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RealClearPolitics Week of July 6, 2026 Archives

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Monday, July 6
America 250: Better an Insane Asylum Than a Morgue
Ben Braddock, IM--1776
Election Integrity: Is There a Middle Ground?
Aaron Tang, Los Angeles Times
SAVE America Act Top Priority, We Will Find a Way
Speaker Johnson, Fox News Sunday
Trump Is Trying To Rig the World Cup
Dave Zirin, The Nation
Dems Should Be Happy FIFA Reversed a Terrible Decision
Alex Berenson, Substack
Sen. Kelly Wore a Mexico Jersey To Watch World Cup?
Amy Furr, Breitbart
Calling Dems Communist Is Stupid, Likely Ineffective
Michael Tomasky, New Republic
Europe Moving Backwards, AC Is a No-Brainer
Bethany Mandel, New York Post
The Summer I Turned Patriot
Josh Kaplan, The Free Press
A Naturalized Citizen Reflects on the Declaration
Roosevelt Montas, Jack Miller Center
Violence for Me, Not for Thee
Zane & Rothman, RCI Podcast
'28 Dems (FT): Harris 33, Newsom 15, AOC 9, Buttigieg 8, Shapiro 7 | '28 GOP
Tuesday, July 7
What Works in Dem Primaries May Not in the General
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today


Resurrecting the Communist Boogeyman Is a Dead End
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Trump Obliterates Mamdani's Anti-American Diatribe
Shane Harris, AMAC
Maine Needs Lighthouse Primary To Replace Platner
David Dayen, American Prospect
The Nazi Tattoo Should Have Been Enough
Batya Ungar-Sargon, Substack
'Young Washington' an Aspirational Hero for the Ages
Brooke Brandtjen, The Federalist
Mahmoud Khalil and the Patriotism of Dissent
Sahar Delijani, The Nation
Trucking Crackdown Doesn't Go Far Enough
Gord Magill, Commonplace
After Janus, Unions Still Trying To Keep Workers in the Dark
Aaron Withe, The Hill
Should DayQuil Be Legal?
Eli Richman, Substack
Lupita Nyong'o Doesn't Understand the Odyssey
Spencer Klavan, UnHerd
'28 GOP (FT): Vance 40, Rubio 18, Trump Jr. 9, DeSantis 7, RFK Jr. 5 | '28 Dems
Wednesday, July 8
Democrats' Platner Disaster
Mark Penn, FOX News


How Democrats Can Still Salvage the Maine Senate Race
Jim Newell, Slate
Bessent Says Days of U.S. Being 'Played' Are Over
Mohamed El-Erian, New York Times
Hamilton Was No Protectionist
Gramm & Boudreaux, Wall Street Journal
Is the Left Living in Upside Down World?
Frank Filocomo, RealClearBooks
Conservatives Have a New Villain: Justice Barrett
Ian Millhiser, Vox
SCOTUS Ignored History in Mail Ballots Decision
Nicholas Mosvick, Am. Conservative
Commies EVERYWHERE!
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
Can Los Angeles Be Saved?
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
The Best Pronatalist Policy Is Usha Vance's Wardrobe
Bethany Mandel, DC Examiner
The Technological Cost of Competing With China
Mary McKenna, RealClearPolitics
'28 Dems (Daily Mail): Harris 29, Newsom 15, Buttigieg 11, AOC 6, Kelly 5
Thursday, July 9
Giving Platner the Bum's Rush
Byron York, Washington Examiner


Platner's Conspiracy-Laden, Bitter Farewell
Matthew Cooper, Washington Monthly
More Death on Highways at Hands of Noncitizen Truck Drivers
Julie Kelly, Substack
Trump Blows Up His Own Iran Deal
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Ignore the Latest Propaganda Offensive on Ukraine
Thomas Fazi, UnHerd
Aftermath of Kirk Assassination Is an Utter Tragedy
Sean Davis, Megyn Kelly Show
Can El-Sayed Shatter Assumptions on 'Electability'?
Nathan Robinson, The Nation
'Democratic' Socialism and the Marxist Tradition
Holly Soto, RealClearPolitics
Why Britain Is Finding the World a More Difficult Place
Fisher & Clover, Financial Times
France's Long Slide
Eric Zemmour, The American Mind
Spending the 4th With the 1st: Independence Day at Mt. Vernon
Cathi Warren, RCP
Trump Approval: HarrisX 43% | YouGov 40% | M. Consult 45%| RCP Avg: 40.8%
Friday, July 10
Set Politics Aside--Trump Accounts Are a No-Brainer
Nicole Russell, USA Today


Trump's Smithsonian Critique Is Pathetically Weak
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
Exposing the Bolsheviks Running the Smithsonian
Kelly Sadler, Washington Times
Platner's Downfall Was All Too Predictable
Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Kirk Case Cut and Dry, Assassin Will Be Found Guilty
Donald Trump Jr., FOX News
Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats' New Debate Over Israel
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Middle Eastern Migrant Sent Packing for Hating America
Mary Olohan, The Daily Wire
Want Higher Turnout? Give Workers Time To Vote
Prospere & Gale, RealClearPolitics
'Jackass' Was the Last Great Boys' Show
Suzy Weiss, The Free Press
Big Boy No. 4014 Sparks a Nationwide Reunion
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
Protesting 50-Year-Old Death Penalty Decision
Lauren Boyer, RealClearPolitics
'28 GOP (DM): Vance 51, Rubio 15, DeSantis 9, Cruz 6, Haley 2, Ramaswamy 2
Sunday, July 12
Lindsey Graham's Passing Is Shocking & Saddening
Meghan McCain, Washington Post
What's In a Name? Alaska's Confounding Senate Race
Mark Z. Barabak, LA Times
Pelosi's Democrats Against Democracy
Tim Carney, Washington Examiner
Trump Trying To Start New Red Scare
Michael Steele, MS Now
Bashing Communism Is an American Tradition
Tevi Troy, Wall Street Journal
Is Iran Overestimating Its Position?
Joshua Keating, Vox
Five Pillars of Trump's Foreign Policy
Francis Sempa, RealClearWorld
Will Washington State Choose Stagnation Over Growth?
Howard Schultz, WSJ
Dems Need To Rethink Their Image of a 'Man of the People'
Judith Levine, Guardian
Only One Choice for Dems After Platner Gamble Blows Up
Doug Schoen, FOX News
The Immortal Appeal of 'The Odyssey'
Daniel Mendelsohn, The Free Press


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