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RealClearPolitics Week of June 8, 2026 Archives

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Monday, June 8
It's Not Jill Biden's Fault
Caitlin Flanagan, The Free Press
When '60 Minutes' Is an Hour Too Long
Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal
Trump Triggered by 'Evidence' Callout on 'Meet the Press'
Steve Benen, MS Now
Why America Is Sounding the Alarm About Britain, Europe
Roger Kimball, Spectator
How To Tell the American Story
Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic
Power Hungry Democrats Aiming To Pack Supreme Court?
Becket Adams, The Hill
Spare Me the Surprise When Platner Disappoints
Melinda Henneberger, Substack
Soft-on-Crime Judges Need To Face Consequences
Sen. Tim Sheehy, FOX News
The Most Hopeful Cancer News in Years
Bryan Walsh, Vox
The Fascism Buzzword With Joel Kotkin
Zane & Varney, RealClearInvestigations Podcast
Knicks Bring Long-Overdue Joy to New York
Faith Bottum, Wall Street Journal
FT '28 Dem: Harris 37, Newsom 17, Buttigieg 8, AOC 7, Kelly 5, Shapiro 3 | GOP
Tuesday, June 9
Atlanta Feels Like It's Falling Apart
John McMillian, Wall Street Journal


The Defeat of Spencer Pratt Is a Defeat of AI Slop
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Late Ballots With No Postmark Is an Invitation to Fraud
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
Why Platner Shouldn't Be a Senator
Genevieve McDonald, Washington Post
Pope Leo Misjudges the Moment
Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles
How To Shut Down an Immigrant Detention Camp
Melissa Grant, The New Republic
Tariffs on Forced Labor Are Free-Market
Cass & Kishi, Commonplace
High-Tech Seeks Skilled Tradesmen
McCormick & Rowe, Wall Street Journal
Safety Starts With Solving Crimes, Not Just Reporting Them
Rachel Wright, RCP
Nothing About the Penn Station Slashing Is Normal
Carolyn Gorman, City Journal
Trump Just Might Deliver Rail Hub NYC Has Waited For
Justin Davidson, NY Magazine
Wednesday, June 10
Affordability Issue Should Terrify Republicans
Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack


How Many Times Has Trump Claimed Iran Deal Around Corner?
Aaron Blake, CNN
Trump to Thune: Fire Parliamentarian, Pass SAVE Act
Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Workforce Gap: 'It's Only a Matter of National Security'
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Leave It to Hegseth To Ruin D-Day
Heather Parton, Salon
Paris Is Burning
Itxu Diaz, Tablet Magazine
Platner's 'Journey' Has Off-Ramps From Accountability
George Will, Washington Post
Is Platner Fit To Be a U.S. Senator?
Corbin Trent, The Nation
America Doesn't Need To Fear the 'Thucydides Trap'
John Yoo, Civitas Outlook
The Patriotic Case for the World Cup
Jillian Lederman, The Free Press
Are You There God? It's Me, Spielberg
Spencer Klavan, Wall Street Journal
Texas Senate (Siena): Talarico (D) 46, Paxton (R) 46 | Gov: Abbott (R) +6
Thursday, June 11
When the Bottom Stories Are the Real News
James Meigs, Wall Street Journal


Can Democrats Win a Senate Majority Without Platner?
Burgess Everett, Semafor
Trump Will Get What He Wants in Iran
Conrad Black, Brussels Signal
Cycle of Threat, Detente, Deadlock Repeating Itself vs. Iran
Andrew Roth, Guardian
State Department Uncovers 'Birth Tourism Networks'
Mary Olohan, The Daily Wire
How Britain Became Poor: A Case Study in Self-Sabotage
Idrees Kahloon, Atlantic
Reclaiming Citizenship From the Cloud
Sen. Josh Hawley, Commonplace
The Threat of Big Insurance
David Dayen, American Prospect
The Big Bob Packwood Tax Reform
Laffer & Moore, Wall Street Journal
How Iran War Could Drive Conflicts Thousands of Miles Away
Joshua Keating, Vox
Senate Wants To Force U.S. To Share Intel w/Israel
Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft
Friday, June 12
Musk's a Trillionaire--on Paper--as SpaceX IPO Takes Off
Medora Lee, USA Today


SpaceX IPO Is a Bet on Human Ingenuity
Shawn Regan, City Journal
Trump's Strange Flirtation With AI Socialism
Eric Levitz, Vox
Trump's Very Public Inner Dialogue on Iran
Byron York, Washington Examiner
How CA Became a Case Study in Failed Governance
Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
The New 'Sanctuary' Jurisdictions Driving Democrats Crazy
Matt Lamb, AMAC
Pope Leo's First Encyclical Is a Game Changer
Erik Baker, The Nation
The Texas Case That Could Bring Down the NLRB
Vernuccio & McDonald, RCP
IL Spent Billions on Illegals, Could've Used To Keep Bears
Brian Urlacher, FOX News
When Faith Is Just an App
Freya India, The Free Press
What Is Suffering For? I Found the Answer
Helen Andrews, Washington Post
Sunday, June 14
Dems Put Forward Two Styles of American Masculinity
Robin Abcarian, LA Times
Self-Destructive Pillars of the Left Finally Begin To Fall
Victor Davis Hanson, NY Post
The Horrifying Truth About Trump's Cage Match
Robert Reich, Substack
Trump's UFC 250 Is the Greatest Troll in American History
Sasha Stone, Substack
Union Voters Sour on Trump & Dems Over Prices
Lauren Gurley, Washington Post
Families Like Mine Paid Price for Crazy Open Border Policy
Joe Abraham, FOX News
We Always Knew Corporations Would Abandon LGBTQ+
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
How the SPLC Drives Demonization of Its Conservative Foes
Tyler O'Neil, NY Post
A Simple, Unified Theory of Antisemitism
Joel Engel, Wall Street Journal
Gordon Wood, Bard of the American Revolution
Nicholas Mosvick, Am Conservative
How a Great Historian Influenced the Supreme Court
Jason Willick, Washington Post
Hollywood Elites Get Their Comeuppance From YouTubers
Noel Yaxley, Chronicles


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