RealClearPolitics Week of June 9, 2025 Archives

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Monday, June 9

LA Officials Struggle To Curb Vandalism, Thefts, Violence

Toohey, et al., LA Times

Newsom's Cruelty Problem

Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

Anyone Who Lives in a Blue American City Should Get Ready

Heather Parton, Salon

WH Figured Out How To Blow Up Dems' Sanctuary Policies

Marc Thiessen, FOX News

What To Watch in New Jersey's Gubernatorial Primaries

Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine

SCOTUS Must End the Abuse of Nationwide Injunctions

Reps. Jordan & Issa, The Hill

Elon Musk, the Budget and the Coming Labor Crisis

Greg Orman, RealClearPolitics

Financial Giant USAA Gets Downgraded After Going Woke

Chuck DeVore, Federalist

A Weird Job Market Awaits Today's College Grads

Rachel Cohen, Vox

Safe Communities Begin With New Start for Returning Citizens

Kate Trammell, RCP

Thank God I Left California

Roger Simon, Substack

Tuesday, June 10

Why Trump Wants You To Think L.A. Is Lawless

Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC

Riot Response Shows Why Dems Are in Political Wilderness

Shane Harris, AMAC

Americans Think Dems Are Clueless on Issue of Immigration

Harry Enten, CNN

Who Is Behind the Los Angeles Riots?

MacDougald & Shideler, Tablet Magazine

The Los Angeles Protests Are an Act of Self-Defense

Melissa Grant, The New Republic

The Real Handmaids of the Woke Left

Sasha Stone, Substack

Chicago's Public Transit Is in Limbo

Emma Janssen, American Prospect

Energy Winners Should Be Chosen by Consumers

Gary Abernathy, RealClearEnergy

Alaska Is Our Gateway to Energy Dominance

Lee Zeldin, FOX News

A Hole in Mexico's Security Strategy

Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs

Mexican President Threatened To 'Mobilize' vs. U.S.

Brianna Lyman, The Federalist

Wednesday, June 11

Newsom, California and a Potential Blueprint for Dems

Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN

I'm Glad America Doesn't Have a Democrat in Charge

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

LA Was Destined To Be Where Trump Staged Fight

Adrian Carrasquillo, The Bulwark

Los Angeles Offers a Masterclass in Urban Dysfunction

Joel Kotkin, Spiked

Pelosi Has Outdone Herself in Foul Mendacity

Miranda Devine, X

This Is Only Four or Five Blocks of Protests

Mike Barnicle, Morning Joe

Dems Breaking Law by Prioritizing Foreigners Over Americans

Connor Vasile, RCP

The Real Problem With the Democrats' Ground Game

Russell Berman, The Atlantic

Who Is Climate Policy For?

Oren Cass, Commonplace

Investing Naysayers Let Gloom Override Judgment

David Zervos, Financial Times

The Soft Bigotry of Affirmative Action

Jason Riley, RealClearBooks

Thursday, June 12

Tipping the Scales: 'Forum Shopping' for Judges

Ben Weingarten, RCInvestigations

Los Angeles Stands Up to MAGA

Bill Gallegos, The Nation

Nothing About the LA 'Protest' Is Organic

Tal Fortgang, City Journal

Have Democrats Learned Anything?

Ruy Teixeira, Substack

I'm Proud To Announce New Vaccine Advisory Committee

Robert Kennedy Jr., X

Art of the Trade Deal With China--How Admin Got It Done

Miranda Devine, NY Post

GOP Tax Plan Pours SALT in the Deficit Wound

Justin Callais, RealClearPolitics

Biden EPA's $20B Is the Tip of the Iceberg

Schweizer & Brennan, The American Spectator

The New Balance of Power in the Middle East

Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs

Escalation Against Iran Would Derail Trump Administration

Mollie Hemingway, X

Brian Wilson: Beach Boys Leader and Architect of Pop

Edwards & Kreps, Rolling Stone

Trump Approval: RasRpts 53% | Quinnipiac 38% | MrnConsult 47% | YouGov 45%

Friday, June 13

Israeli Strikes Wipe Out Iran's Top Military Chain of Command

Adkin, et al., CNN

Trump: Israel's Attack Could Help U.S. Make Deal With Iran

Barak Ravid, Axios

The Undo President: Trump Gets Country Off Wrong Track

Peder Zane, RCP

Other Democrats Should Pay Attention to Gov. Newsom

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

What's Driving the Impulse To Riot

Glenn Ellmers, Chronicles

Trump Hands Dems an Opening on the Border

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Democrats Chase Laser Pointer on Immigration

J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics

Virginia's Chill Primary Season

Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect

Whistleblower: Lockheed Gave Bonuses Based on Race

Rufo & Thorpe, City Journal

How AI Will Disrupt Big Tech

Charles Ferguson, Project Syndicate

Up Close and Personal With David Mamet

Salena Zito, Washington Examiner

Sunday, June 15

Fathers Don’t Just Protect—They Prepare

Daniel Kehlmann, The Atlantic

This Father's Day, I'm Celebrating the Two Dads in My Life

Saige Scheele, FOX News

Israel's Strikes on Iran Were Inevitable

Ilan Berman, Newsweek

Trump Wants To Keep U.S. Out of Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict

Liptak, et al, CNN

Who Really Is To Blame for Anti-Deportation Riots?

Julie Kelly, Substack

Learning From the People of Los Angeles

Jason Linkins, The New Republic

Anti-ICE Rioters As Out of Line As Anti-Black Racists in 1962

Rich Lowry, NY Post

Don't Wait for Election Year To Listen To Black Men

LZ Granderson, LA Times

Some Free Advice for Dems on Winning Back Men

Bernard Goldberg, The Hill

Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure

Ramirez, et al, Rolling Stone

Terry Moran's Rant Another Case of Media's Mask Slipping

Joe Concha, DC Examiner