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RealClearPolitics Week of August 18, 2025 Archives

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Monday, August 18
It's Time To Get Rid of Mail-In Ballots
President Donald Trump, Truth Social
Trump Eyes Yet Another Power Grab
Steve Benen, MSNBC
Biden Threw Open Border To Rig Census & Elections for Dems
Miranda Devine, NYP
Key Takeaways From Trump & Zelenskyy's Meeting
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News
The War Was Always Going To End This Way
John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist
SCOTUS Could Supercharge GOP’s Redistricting Power Grab
Nia Prater, NY Mag
TX Dems Will Still Have More Than CA GOP Has Now
Rep. Kevin Kiley, RCP/SiriusXM
Supporting a Big Family on a Modest Income in America
Te-Ping Chen, WSJ
Democrats Must Confront Economic Pessimism
Justin Vassallo, The Liberal Patriot
Hypocritical Celebs Abandon U.S.. What Will We Do Now?
Nicole Russell, USA Today
A Message To Our Community: We've Changed Our Name to MS NOW
MSNBC
MSNBC's Problem Isn't the Brand, It's the Propaganda
Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist
Video Highlights: Zelensky, European Leaders Meet With Trump at White House
Tuesday, August 19
Zelensky, Putin Know Trump Not Screwing Around Like Biden
Sean Davis, FOX News


Today Outlines of Peace, Tomorrow Who Knows
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Rubio Schools Clueless Martha Raddatz
Robby Soave, The Hill
The Public Continues To Distrust Democrats on Crime
Andrew Prokop, Vox
Inflation/Economy Memo to Washington Republicans
Steve Cortes, Am. Greatness
We Choose Both Economic Populism and Abundance
Azeem, et al., The Nation
Finally, an Unbiased Climate Science Report
Tim Gallaudet, RealClearScience
Spanberger Faces Questions on Anti-Life Extremism in Virginia
Sarah Sisk, AMAC
Wes Moore Calls Out Trump's National Guard Deployment
Michele Norris, MSNBC
The Rot in the General Officer Ranks
Stuart Scheller, X
Syria's Success Is Possible But Is Threatened
Heather Nauert, RealClearWorld
2026 Texas GOP Senate Primary (YouGov): Paxton 35, Cornyn 30, Hunt 22
Wednesday, August 20
DNI Gabbard Launches Historic Intel Overhaul
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics


What 'America First' Says to the World
Ziccarelli & Treviño, The American Mind
'America First' Foreign Policy Really Just Means 'Trump First'
Ed Kilgore, NY Mag
Media's Been Actively Rooting Against Trump's Pursuit of Peace
Karoline Leavitt
Trump Is Wildly Unpopular. Why Is Anyone Afraid of Him?
Rex Huppke, USA Today
DC Had a Murder-Free Week. Yes, Dems, Trump Did That
David Marcus, FOX News
The Fed Doesn’t Have To Be an Enemy of Growth
David Malpass, Wall Street Journal
Trump's Hypocritical Demand of Potential Citizens
Jarvis DeBerry, MSNBC
Left Seethes as Trump Requires Immigrants To Like US
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
RFK Jr. Just Gutted Our Best Defense Against Future Pandemics
Ryan Cooper, TAP
'Pay To Play': RFK Jr. Right About Kid Vaccines
Katie Jerkovich, Red State
Thursday, August 21
Democrats Need Two, Three, Many Sister Souljah Moments
Ruy Teixeira, Substack


The DC Crime Crackdown Is Working
Scott Jennings, CNN
The Fed Needs Real Reform From Congress
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Wall Street Journal
'Total Victory' for Trump in Bogus New York State AG Case
Katie Pavlich, Townhall
Democrats' Voter Registration Slump Is a Warning
Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd
Redistricting War Escalates With Political Stunts, Theatrics
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Has Newsom Already Sealed His 2028 Fate?
Shane Harris, AMAC
Giving People Money Helped Less Than I Thought It Would
Kelsey Piper, Substack
The High Costs of Classroom Disorder
Neetu Arnold, City Journal
Looming Questions on Russia-Ukraine War
Tamar Jacoby, Washington Monthly
Zelensky Has No Good Options Left
Mary Dejevsky, Spiked
Friday, August 22
5 Things To Know About FBI Search of John Bolton's Home
Beitsch, et al, The Hill


Pundits Loved Mar-A-Lago Raid, Melt Down Over Bolton
Brianna Lyman, Federalist
The 'Woke' Words Dems Should Cut From Their Vocabulary
Adam Wren, Politico
JD Vance Makes Friends With Britain’s ‘New Right’
Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal
Laura Loomer Is the Joseph McCarthy of the Trump Era
Michael Scherer, The Atlantic
Trump Has No Business Taking a Stake in Intel
David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner
Trump's Philosophy Is Government By Shakedown
Steven Greenhouse, The Guardian
Trump Makes Major Progress in Uphill Battle for Peace in Ukraine
Fred Fleitz, AG
Peace in Ukraine War Still a Distant Dream
Andrey Kurkov, The Guardian
Americans Still Believe in Role in Global Progress
Clay Routledge, RealClearPolitics
Newsom Has Driven Fox News Completely Crazy
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Cracker Barrel Trades Authenticity for Corporate Slop
David Marcus, FOX News
Sunday, August 24
Collapse of the Democratic Party and Their Deep State Forces
Larry Kudlow, NY Sun
Why Newsom's Social Media Posts Are Effective
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
Getting Real About Homelessness
Devon Kurtz, Wall Street Journal
Trump Previews Next Phase of Crackdown on Blue Cities
Nia Prater, NY Magazine
One of the Biggest Shifts in Education in Decades
Bethany Mandel, DC Examiner
Can America Build Ships Again?
Arnav Rao, Washington Monthly
Ivy League Keeps Failing This Basic Investing Test
Jason Zweig, Wall Street Journal
Amazon Expands Jobs and Services in Rural America
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
A Key Step Toward a Two-State Solution
Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic
The Israeli Left's October 7 Revisionism
Gadi Taub, Tablet Magazine


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