journal

America 250 Showed the Pride and Joy in the U.S.

Michael Goodwin, New York Post

Trump and Teddy Roosevelt: Lost in the Badlands

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

Young Washington: History's Ultimate Gritty Origin Story

Salena Zito, DC Examiner

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Democrats' Platner Disaster

Mark Penn, FOX News

How Democrats Can Still Salvage the Maine Senate Race

Jim Newell, Slate

Bessent Says Days of U.S. Being 'Played' Are Over

Mohamed El-Erian, New York Times

Hamilton Was No Protectionist

Gramm & Boudreaux, Wall Street Journal

Is the Left Living in Upside Down World?

Frank Filocomo, RealClearBooks

Conservatives Have a New Villain: Justice Barrett

Ian Millhiser, Vox

SCOTUS Ignored History in Mail Ballots Decision

Nicholas Mosvick, Am. Conservative

Commies EVERYWHERE!

Harold Meyerson, American Prospect

Can Los Angeles Be Saved?

Joel Kotkin, UnHerd

The Best Pronatalist Policy Is Usha Vance's Wardrobe

Bethany Mandel, DC Examiner

The Technological Cost of Competing With China

Mary McKenna, RealClearPolitics

'28 Dems (Daily Mail): Harris 29, Newsom 15, Buttigieg 11, AOC 6, Kelly 5