February 11, 2025 Archives

RealClearPolitics Week of February 10, 2025 Archives

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Monday, February 10
Dems Push To Aggressively Oppose Trump and Musk
Lauren Gambino, The Guardian
Democrats Stand Up for the Bureaucrats
Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal
'The Resistance' Didn't Go Too Far. It Didn't Go Far Enough
Ashik Siddique, Newsweek
Dems Reeling From Trump Fatigue
Robert Knight, Washington Times
Has There Already Been a Coup?
Joe Klein, Substack
The Post-Neoliberal Delusion
Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs
Trump & Musk May Save Us From Trillions of Debt
Matt Dole, USA Today
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic
The Simple Lie Behind Donald Trump's Imperial Ambitions
Heather Parton, Salon
Trump Buries Wilsonian Foreign Policy
Amit Segal, Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, February 11
Trump Outsmarts China by Dismantling Net-Zero
Walter Russell Mead, Wall St. Journal


Lawfare Gang Strikes Again
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Trump Could Remake the Supreme Court for a Generation
Elie Mystal, The Nation
Wave After Wave of People Leaving Democrats
Bridget Phetasy, Joe Rogan Experience
How Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration
Michael Baharaeen, Substack
DOGE Audit Finds Waste, and Progressives Melt Down
Nicole Russell, USA Today
The Tiny Lizard That Will Test Trump's Energy Agenda
Benji Jones, Vox
5 Reasons Trump's 2nd Term Is Off to a Thunderous Start
Patrick Casey, Federalist
Ending Protection for Venezuelan Immigrants Is Grave Injustice
Agustina Cid, RCP
Jake Hiserman on History of Christianity in the South
Elliott Drago, Jack Miller Center
WFB at 100: The Big Question
Neal Freeman, National Review
Wednesday, February 12
Why Trump 2.0 Looks Unstoppable
Victor Joecks, Las Vegas Review-Journal


Signposts on the Road to Authoritarian Rule
Erwin Chemerinsky, Los Angeles Times
How To Make the DOGE Revolution Stick
John Hart, New York Post
Government Can Be Downsized Without Hurting the Constitution
Ivan Eland, RCP
Democrats Against Democracy
Christopher Tremoglie, Washington Examiner
Sen. Collins Was Worried About Gabbard. Just Not Enough
Paul Waldman, MSNBC
Deep State May Be Greatest Financial Ripoff in History
Roger Simon, Substack
How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class
Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian
Democrats Should Expect To Keep Losing in 2026
J.T. Young, The Hill
Senate GOP: Help Trump Help Independent Contractors
Victoria Churchill, RCP
The Right's Assaults on the Department of Education
Altschuler & Wippman, The Hill
U.S. Govt Employees Overwhelmingly Back Dems
Rowan Scarborough, Wash Times
Thursday, February 13
Biden Admin's Unprecedented Scheme To Rush $20B Out the Door
Lee Zeldin, EPA


Three Big Lessons for the Democrats in 2025
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic
End of Federal Censorship Has De-Energized the Left
O'Neill & Soave, Spiked
To Go Big Is To Keep It Simple
Thomas Geoghegan, The Nation
Draining the Swamp: All 50 States Need To Help
Andrew Roth, The Federalist
The Kid-Friendly Policy That's Quietly Sweeping the Country
Anna North, Vox
A Kindergarten Teacher Breaks Her Silence on DEI
Michelle Bal, RealClearEducation
How To Dismantle the Department of Education
Christopher Rufo, City Journal
The Exemplary Radical Skeptic
Paul Starr, American Prospect
Dems Welcome DOGE To 'Slash Pentagon' Spending
Samantha-Jo Roth, DC Examiner
A Trucking Agenda for Trump
Gord Magill, CommonPlace
Friday, February 14
Trump Is Stealing the Kennedy Brand
Jeet Heer, The Nation


USAID-Funded Org Participated in Russiagate Hoax
Michael Shellenberger, U.S. House
What Should Democrats' Main Message Be Right Now?
Christian Paz, Vox
Mythologies About Musk
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
DOGE Annoying Because It's Stuff We Should've Done
Jon Lovett, Pod Save America
$20B Biden Funneled Through Citibank: 'Tip of the Iceberg'
Kelly Torrance, NY Post
DOJ Officials Resign in Protest Over Eric Adams Case
Brandi Buchman, HuffPost
Latino Voters Optimistic as Trump Deports Illegal Immigrants
Cruz Garcia, RCP
Red-Hot Economies
Steven Malanga, City Journal
A Weird, Unpleasant Microcosm of American Politics
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
GOP Takes Aim at NewsGuard, Censorship Cartels
Susan Ferrechio, Washington Times
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Sunday, February 16
Wrecking the Left's Delusions Is Trump's Superpower
Isaac Schorr, New York Post
How Trump Measures Up to Other Presidents
David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trump Aims To Rein in Federal Agencies Run Amok
Hans von Spakovsky, Daily Signal
Musk's 'Shoot First, Aim Later' Style Requires a Fact Check
Robin Abcarian, LA Times
Why Left Is Trying To Drive a Wedge Between Trump, Musk
Matt Margolis, PJ Media
6 Big Problems Congressional Republicans Need To Solve
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Trump Approval 99 Points Higher Than McConnell w/GOP Voters
Harry Enten, CNN
J.D. Vance Takes European Elites to School
David Deavel, AMAC
Trump's Betrayal of Ukraine Has Emboldened Putin
Simon Tisdall, The Observer
Why Zelensky Can’t Afford To End the War
John Mac Ghlionn, The Hill


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