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RealClearPolitics Week of January 19, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 19
Rude But Right on Crime
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
Four Possible Reasons Trump Is Waffling on Iran
Joshua Keating, Vox
Despite Trump's Success, Immigration Isn't 'Solved'
Jeffrey Anderson, RealClearPolitics
We've Done Nothing Wrong, Minneapolis Won't Be Intimidated
Jacob Frey, This Week
Newsom Gerrymander Might Have Discrimination Problem
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Somalia and the High Cost of Low Trust
Mitzi Perdue, RealClearPolitics
Is a Hochul-Mamdani Partnership Built To Last?
Justin Vassallo, Substack
Trump's Realpolitik Takes Over Davos
Vranica & Cutter, Wall Street Journal
Putting a Stake in Stakeholder Capitalism
Terrence Keeley, RealClearWorld
Shapiro: Harris Staff Questioned If He Was Israeli Agent
Toluse Olorunnipa, Atlantic
Greenland and the Guarani
James Pinkerton, The American Conservative
How Taiwan Became the Chipmaker for the World
Yangyang Cheng, The Nation
Venezuela and the New Era of American Strategy
William Barclay, RealClearPolitics
The Things You Can't Make People Do
Jerusalem Demsas, Substack
Chicago Politicos to a Good Judge: Shut Up and Take It
John Kass, JohnKassNews
Michael Cohen Flips--Again
Byron York, Washington Examiner
MLK Day a Chance To Reflect on the Constitution
Elizabeth Wydra, Washington Monthly
Tuesday, January 20
Greenland Is Ground Zero for Arctic 'Great Game'
Richard Milne, Financial Times


As Trump Pursues Greenland, Is an Off-Ramp Possible?
Liptak, et al., CNN
Frey, Walz Have No Authority To Block Border Enforcement
William McGurn, WSJ
Activists Work Together To Stop Immigration Crackdowns
Michelle Chen, The Nation
We Will Pursue Charges Over MN Church Protest
Harmeet Dhillon, The Benny Show
Welfare Fraud Is a Problem for Democrats
James Surowiecki, The Atlantic
Do We Really Need 600,000 Chinese Students?
Brad Pearce, Commonplace
Why Do So Many K-12 Educators Celebrate Violence?
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Private Equity Saks Another Retail Outlet
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
The GOP Plan To Make America More Affordable
Tarren Bragdon, RealClearPolitics
The Ephemeral Presidency
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
How Islamists and the Left Use Immigration as a Weapon
Peter Schweizer, NY Post
Iran's Regime May Have One Chance To Save Itself
Gregory Brew, Vox
Springsteen Lashes Out After Biopic Flops
Sasha Stone, Substack
Scott Adams Interrogated Reality and Made It Talk
Greg Gutfeld, FOX News
Valentino, Italian Designer to the Stars, Dead at 93
Kim Willis, USA Today
Indiana Delivers Unlikeliest Turnaround in Sports History
Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated
Wednesday, January 21
Trump's First Year: Promises Made, Promises Kept
Larry Kudlow, FOX Business


A Year of Broken Promises and Personal Vendettas
Brad Bannon, The Hill
U.S. Stronger, Safer and More Prosperous Than a Year Ago
Tim Swarens, USA Today
Davos Man May Burn the Whole Thing Down
Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic
U.S. in Davos To Make Point: Globalization Has Failed
Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick
Greenland Demand Rocks Davos
Cannon, Walworth, & Wegmann, RCP on SiriusXM
The Transatlantic Order Is Crumbling Over Greenland
Christopher Chivvis, Guardian
Reconciling U.S. Needs vs. Danish Claims
Richard Swett, RealClearPolitics
Minnesota Is the Eye of the Trump Storm
Kyle Cheney, Politico
Trump Has a Real Insurrection on His Hands in Minnesota
Breccan Thies, Federalist
OMB Launches Full Review of Funds Sent to Blue States
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Religious Leaders Issuing Stark Warnings About Trump
Rachel Maddow, MS Now
ICE Protesters Are Storming Churches? This Must Stop
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Trump Hates the AWFULs - Which Means They're Effective
Molly Jong-Fast, TNR
What Does Katie Abraham Get?
John Kass
Inside Bari Weiss' Hostile Takeover of CBS News
Clare Malone, The New Yorker
President Trump’s Golden Defense Opportunity
Zakheim & Stanton, RealClearPolitics
Watch/Listen: President Trump Addresses World Leaders at Davos Summit
Thursday, January 22
At Davos, Trump Presses His Case on Greenland
Walter Russell Mead, Wall St. Journal


President Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' Ends America's Decline
Michelle Steel, NY Post
Trump’s Greenland Gambit Has Broken Brains Across DC
Nahal Toosi, Politico
World Leaders in Davos Must Stand Up to Trump
Robert Reich, The Guardian
Grandstanding Gavin Newsom Flops in Davos
Richie Greenberg, New York Post
Jack Smith Is No Robert Mueller
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Obama's Fingerprints All Over Investigations of Trump and Clinton
Paul Sperry, RCI
Vast, Rich Network of Left Wing Groups Keeps Public Inflamed
Barton Swaim, WSJ
The Key to Minneapolis’s Successful ICE Resistance
Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic
Relive the Civil Rights Era. Send In the Troops
Ann Coulter, The American Conservative
Affordability Crisis Defined Trump's First Year
Rep. Katherine Clark, Newsweek
As Trump Weighs Veto, Obamacare’s Flaws Come Due
Greg Schaller, RealClearPolitics
Jasmine Crockett Daring Dems To Rethink Electability
Liz Goodwin, Washington Post
Dems Immediately Invent New Ways To Tax Virginians
Joseph Curl, Washington Times
How the Iranian Regime Breaks
Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs
Trump Should Have Intervened To Help the Iranian Protesters
William Galston, WSJ
The Judiciary Isn't Above Reproach--and Never Was
Justin Smith, RealClearPolitics
Trump Job Approval: NYT 40% | Emerson 43% | Quantus 44% | Ras Rpts 46%
Friday, January 23
Improving on Biden's Economy Was Easy. Voters Want More
David Winston, Roll Call


Democrats and the Siren Call of Culture Denialism
Ruy Teixeira, Substack
European Failures Front and Center at Davos
Fred Fleitz, American Greatness
Mark Carney and the Davos Challenge
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
How Pro-Immigrant Activism Turned Dangerous
Alicia Nieves, Compact Magazine
How Democrats Can Lead on Crime and Public Safety
Karen Bass, Newsweek
'Sanctuary Policies' Blamed in Fatal N. Carolina DUI Crash
Stepheny Price, FOX News
Michele Tafoya on Her Run for Senate in MN
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
The States Play DOGE Ball
Steven Malanga, City Journal
Newsom's Record Would Be a Problem If He Runs in '28
Novicoff & Chait, The Atlantic
Supreme Court Orders CA Dems To Justify Prop 50 Maps
Susan Crabtree, RCP
TikTok Finalizes Deal To Keep Operating in U.S.
Eva Dou, Washington Post
American Studies Can't Stand Its Subject
Kahlenberg & Lin, Wall Street Journal
What the Grateful Dead Can Show a Fractured America
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Board of Peace Is Necessary Because UN Has Failed
Douglas Murray, New York Post
Havana in the Crosshairs: Is Cuba Next?
Peter Kornbluh, The Nation
Americas Great Again: Colombia Embraces Trump, U.S.
Steve Cortes, RealClearWorld
Generic Ballot: NY Times: Dems +5, Emerson: Dems +6, Quantus: Dems +6
Saturday, January 24
The Left's Playbook of Chaos Is a Scary Reminder
Kimberly Ross, Washington Examiner
MN Judges Keep Rejecting Arrest Warrants for Protesters
Leonnig, et al., MS Now
Democrats Have an 'Abolish ICE' Conundrum
Parti & Collins, Wall Street Journal
A Strange New Media Lie, '5-Year-Old Boy' Edition
Eddie Scarry, The Federalist
Was This the Week Trump Went Too Far?
Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian
Remember: The Davos Consensus Is Always Wrong. Always
Niall Ferguson, X
Russia, Ukraine and U.S. Hold 1st Trilateral Peace Talks
Jon Haworth, ABC News
U.S. Banks Need To Cut Their Credit Card Rates
Sheila Bair, Financial Times
Putting Families Before Institutional Investors
Kaz Nejatian, Washington Times
Rollback Racket
Kainoa Lowman, Washington Monthly
How AI Will Reshape Society: Eight Predictions
Misha Saul, City Journal
There's Probably a Solution to Fertility Decline. Let's Find It
Noah Smith, Substack
The Pro-Life Movement After Roe
Bevan, Wegmann & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Josh Shapiro and the 'No Free Shots' Rule
Seth Mandel, Commentary
Young Mayor Mamdani in a Hurry
D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation
Chicago Kids Dying While Mayor Johnson Fights Reality
Corey Brooks, FOX News
David Lynch, American Surrealist
Emina Melonic, Modern Age
Latest Polls: Trump JA | DoC | Generic Ballot | Senate | Governor | '28 President
Sunday, January 25
Fatal Shooting Escalates State-Federal Stand Off in Minnesota
Pisani, et al, WSJ
9 Thoughts on the Latest ICE Shooting in Minnesota
Erick Erickson, X
State Terror Has Arrived
Masha Gessen, New York Times
2nd Minneapolis ICE Shooting an Omen of More Violence
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
Schumer Should Shut Down Government To Stop ICE
Mike Zamore, MS Now
Admit it: Republicans Have a Perception Problem
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Warning Lights for Team Blue
Henry Olsen, Substack
Why PA’s Red Counties Are Listening to a Democrat
Salena Zito, Washington Post
The GOP Is Worried About Trump's Deportation Campaign
Myah Ward, Politico
Despite Media Lies, Public Wants Immigration Enforcement
David Catron, AMAC
Peace May Be Coming but Ukraine Changed World Forever
Liam Halligan, Telegraph
Trump's Tantrums Push U.S. Allies Closer to Beijing
Amy Hawkins, The Guardian
Was the Intervention in Venezuela a War?
Senator Rand Paul, The American Conservative
A Perfect Storm for Taiwan in 2026?
Yun Sun, Foreign Affairs
Don Lemon's 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card
Monty Donohew, American Thinker
How Can American Medicine Be This Bad?
Alex Berenson, Substack
Medicine's Descent Into Madness
Ira Stoll, Washington Free Beacon
TDIH - Jan 25th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 42.8 | Obama 43.6 | Bush 43.5


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