RealClearPolitics Week of December 2, 2024 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, December 2

Joe Biden Cements His Legacy as Liar in Chief

Jonathan Turley, FOX News

President Biden Had Every Right To Pardon Hunter

Katie Phang, MSNBC

Biden Has Drained All Credibility From His Defenders

Scott Jennings, CNN

Trump Should Sit Out Debate Over Hunter Biden Pardon

Steve Benen, MSNBC

Pardon All J6ers

Julie Kelly, Substack

The (Perceived) Persecution of Kash Patel

Heather Parton, Salon

Jay Bhattacharya and the Vindication of the ‘Fringe’ Scientists

Allysia Finley, WSJ

What the Harris Team Thinks Went Wrong

Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic

Just How Sweeping Is MAGA's Mandate?

Paul Ingrassia, AMAC

How Dems Can Regain the Working Class

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

America Is Outgrowing the Left, Thankfully

Nicole Russell, USA Today

The Future of AI Regulation

Condoleezza Rice, Fox News Sunday

Tuesday, December 3

Are Progressive Groups Sinking Democrats' Chances?

Andrew Prokop, Vox

America Needs Kash Patel

Larry Kudlow, FOX Business

Hunter Biden Pardon Is Defensible--and Perverse

Mark Stern, Slate

The Media Lied To Create Biden's Illusion of 'Decency'

Eddie Scarry, The Federalist

How Democrats Outperformed Harris in Key Senate Races

Michael Cohen, MSNBC

Walmart Ditches DEI, Because, Duh

Rikki Schlott, New York Post

It's Time for Republicans To Adopt the Politics of Palatability

Ethan Watson, RCP

Time To Correct a Century-Old Education Mistake

Jacob Howland, UnHerd

Moon Should Be a State

Mike Solana, Pirate Wires

No, You Are Not on Indigenous Land

Noah Smith, Substack

The Daniel Penny Case Is a Travesty. Alvin Bragg Has To Go

Vickie Paladino, X

How RealClear Will Cover the New Administration

David DesRosiers, RCFoundation

Wednesday, December 4

I’ve Faced Fire Before. I Won’t Back Down

Pete Hegseth, Wall Street Journal

The Coming Democratic Revolution

Franklin Foer, The Atlantic

The Damage Biden Has Done

Byron York, Washington Examiner

Elon Musk's Dangerous Bullying

Robert Reich, Tampa Bay Times

The Great DOGE Reversal

Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal

Trump's Shadow Presidency Clouds Biden's Final Weeks

Zachary Basu, Axios

Trump's Demographic Breakthrough Shatters Dem Delusion

Andrew Shirley, AMAC

Liberals Must Stop Treating Trump Voters as Enemies

Lauren Hall, RealClearPolitics

End the Sanctuary-for-Migrants Madness

Betsy McCaughey, New York Post

Trans Lives Are on the Line at the Supreme Court

Katelyn Burns, MSNBC

Why I Hope SCOTUS Upholds the Ban on Child Transition

Jamie Reed, The Free Press

At MSNBC, Rising Tensions Fuel Fears of Collapse

Ellie Gardey Holmes, Am Spectator

Thursday, December 5

Sucker Democrats Took Biden at His 'Word'

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Biden's Pardon Is Understandable and Unforgivable

Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times

Kids, Unsettled Science and the Supreme Court Stakes

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

The Year Without a Christmas Shutdown Battle

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Kash Patel Is Right for the FBI

Robert O'Brien, Wall Street Journal

Hunter Biden and the Future of Clemency

Barkow & Osler, The Nation

Dems Urged Favoritism for Officer Who Killed J6 Protester

Solomon & Richards, JTN

Moderate House Dems Dramatically Outperformed Harris

Nate Moore, Substack

ADF's Waggoner: Trump Win Marks 'Tipping Point'

Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics

Why Jay Bhattacharya Is the Right Choice To Reform NIH

Justin Perry, The Dispatch

Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Parental Leave?

Soumaya Keynes, Financial Times

Friday, December 6

How Weak of a Candidate Was Harris?

Nathan Gonzales, Roll Call

Watch Trump Restore Economy, Dems Try To Take Credit

Andy Puzder, FOX News

Changing of the Guard

Luke Goldstein, American Prospect

Yes, They All Knew About Biden's Corruption

John Kass, JohnKassNews

Of Course Biden Was Right To Pardon His Son

Elie Mystal, The Nation

Trump Doubles Down on Hegseth: 'Pete Is a WINNER'

Lee Brown, New York Post

The Rise and Impending Collapse of DEI

Kenin Spivak, The American Mind

Do Democrats Need To Moderate To Win?

Levitz & Nwanevu, Vox

Ernst Likely To Be an Obstacle to DOGE Reform Efforts

Mollie Hemingway, FOX News

Inside JD Vance's Hollywood

Ian Ward, Politico

Harvard Antisemitism Has Become Even More Insidious

Laura Fein, RealClearPolitics

Sunday, December 8

Syria Uprising a Reminder of Failed Obama Policy

Timothy Nerozzi, DC Examiner

What Comes Next in Syria Is Impossible To Know

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN

Russia and Iran Are in a Weakened State

President-Elect Donald Trump, Truth Social

Why I'm Voting Against the Military Budget

Sen. Bernie Sanders, The Guardian

Increase Aid or Pull Back? Americans Split on Foreign Policy

Jonathan Draeger, RCP

Democrats Are Looking at a Dozen Years in Wilderness

Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill

How Dems Can Solve Their Elitism Problem

Alexander Nazaryan, MSNBC

Opposition to Woke Progressivism Energizes Trump Coalition

Peter Berkowitz, RCP

How Biden’s Family Ties Could Lead to Another Pardon

Ben Schreckinger, Politico

MSNBC Reveals Sinister New Dimension to Media Bias

Isaac Schorr, The Telegraph

Trump's Predatory Cabinet Choices Prove #MeToo Is Over

Jackie Calmes, L.A. Times

Good News for Hegseth: The Public Despises the Media

Steve Cortes, Substack