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RealClearPolitics Week of June 29, 2026 Archives

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Monday, June 29
SCOTUS Says States Can Count Late-Arriving Mail Ballots
Melissa Quinn, CBS News
Trump Slams Ballot Decision, Pushes Voter ID Bill
Susan Ferrechio, Washington Times
Pamphlet to Posts: Founders Would've Been Keyboard Warriors
Kerri Toloczko, RCP
What I Saw at Trump's Great American State Fair
Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic
Democrats Drifting Further Left Is a Warning for USA
Nicole Russell, USA Today
The Manly Appeal of Mamdani in New York
Constance Grady, Vox
Ohio Race Pits Covid Nightmare vs. American Dream
Barton Swaim, Wall St. Journal
Messaging America Into Its Third Century
Dustin Siggins, RealClearPolitics
Saluting Tom Petty, Most Agreed-Upon U.S. Rocker
Mark Hemingway, DC Examiner
What 'The Bear' Teaches About Human Possibility
Melanie McFarland, Salon
The Physics of Politics With Adrian Bejan
Zane & Bielski, RCI Podcast
Maine Senate (NYT/Siena): Platner (D) 49, Collins (R) 47 | RCP Senate Map
Tuesday, June 30
Ruling Is Devastating, Birthright Citizenship Has Been Gamed
Gov. Ron DeSantis


Trump Has a Plan B After Losing Birthright Citizenship Case
Steve Benen, MS Now
The Hard Left Agenda Is as Toxic as Ever
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
What Is the American Economy?
Robert Reich, The Nation
Don't Follow Europe, Preserve Labor Market Vitality
Steve Cortes, RealClearPolicy
LA's Homelessness Strategy Needs a Next Act
Louis Abramson, Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court Protects Girls, Upholds Reality
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
New Documentary Sheds Light on Gov. Walz's Radicalism
David Deavel, AMAC
How Trump Hijacked America's Birthday
Heather Parton, Salon
Legacy Versus Reality: America's Jews and the Democrats
J.T. Young, RCP
The Fertility Crash Will Make the World a Small Town
Tyler Cowen, The Free Press
NY Times/Siena Senate Polls: Iowa R+2, Ohio R+3, Alaska R+2, N.C. D+7 | Map
Wednesday, July 1
Bid To End Birthright Citizenship Not an Entire Loss at SCOTUS
Joan Biskupic, CNN


'Middle Way' Roberts Court Prioritizes Politics Over Principle
M.D. Kittle, Federalist
Birthright Citizenship Lives To Die Another Day
Elie Mystal, The Nation
Court's Barbara Ruling Shows Constitutionalism Is Strong
Jed Rubenfeld, Free Press
Senate's Sloth Stalls SAVE America Act
Deroy Murdock, The Daily Signal
Left Wins in CO--and Not Because of Gaza or Socialism
Perry Bacon, New Republic
L.A. Metro Is a Crime-Ridden Hellscape
Rufo & Strack, City Journal
The Land of Missed Opportunity?
Brian Goebel, RealClearPolitics
The Right Returns to Colombia
Joseph Addington, The American Conservative
5 Books That Define America--for Better and for Worse
Constance Grady, Vox
Daniel Oliver, R.I.P.
Jack Fowler, National Review
Thursday, July 2
As U.S. Turns 250, National Pride Becomes More Partisan
Jonathan Draeger, RCP


Howard Zinn's Horrible History
James Meigs, Wall Street Journal
The Left's New Vision Is Running Into an Old Problem
Eric Levitz, Vox
Battle for Senate Is Looking Awfully Close
James Antle, Washington Examiner
Steve Hilton's Californication
Harry Lambert, Vanity Fair
Will Democrats Learn From Starmer's Failures?
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Supreme Court Declares War on Woodrow Wilson
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
Ed Meese and the Originalist Court
James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
The Weed Killer America Can't Afford To Lose
Zachary Karabell, Washington Post
The Pillars of Our Success
John Teichert, RealClearPolitics
Forgotten Scot Behind Declaration of Independence
Samuel Gregg, Coolidge Review
Iowa (FOX News): Senate Turek (D) 50, Hinson (R) 46 | Governor: Sand (D) +9
Friday, July 3
The Essence of America Is Freedom
Jeffrey Anderson, City Journal


America's Next 250 Years Are Ours To Build
Scott Nolan, The Free Press
Ivy League Majors in Anti-Americanism
Mary Koch, Wall Street Journal
Blue Cities Will Save the 250th From Trump
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
America the Beautiful: Why Cleaning Up DC Matters
Benjamin Osborne, Chronicles
Act Worthy of Yourselves
Greg Orman, RealClearPolitics
Roberts, Birthright Citizenship and Judicial Overreach
Jonathan Adler, Civitas Outlook
NIH Is a Weapon for Politcal Power. Abolish It
Scott Atlas, Washington Post
Who Defends Constitution When U.S. Violates Treaties?
Steven Hendrix, RCP
'Citizen Vigilante' Takes Aim at Europe's Moral Failings
Robert Cairns, The Federalist
The Jewish Obligation To Save America
Liel Leibovitz, Tablet Magazine


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