RealClearPolitics Week of January 5, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 5

Walz: From Democrat VP Pick to Ending His Reelection Bid

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News

Walz's Reckoning Feels Like Beginning, Not End, of a Trend

Alex Berenson, Substack

What Trump Meant When He Said U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela

Liptak, et al., CNN

You're Fired! A Lively Weekend in Caracas

Mark Steyn, SteynOnline

How Maduro Sealed His Own Fate

Juan Rojas, Compact Magazine

Is Greenland Next?

Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal

Hegseth Pentagon Delivering Where Others Failed

Francis Sempa, American Spectator

Voters May Not Want To Hear GOP's Midterm Message

Hayes Brown, MS Now

Dems Should Reject Mamdani's Vile, Anti-American Outlook

Dace Potas, USA Today

The College Backlash Is a Mirage

Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic

1,000 Ways To Boost Educational Freedom

Bennett & Mohrman, FOX News

Tuesday, January 6

What Actually Is the 'Donroe Doctrine'?

Joshua Keating, Vox

Maduro Raid a Win for America First Anti-Interventionism

John Davidson, Federalist

The Other 'America First': From Isolationism to Imperialism

Nick Catoggio, Dispatch

Walz Did the Right Thing Dropping Out

Rochelle Olson, Minneapolis Star Tribune

I Still Can't Believe Dems Picked Walz for Vice President

Nicole Russell, USA Today

We Can Never Forget What Happened on Jan. 6

Rep. Eric Swalwell, MS Now

Remembering the Jan. 6 Committee Charade

Byron York, Washington Examiner

The Most Interesting Primary of 2026

Toby Jaffe, American Prospect

Texas, Florida Again Top U-Haul 'Growth Index'

Greg Norman, FOX Business

Can Gary, Indiana Make a Comeback?

Robert Ordway, City Journal

Macron Hosts Ukraine To Try To Cement Security Guarantees

Paulin Kola, BBC News

EU Sanctions Target Free Speech

Roger Koppl, Wall Street Journal

TDIH - Jan 6th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 43.9 | Obama 42.4 | Bush 43.6

Wednesday, January 7

'Donroe Doctrine' Emphasizes Border, Drugs in This Hemisphere

Tamara Keith, NPR

Next Step in Venezuela and Iran Is a Push for Democracy

Mike Pompeo, NY Post

Don't Let Neocons Turn Venezuela Into 'Democracy' Project

Paul Gottfried, Chronicles

Before There Was Maduro, There Was Cipriano Castro

Greg Gandin, The Nation

U.S. Has Many Options on Greenland--Now Is the Time To Act

Alexander Gray, RCP

Cynicism About Government Is Hard To Escape

John Halpin, Substack

What Separates Walz From Other Dems Is He Got Caught

Eddie Scarry, The Federalist

Will Klobuchar Run for Minnesota Governor?

Bradner & Zeleny, CNN

Social Media Can Be a Trap for Politicians

Vivek Ramaswamy, Wall Street Journal

Emergency Deepened My Respect for Health Care Workers

Justin Vassallo, Substack

How I Nearly Lost It All and Became a Value Investor

Jeremy Grantham, Barron's

Trump Job Approval: CBS 41% | M. Consult 46% | Reuters 42% | RCP Avg 44.3%

Thursday, January 8

Minnesota Democrats Choose Rage Politics Over Sanity

Jonathan Turley, FOX News

Residents Ready To Fight, Want ICE Out of Minneapolis

Alyssa Oursler, The Nation

Trump Forces the New York Times' Hand on Crime

Heather Mac Donald, City Journal

America's Century-Long Interest in Venezuelan Oil

Caitlin Dewey, Vox

Fetterman on Greenland: 'Ideally, We Purchase It'

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill

The Case for Annexing Greenland

Roger Kimball, The Spectator

Trump Is Making Me Miss the Neocons

Timothy Noah, The New Republic

Protests Won't Bring Down Iranian Regime

Borzou Daragahi, Substack

Why CDC Revised the Childhood Vaccine Schedule

Bethany Mandel, New York Post

Walz Won't Rule Out Deploying National Guard

Igor Bobic, HuffPost

Ashli Babbitt Had No Gun or...SUV

John Nolte, Breitbart

Friday, January 9

Democrats Need To Embrace Law and Order

Nicole Russell, USA Today

We Want ICE Out of Minneapolis, They Killed Somebody

Jacob Frey, Minneapolis MN

Vigilante Tactics Used in MN Are a Terrible, Deadly Idea

David Marcus, FOX News

Will Minnesota Fraud Scandal Upend Child Care?

Anna North, Vox

'Energy Transition' Greatest Malinvestment in Human History

Chris Wright, CNBC

Loneliness Isn't Just a Problem for Men

Lakshya Jain, Substack

Harvard President Admits Faculty Activism Problem

Samuel Abrams, DC Examiner

Mamdani Declares War on Civil Discourse

Charles Mitchell, RealClearPolitics

Trump's Venezuela Raid Wasn't Only About Oil

Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now

Avoiding Another Iraq Nation-Building Debacle

Fred Fleitz, American Greatness

Last-Second Thriller Sends Ultimate Underdog to Title Game

Robert O'Connell, WSJ

Sunday, January 11

The Minneapolis Shooting: That Settles It

Byron York, Washington Examiner

No One's Safe From Trump's Deportation Ambitions

Gustavo Arellano, LA Times

MN Officials Inappropriately Politicized ICE Shooting

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, CNN

Congress Must Impeach Kristi Noem

Jan-Werner Muller, The Guardian

Dear Democrats: What Is Your List of Demands?

Sasha Stone, Substack

Is This Time Different in Iran?

Peter Theroux, Tablet Magazine

How To Fire Up 2026's Hottest House Race

David Daley, Salon

Mamdani's Collectivist Warmth Like Chilly Commie Bucharest

James Bovard, NYP

Is Newsom the Democrat Front-Runner?

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic

Even WaPo Admits Jack Smith Wrong on Free Speech

Jonathan Turley, FOX News