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RealClearPolitics Week of February 9, 2026 Archives

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Monday, February 9
Harris' Rebooted Online 'Headquarters' Is Not the Answer
Kaivan Shroff, MS Now
Elites vs. Common Sense on Voter ID
Brian Lonergan, Chronicles
After the Washington Post
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
'We Care If It's True. We Don't Care Why'
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
2 Assassination Plots, 2 Judges and 2 Brands of Justice
Mike Davis, FOX News
Quiet Revolution That Made Your Home, Car, Wallet a Lot Safer
Bryan Walsh, Vox
Gates Dismissed Electric Semi Truck Without Knowing the Data
Elon Musk, All-In
SDSU Building 'Decolonized Internship' Program
John Sailer, City Journal
Bad Bunny's Show Was Expected To Provoke. Did It?
Shane O'Neill, Washington Post
Turning Point Takes On the Super Bowl
Bevan, Cannon & Wegmann, RCP on SiriusXM
One of the Most Important Small Town Papers Closing
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
2026 Senate Primaries: TX GOP | TX Dem | AL GOP | KY GOP | KY Dem | MI Dem
Tuesday, February 10
Trucking Is Hot Spot for Illegal Labor--With Lethal Results
Adam Coleman, NY Post


DHS Heads Toward Shutdown. Democrats Say That's Fine
Schnell & Frey, MS Now
Here's How the Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook Propaganda Machine Works
Dan Schneider, X
All Those Super Bowl Ads on AI Were a Strange Mess
John Herrman, NY Magazine
Stop Pushing College for All
Neetu Arnold, City Journal
Gov. Shapiro Can Lead in Making Education Better
Diament & Altfield, Pittsburgh PG
SCOTUS Should Ban Illegal Aliens From Census Count
Ben Weingarten, The Federalist
Could California Elect a GOP Governor?
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
What We Can Learn From Hamas' Boasting
Morson & Schapiro, Wall Street Journal
Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns
Constant Meheut, New York Times
Jimmy Lai and the Price of Telling the Truth
Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics
Texas Senate (UH): GOP: Paxton 38, Cornyn 31, Hunt 17 | Dems: Crockett +8
Wednesday, February 11
WH Portrait Gives Biden the Legacy He Deserves
Miranda Devine, New York Post


Affordability Is More Than Just Prices
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, Washington Monthly
This TikTok Reveals Instinct Women Are Told To Ignore
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Even Trump Can't Go Back to the Future
William Galston, Wall Street Journal
Kemp Already Proved Schumer Wrong on Voter ID
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
No, the Singularity Isn't Here. But We Must Govern AI
Samuel Woolley, The Guardian
Yes, Science Has a Political Bias Problem
Borjas & Breznau, City Journal
Define Affordable, Reliable Energy in Federal Law
Rep. Troy Balderson, VDH Podcast
Circling Sharks: Inside the Athlete-Finance Industry
Carter Dougherty, Am. Prospect
House Raises Red Flags Over Tech Mogul's 'CCP Network'
Preston Mizell, FOX News
The Faith of My Father, Jimmy Lai
Claire Lai, UnHerd
Trump Approval: NBC 39% | Morning Consult 44% | YouGov 40% | Ras Rtps 45%
Thursday, February 12
Next Census Cannot Wait Four Years
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner


Democrats Dig In Heels as DHS Funding Deadline Nears
Bobic & Delaney, HuffPost
Red-State Senators Must Pick Up the Pace on Judges
Mike Davis, FOX News
Judge Blocks Bid To Reduce Sen. Kelly's Military Rank
Salam & Gallagher, MS Now
TPUSA Halftime Success: Channel Gains 1M Subscribers
Robby Soave, The Hill
The Bank of Big Medicine
Kosloff & Freer, American Prospect
Gender-Affirming Care Needs a Lobotomy
Louise Perry, Wall Street Journal
European Left Should Support Peace in Ukraine
DerSimonian & Lieven, The Nation
The Fall of Europe
Marc Weitzmann, Tablet Magazine
The Left's Long Game in Latin America
Benjamin Braddock, The American Mind
Ode to the Varsity Blues 'I Don't Want Your Life' Speech
Roxana Hadadi, NY Magazine
Latest Polls: TX Senate GOP, Dem | MN Senate, Gov | GA GOP Gov | TX Gov
Friday, February 13
Is Illegal Immigration the Left's Hill To Die On?
Douglas Murray, New York Post


Trump Has Blown His Immigration Advantage
Bill King, RealClearPolitics
Activist Judge Releases 4 Convicted of Murder, Sex Crimes
Sean Moran, Breitbart
Why Is the Washington Post Cratering?
Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian
Decline in Medical Education Is Directly Connected to DEI
Stanley Goldfarb, WSJ
The AI Trilemma
Elbaum & Mallaby, Foreign Affairs
Is Free Speech Really the Highest Value?
Josh Hammer, Newsweek
What the Tim Walz NGO Scandal Has Exposed
Edward Woodson, American Greatness
Newsom Is Not the Answer for Democrats. Not Even Close
Ruy Teixeira, Substack
VA Dems Promised Good Governance. Roads Tell Other Story
Benjamin Jaros, RCP
Why a Walk Around the Block Could Literally Save Your Life
Dylan Scott, Vox
TDIH - Feb 13th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 42.2 | Obama 42.3 | Bush 42.4
Sunday, February 15
If 80-20 Issue Can't Get 60 Votes, Something Amiss In Senate
Sen. Dave McCormick
GOP Doesn't Want Poor People, Minorities To Vote
Sen. Chuck Schumer, CNN
Sen. Murkowski Betrays Constituents on Voter ID
Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist
Minneapolis Showed How To Fight ICE and Win
Russell Payne, Salon
58% of Voters Say Democrats Have Moved Too Far Left
Harry Enten, CNN
Spineless Euro Leaders Watch as World Chaos Erupts
Jake Wallis Simons, Telegraph
Europe Is Right: America No Longer a Trusted Friend & Ally
Jonathan Capehart, PBS
Privacy Laws Are Outmoded. Here’s How To Update Them
Courtney Bowman, RCP
On Cannabis, Psychosis and the Long Tail of the Truth
Alex Berenson, Substack
The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Paige Williams, The New Yorker
James Van Der Beek's Final Lesson
Nicole Russell, USA Today


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