RealClearPolitics Week of April 13, 2026 Archives

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Monday, April 13

Playing the Trump Card vs. Tehran

Miranda Devine, New York Post

U.S. and Iran's 21 Hours of Talks

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian

New Declassified Docs Reveal Impeachment 'Whistleblower' Bias

Paul Sperry, RCI

On Trump's Blasphemous Image, Battle With Pope Leo

Melinda Henneberger, Substack

A Blanket Party for Rep. Swalwell

Matthew Hennessey, Wall Street Journal

Swalwell Exit Creates Whole New Race for CA Governor

Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine

FBI Investigating Assault of TPUSA Journalist in Minneapolis

Riley Moser, CBS

Musk Picks Winners, Kentucky Is Ready for a Change

Nate Morris, FOX News Sunday

Hazing Still Kills College Students

Isabella Counts, American Prospect

Washingtonian Mag Interviewed Me for 3 Days, Spiked Story

Mark Judge, Hot Air

CCP's Monstrous Mindset With Jan Jekielek

Zane & Varney, RCI Podcast

Tuesday, April 14

U.S. Eyes Second Round of In-Person Talks With Iran

Liptak, Treene & Cancryn, CNN

Trump Out-Gangstered the Islamic Republic of Iran

Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack

How Iran Won the Meme Wars

Jeet Heer, The Nation

They Knew Ukraine Impeachment Was a Hoax, Lied for Years

Sean Davis, Federalist

Rep. Swalwell Resigning

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Pope vs. President Is a Fight Everyone Loses

Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles

Harris 2028? Democrat Operatives and Donors Hope Not

Kevin Robillard, HuffPost

Dismantling California's Empire of Fraud

Eggers & Crabtree, On Background

I'm Scared To Report, Leftists Emboldened To Attack

Savanah Hernandez, FOX News

The Case for AI Realism

Shayna Korol, Vox

Alternatives Are Finding Ways To Stand on Their Own

Gary Abernathy, RealClearEnergy

'28 (YouGov): Vance 36, Trump Jr. 13, Rubio 13, DeSantis 6,RFK 2,Cruz 2 | Dems

Wednesday, April 15

Hormuz Is a Weakness for Iran, Not a Weapon

Miad Maleki, Foreign Affairs

When It Comes to Iran, the Play Is Over

Roger Kimball, The Spectator

Trump Waging War Against the Rest of the World

Jonathan Guyer, The New Republic

Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed Headquarters

Ryan Barber, Wall Street Journal

Jeb Boasberg's Contempt Trap Snaps Shut

Julie Kelly, Substack

Tax Code Rewards Generosity. But Probably Not Yours

Sara Herschander, Vox

Steyer Wins CA Union Backing, Releases New Sanctuary Plan

Susan Crabtree, RCP

Honeypots, Blackmail Are Rampant in Congress

Madison Cawthorn, Human Events

What AI Can't Do: The Case for Liberal Arts

Ben Wildavsky, Washington Monthly

Gay Talese on a Writer's Life

Charles McElwee, RealClearPolitics

Germany, Reach Suppression and Censorship 2.0?

John Rosenthal, The American Mind

Thursday, April 16

U.S. and Iran in Indirect Talks To Extend Ceasefire

Borger, et al., The Guardian

Blockade Is Breaking Iran...and European Elites Are Angry

Brandon Smith, ZeroHedge

Iran Doesn't Believe Trump. That's Becoming Dangerous

Nicholas Grossman, MS Now

Swalwell's Fall Was by Design

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Can Newsom Help With Dems' Mess in CA Governor Race?

Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine

What We're Seeing Is Much Bigger Than My Bar License

John Eastman, War Room

You Are What You Consume

Noah Smith, Substack

No Tax on Tips, Overtime Saves Workers Thousands

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, FOX News

Surprising Ways Cannabis May Affect the Aging Brain

Sarah Klein, Washington Post

America, My Love, Just Two Cheers for Your Birthday

Llewellyn King, RealClearPolitics

Cultural Problems Behind Falling Fertility Rate

Bethany Mandel, Washington Examiner

CA Gov (Emerson): Hilton (R) 17, Steyer (D) 14, Bianco (R) 14, Porter (D) 10

Friday, April 17

Two Ceasefires, Opening of Hormuz, Historic Breakthrough?

Paul Adams, BBC News

Neither Iran Nor U.S. Has Incentive To Resume Fighting

Richard Haass, MS Now

Pope So Far Silent on the Challenges of Open Borders

Douglas Murray, New York Post

How Trump Keeps Getting Away With Blasphemy

Chris Lehmann, The Nation

Virginia Referendum: Last Stand Against the DC Suburbs

James Antle, DC Examiner

Major 2026 Issue: Possible Supreme Court Replacements

Aaron Brown, CNN

A New Yale Internal Report Carries a Message for the Campus

Douglas Belkin, WSJ

I Pulled Myself Out of Public School System

Vanessa Mayer, RealClearEducation

Back to the Dumb Phone

Anthony Marigold, Substack

'Project Hail Mary': A Story You Can Believe In

Titus Techera, Civitas Outlook

Will the Next Great Alaska Pipeline Come to Fruition?

Miller & Varney, RCInvestigations

Sunday, April 19

Intemperate Trump Brings Chaos, Confusion to Iran Talks

Patrick Wintour, Guardian

Why Democrats Are Rooting for America To Fail in Iran War

Julian Epstein, NY Post

A Positive Trend for Dems That Can't Be Ignored

McMinn, et al, Politico

Dems' Socialist Turn a GOP Electoral College Dream

Joe Concha, Washington Examiner

Gallego on Why He Defended Swalwell & Why He Regrets It

Astead Herndon, Vox

Swalwell Knifed By a Party That Long Sheltered Him

William Liang, The Hill

Fmr Axios Reporter: Outlet Ignored Her Story About Swalwell

Andrea Widburg, AT

Republicans Want To Ban Drag. It Could Land Women in Jail

Dan Kobil, USA Today

Meet The Ostroushkos

Scott Johnson, PowerLine

CA On Front Line of America's Maternal Mortality Crisis

Sylvia Ghazarian, LA Times

The Year America Stops Replacing Itself

Mollie Engelhart, Epoch Times