RealClearPolitics Week of October 27, 2025 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, October 27

Federal Employee Union Calls on Dems To End Shutdown

Jamieson & Bobic, HuffPost

New Nationalist Era Causing Civil War Among Dems

Michael Shellenberger, FOX News

Canada vs. the U.S.

Kelly Candaele, American Prospect

Milei Wins New Chance, Tough Challenge in Argentina

Tobias & Gillespie, Bloomberg

Merrick Garland's Blot on Our Constitutional Republic

Margot Cleveland, X

In 2025, Democrats Need Something Different

Nick Perkins, The Nation

Is a Democrat Early Voting Disaster Brewing in Virginia?

David Catron, AMAC

The Wrong Lessons of the Platner Controversy

Justin Vassallo, Substack

Free Jamie Dimon (and His Employees)

Shuchman & Smith, Wall Street Journal

Silicon Valley Called--the 1990s Are Back

Rana Foroohar, Financial Times

Citizenship Starts in the Classroom

Kathleen O'Toole, The American Mind

2025 New Jersey Governor (co/efficient): Sherrill (D) 48, Ciattarelli (R) 47

Tuesday, October 28

House Autopen Probe Deems Biden Pardons Void

Susan Ferrechio, Washington Times

Democrats Lose a Key Ally in Shutdown Fight

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

The Day That Harris Lost the Election

Alex Berenson, Substack

Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard

Alyssa Oursler, The Nation

Why Is New York's AG Targeting a W. Virginia Castle?

James Varney, RCInvestigations

Bisignano Meets Urgency of Now in Running SSA

Salena Zito, Washington Examiner

Can Populist Moderates Reshape Democrats?

Nate Weisberg, Washington Monthly

Can Republicans Close the Gap in Key Governor Races?

J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics

'House of Dynamite' Exposes a Brutal Truth

Sen. Edward Markey, MSNBC

Russia-Ukraine: Misdiagnosed Patient Flatlining

George Beebe, Responsible Statecraft

Republicans Are Walking Into a Trap on Section 230 Repeal

Yael Ossowski, RCP

Wednesday, October 29

Democrat Sanctuary Policies Are Getting People Killed

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

Republicans' Anti-Biden Endgame Comes Into View

Steve Benen, MSNBC

The Shocking Breadth of Biden DOJ's Weaponization

Margot Cleveland, The Federalist

Why Are Democrats So Unpopular?

Levitz & Bazelon, Vox

Leftist Madness Infects My Town Council--Now I'm at Risk

Andrew Fowler, NY Post

Mamdani Is Not a National Model for Democrats

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

When Personal Anecdotes Are Not Helpful

Oren Cass, Commonplace

The Enduring Success of Piney Woods School

Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal

Restore Local Politics: Tie Donations to Voter Registration

Lindsay Lewis, RCP

A Silver Tsunami?

Lonsdale & Aven, Substack

Europe and the Curse of Geography

Janan Ganesh, Financial Times

Thursday, October 30

Report on Biden's Autopen Paints a Grim Picture

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Forecast for Democrat Renewal: Cloudy With Chance of Rain

Ruy Teixeira, Substack

Microsoft Lied About NewsGuard, Kept Censoring

David Dunmoyer, Dallas Express

Thaw in Shutdown Talks Raises Senators' Hopes for a Deal

Burgess Everett, Semafor

Who Will Be the Next Fed Chair, and What Will They Do?

Claire Jones, Financial Times

Spanberger, Agent Double-O-Trans

Lloyd Billingsley, Chronicles

Graham Platner and the Rush to Judgment

Ron Currie, The Nation

ISS and Glass Lewis Are To Blame for Woke Corporate America

David Sacks, All-In

A Cautionary Solar Tale

Gary Abernathy, RealClearEnergy

How To Solve Gaza's Hamas Problem

Jonathan Panikoff, Foreign Affairs

Building Citizens

Justin Shubow, Civics Magazine

Friday, October 31

Trump-Xi Truce Buys Time in Broader Negotiation

Sink & Murphy, Bloomberg

Trump's First 9 Months vs. Biden's 4 Years

Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

Why Trump Has Been Flirting With a Third Term

Elie Mystal, The Nation

Angry Democrats Are Sabotaging Themselves With Shutdown

Robby Soave, The Hill

Democratic Party Is Lost, Shifted Way Too Far Left

Andrew Cuomo, Straight Shooter

Insurance Fraud Is Widespread in Transgender Medicine

Leor Sapir, City Journal

The Island Where People Go To Cheat Death

Shayla Love, The New Republic

Colleges Face a Financial Reckoning

Randazzo & Gillers, Wall Street Journal

Book Review: Andrew Ross Sorkin's Simplistic '1929'

John Tamny, RealClearMarkets

Is There a Policy Solution to Social Isolation and Loneliness?

John Halpin, Substack

Is California Still an 'Earthly Paradise' for Jews?

Joel Kotkin, Los Angeles Times

Sunday, November 2

National Populists Surge Globally, Spelling Doom for Elites

Henry Olsen, NY Post

What the Dutch Election Says About the Future of Europe

Leo Greenberg, Persuasion

U.K. Stabbing Is Every Commuter’s Nightmare

Matthew Hennessey, Wall Street Journal

Blue State Anti-ICE Laws Unconsitutional Virtue Signaling

Jonathan Turley, Fox News

Feds Wrongly Charged Me for Watching ICE

Sidney Reid, MSNBC

Mamdani Win Would Mean a Long, Sour Decline for NYC

Michael Goodwin, NY Post

Mamdani Treatment Shows Islamophobia Still Acceptable

Zainab Chaudry, The Hill

Trump Goes Great Gatsby While Millions Lose SNAP

CK Smith, Salon

Spare Us the Fake Outrage Over The Gatsby Party

Sasha Stone, Substack

Democrats Need To Start Driving in the Middle Lane

Schoen & Cooperman, The Hill

Surging Power Costs Are Putting the Squeeze on Customers

Jared Mitovich, WSJ

The Inside Story of the Worst Fire in Space History

Tom Howarth, BBC