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RealClearPolitics Week of April 27, 2026 Archives

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Monday, April 27
My Takeaway From the WHCD? Dudes Rock
Suzy Weiss, The Free Press
The Secret Service Failed--Again
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
What Stands Out After Diving Under a Table at WHCD
Jonathan Capehart, MS Now
On the Ground at the WHC Dinner
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
ABC Should Take a Stand on Kimmel After Widow Joke
Melania Trump, X
Republicans Are Sinking, But Democrats Aren't Rising
Schoen & Cooperman, The Hill
Florida Tackles the Supply Side of School Choice
Jane McEnaney, Wall Street Journal
Waymos Aren't Going To Solve Traffic Deaths
Kate Aronoff, The New Republic
Tax Power Is Not Designed To Control Behavior
Gary Abernathy, RealClearEnergy
Whither Israel--How To Recover: A Few Modest Proposals
Joe Klein, Substack
What Do Palestinians Think Their State Should Look Like?
Seth Mandel, Commentary
Tuesday, April 28
DOJ Secures New Indictment Against Comey
Rosen, Jacobs & Lynch, CBS News


Redefining Energy Security
Haass & Kissane, Project Syndicate
U.A.E.'s OPEC Exit Is Blow to Cartel Amid Middle East Oil Squeeze
Said, et al., WSJ
ABC Shows No Sign of Caving Over Kimmel
Nia Prater, New York Magazine
Kimmel Isn't Worth It, Let His Stench Linger at ABC
Sasha Stone, Substack
Holding the SPLC Accountable
Stephen Soukup, American Greatness
WH's New ICE Image Condemned as Pure 'Propaganda'
Lee Moran, HuffPost
Jose Andres, Reagan Airport and a Hot Take Served Cold
Meghan Gurdon, WSJ
AI's Biggest Critic Has Lost the Plot
Kelsey Piper, Substack
Health Care Jobs Won't Save Us
Koroly & Martsolf, Commonplace
The Quiet Man
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
MI Dem Senate (Detroit Chamber): Stevens 25, El-Sayed 23, McMorrow 16
Wednesday, April 29
Iranian Economy Descends Into a Death Spiral
Stancati, et al., Wall Street Journal


How UAE Leaving OPEC Could Recast the Middle East
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
SCOTUS Strikes Down Congressional Map in Louisiana
Birle & Deese, DC Examiner
No One's Responsible Other Than WHCD Shooter Himself
Glenn Greenwald, Substack
Norah O'Donnell's Failure of Editorial Judgment
Hugh Hewitt, FOX News
Mamdani Loses a Fight He Shouldn't Have Joined
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
California's Problems Take Center Stage in Tense Debate
Susan Crabtree, RCP
The Surprising Heart of the Data-Center Boom
Judge Glock, City Journal
Higher Minimum Wage Wouldn't Hurt the Economy
Jacob Fuller, Washington Monthly
Spirit Airlines and the New State Capitalism
Robert Bork Jr., Wall Street Journal
Nursing Schools Can Finally Cure the DEI Disease
Beth Serio, RealClearPolitics
Generic Ballot: Emerson: Dems +10 | Harvard-Harris: Tied | RCP Avg: Dems +5.2
Thursday, April 30
SCOTUS Makes New Minority Districts Nearly Impossible
Paul Blumenthal, HuffPost


Dividing Voters by Race Is 'Odious to a Free People'
Jed Rubenfeld, The Free Press
Louisiana v. Callais Is a Redistricting Earthquake
Sen. Eric Schmitt, X
Redistricting Ruling Creates a Tough Choice for Democrats
Richard Hasen, MS Now
Biden Admin Lied About Covid Vaccine, Covered It Up
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Mills Quits Maine Primary After Lackluster Campaign
Nia Prater, New York Magazine
Congress Votes To End DHS Shutdown, Sends Bill to Trump
Wong, et al., NBC News
Fake Perils Make Real Money
Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal
Progressive Caucus Unveils Contract With America
David Dayen, American Prospect
These States Pay Way Less for Energy--Here's Why
Miller & Williams, RCInvestigations
Erika Kirk Finally Calls Out Candace Owens
Sasha Stone, Substack
Friday, May 1
Indictment Against SPLC Is a Long-Overdue Reckoning
Curtis Hill, The Federalist


White House's 'Two Kings' Post Is More Truth Than Troll
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Iran Is Losing, Global Balance of Power Is Shifting
Victor Davis Hanson, Daily Signal
Affordability Agenda Essential in Defining Democrats
Robert Borosage, The Nation
If Thune Can't Do It, Then Somebody Else Needs To Step In
David Marcus, FOX News
Mayday, Mayday, May Day
Maya Ragsdale, In These Times
USSS Chief Says Hilton Site 'Set Up Perfectly,' Critics Disagree
Susan Crabtree, RCP
The Musk Mindset Is Truth-Maxxing, Hardcore Pursuit of Truth
Edward Coristine, X
Is TikTok Art? In Defense of Short-Form Content
Maibritt Henkel, Substack
What Happens When Europe Finds Out How Poor They Are?
Joseph Sternberg, WSJ
The Islamo-Christian Right
Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post
Sunday, May 3
SCOTUS Keeps Overturning Precedent. It Swears That It’s Not
John Fritze, CNN
What SCOTUS Did - and Didn't Do - With Callais Ruling
Julian Epstein, New York Post
The Great Antifa Hoax
Eric Alterman, The New Republic
Residents of Modest Means Bear the Cost of Public Disorder
Cole Murphy, WSJ
His Majesty and Our Travesty
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Why the 'Special Relationship' With UK Is In Tatters
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
The Insanity Theory of Kamala Harris
Newsweek
Why Does the Left Give Hasan Piker a Pass?
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Palantir Comes To Campus
Alex Bronzini-Vender, New York Magazine
Everything Is Reality TV. And Spencer Pratt Knows It
Liel Leibovitz, The Free Press
'Finding the Third Way'
John Maxwell Hamilton, RealClearPolitics


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