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RealClearPolitics Week of January 5, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 5
U.S. Resets the Global Chessboard
K.T. McFarland, FOX News
Dawn of a New Era in Hemispheric Relations
Markos Kounalakis, Washington Monthly
Using America's Leverage, Avoiding Morass in Venezuela
Byron York, DC Examiner
Trump's Not-So-Veiled Threat vs. New Venezuela Leader
Michael Scherer, Atlantic
Ten Reasons To Cheer the Arrest of Maduro
Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics
The End of the Beginning in Venezuela
Juan Gonzalez, Foreign Affairs
What To Know About Venezuela's Vast Oil Reserves
Sherter & Cunningham, CBS News
What Maduro Knows: The Secrets of Dictators
Roger Simon, Substack
Danish PM Has a Pointed Warning for Trump About Greenland
Li Zhou, HuffPost
Put Trump on the Ballot in 2026
Jeff Mayhugh, RealClearPolitics
Is Walz Dropping Out in Minnesota?
Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek
Media Did Not 'Miss' the Truth About Democrat Dishonesty
David Deavel, AMAC
Top 10 Trends for 2026
Ruchir Sharma, Financial Times
Ozempic Melted Away Weight--and Idea of 'Body Positivity'
Jonathan Alpert, WSJ
Class Struggle
Heather Mac Donald, Claremont Review of Books
The Banal Spectacle of 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'
Stephen Kearse, The Nation
Tuesday, January 6
'Operation Absolute Resolve' Is Another Military Success
Nicole Russell, USA Today


Big Questions Emerging After Maduro Capture
Stephen Collinson, CNN
The Donroe Doctrine
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Walz's Racial Politics Finally End His Career
David Marcus, FOX News
Minnesota Democrats Get a Much-Needed Reset
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
January 6th and the Real Insurrection
Sasha Stone, Substack
Hegseth Moves Against Sen. Kelly
Joan Walsh, The Nation
$20 Trillion Question: How To Spend It and How Not To
William Murray, RCEnergy
How NYC Got Safe in 1990s, Early 2000s
Michael Fortner, Washington Monthly
Revised HHS Childhood Vax Schedule Announced
Sabrina Siddiqui, Wall Street Journal
McCormick Pens Inaugural Letter to Pennsylvania Voters
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Advice to Dems on Maduro Arrest: Resist Reflexive Opposition
Lanny Davis, RCP
Trump Wages Un-War in Venezuela
Daniel McCarthy, Spiked
Plan To 'Run' Venezuela for Its Oil Will Face Problems
Joseph Zeballos-Roig, MS Now
Note on a Lawsuit
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Cutting Off Family Is Identity Politics, Not 'Boundaries'
Noelle Mering, The Federalist
Science Fiction and the Art of Prediction
Nicholas Russell, The Baffler
Wednesday, January 7
Venezuela's New Leader Is the Oil Industry's Long-Time Ally
Garip, et al., Bloomberg


Update to the Monroe Doctrine: 'It's About Peace on Earth'
Larry Kudlow, NY Sun
After Venezuela, Who's Next?
Heather Parton, Salon
Dems' Venezuela Reaction Spells Bad News for Midterms
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
It Turns Out That Americans Like Success
Harry Enten, CNN
Can Machado Lead Venezuela?
Cannon, Wegmann, & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
The Spectacular Failure of the Tim Walz Democrat
James Antle, Washington Examiner
The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Take a Victory Lap
Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic
Jack Smith's Tyrannical Arrogance
J.B. Shurk, American Thinker
Mamdani's Strong Start
Matthew Yglesias, Substack
An Uninspiring Far-Left Field Vying for California Governor
Joel Kotkin, City Journal
Many Schools Don't Think Students Can Read Full Novels
Margaret Sullivan, Guardian
DEI Has No Place in American Classrooms
Rhyen Staley, The Hill
America Needs a Transcontinental Railroad
Michael Toth, Wall Street Journal
Ukraine's Military Holds Lessons for Its Future
Tymofiy Mylovanov, Financial Times
Realists Were Right About Russia-Ukraine War
Mark Episkopos, Responsible Statecraft
How Therapy-Speak Sabotages January Resolutions
Jonathan Alpert, New York Post
Thursday, January 8
Trump: 'Time Will Tell' on U.S. Oversight of Venezuela
Sanger, et al., New York Times


Cracks Among Dems in Venezuela Response
Goodwin & Abutaleb, Washington Post
MAHA Reclaims the Food Pyramid
Kennedy Jr. & Rollins, FOX News
'Get the F**k Out': Mayor Demands ICE Leave Minneapolis
Garrett Owen, Salon
Dems Agitating for Insurrection, Political Vigilantism
John Davidson, The Federalist
Democrats Must Lay Out a Vision for Middle-Class Life
Colin Seeberger, The Guardian
Trump Targets Institutional Purchases of Single-Family Homes
Megan Cerullo, CBS
One Fell Swoop: Suit Eyes Death Blow to Racial Preferences
Ben Weingarten, RCI
Meet Seattle's New Mayor Katie Wilson
John Burbank, The Nation
NYC Dad Randomly Stabbed to Death by Career Criminal
Patrick Reilly, New York Post
Time for Radical Prosecutor Kim Foxx To Take the Stand?
Martin Preib, Substack
The View From the Palisades
Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Wikipedia?
Larry Sanger, RealClearPolitics
Anti-Left Wave in Latin America
Conrad Black, Brussels Signal
Oil Groups Seek Guarantees in Venezuela
McCormick & Smyth, Financial Times
Rubio's Big Moment
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Why PA Manufacturers Support Trump's Tariffs
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
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Friday, January 9
The Future of the Left in the 21st Century (Part Three)
Ruy Teixeira, Substack


5% Growth? Or Even Better?
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
ICE Is Not the Victim
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Rule of Law Can't Be Held Hostage to Temper Tantrums
Josh Hammer, Newsweek
Local, U.S. Officials Clash Over Minneapolis
Cannon, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
The Left's Minnesota Problem
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
No, Americans Don't Need To Eat More Protein
Brian Kateman, MS Now
Real Food Is Back With Historic New Dietary Guidelines
Amy Sapola, Substack
Trump's Foreign-Policy Third Way
David DesRosiers, The Spectator
Maduro Indictment Appears Legally Solid
Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic
Linda McMahon Hits the Road
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
How Mamdani Should Handle Cea Weaver Media Storm
Ross Barkan, NY Magazine
Newsom Strains To Flip Script on California Failures
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Socialism Is a Hate Crime
James Piereson, The New Criterion
Trump's New World Order Will End in Disaster
Paul Blumenthal, HuffPost
Maduro Raid a Bold Move To Achieve Justice
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Scott Adams: Might Be Last Show, Will Convert to Christianity
John Nolte, Breitbart
Saturday, January 10
RCP Samizdat Prize Celebrates First Amendment Courage
David DesRosiers, RCP
Like Biden, Walz Leaving Office in Disgrace
Scott Johnson, Washington Examiner
America Is Reaching Its Breaking Point
Brian Karem, Salon
Legacy Media Fails Again in Volatile Minneapolis Moment
Mark Halperin, FOX News
Heed This Venezuelan's Warning
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Trump, Venezuela and the Doctrine That Wouldn't Die
Greg Gandin, Financial Times
Can Venezuela Become an Oil Giant Again?
Daniel Yergin, Wall Street Journal
Great Balls of Fire
Waters, Ellwanger & Calvin, RealClearHistory
How the Irish Left Explains U.S. Democrats
Henry Olsen, Substack
Shapiro Admits Attack Almost Drove Him From PA Race
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
House Passes Extension of Health Insurance Subsidies
Delaney & Bobic, HuffPost
Private Equity Is Making a Mess of Healthcare
Paul Bradford, American Greatness
Fire Departments' New Emergency: Affording Trucks
Eric Salzman, Racket News
Secret Service Recruit Kills Brother on New Year's Eve
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Meritocracy at Johns Hopkins University?
Wai Chin, City Journal
TikTok's Incomplete Story
Erin Schwartz, The Nation
Protests in Iran Heating Up
Cannon, Wegmann & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Sunday, January 11
The End Is Near for Iran's Mullahs
Mani Basharzad, New York Post
Is This Time Different in Iran?
Keating & Nasr, Vox
End of Iran’s Reign of Terror Will Benefit Entire World
Dan Hannan, The Telegraph
Inside Minneapolis' Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers
Maher, et al, Wall St. Journal
Anatomy of a Failed Moral Panic
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Why Those Who Serve Trump Feel They're Above the Law
Robin Abcarian, LA Times
Democrats in the Cheeze Barrel With Tim Walz
John Kass
Blue State Lawmakers Have Had It With ICE
Han & Kapos, Politico
Left's Demonization of ICE Agents Led To This Tragedy
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Mamdani's First Week
David Dayen, American Prospect
NYC In Grave Danger With Mamdani's Anti-Policing Policies
Michael Goodwin, NYP
Dems Mull Issuing Their Own 'Contract With America'
Eugene Daniels, MS Now
Reprising 2024 Role, Vance 'Obliterates' Hostile Press
James Antle, DC Examiner
Shapiro Starts Reelection Bid With Bigger Plans in Mind
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
Antiliberalism Unites the New Right and Disunites America
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
CA Made Them Rich, But Billionaires Flee Instead of Paying Taxes
Lorraine Ali, LAT
California Lost $1 Trillion in Wealth, Middle Class Will Pay
Chamath Palihapitiya, X
TDIH - Jan 11th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 44.1 | Obama 42.0 | Bush 42.7


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