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RealClearPolitics Week of August 17, 2026 Archives

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Monday, August 17
Milwaukee's Latest Election Mess a Bit of History Repeating
M.D. Kittle, Federalist
What Trump's Obsession With Small-Dollar Fraud Reveals
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Warsh Is Wise To Ditch the Dots
Donald Luskin, Wall Street Journal
Hey, Your AI Is Showing
John Herrman, New York Magazine
What Tasks Was Rep. Swalwell Performing for China?
Jack Posobiec, War Room
Did Trump's Harvard Loss Conceal a Strategic Victory?
Jason Willick, Washington Post
The Tragedy of Jason Arday
Douglas Murray, The Free Press
Teaching Kids Scarcity in an Age of Abundance
Nathan Harden, RealClearEducation
Ukraine's Long Shot
Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic
Ceuta Tests Spain's Border, Exposes Britain's
Conrad Black, Brussels Signal
The Prestige Industrial Complex
Zane, Varney & Bezmenov, RCI Podcast
'28 GOP (FT): Vance 45, Rubio 20, Trump Jr. 8, DeSantis 8, RFK Jr. 5 | '28 Dems
Tuesday, August 18
Hey, Lefties: Shoplifting Isn't Need, It's Just Plain Greed
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post


DNC Did Something Right? Actually, It Was 3 Things
Perry Bacon, The New Republic
CA Admits It Doesn't Track Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
Jordan Sekulow, The Federalist
Voice From Past Says Don't Panic Over Data Centers
Julia Cartwright, Washington Post
3 Vaccines Are Better Than 1
Michael Segal, Wall Street Journal
Millions of Ukrainian Men Flee Cruel Conscription System
Dan Storyev, The Nation
Hating Israel Fatigue
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Trump Doubles Down on Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Territory
Steve Benen, MS Now
Constantine's Example for China
Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
Schools Must Stop Protecting Abusers at the Expense of Children
John Manly, RCP
Eric Hobsbawm's Age of Contradictions
John Merrick, UnHerd
Georgia (InsAdv): Ossoff (D) 50, Collins (R) 43 | Bottoms (D) 46, Jackson (R) 46
Wednesday, August 19
How FBI Misclassified Info To Hide Biden Crimes
Margot Cleveland, The Federalist


Sen. Ossoff Is the Democrats' Best Midterm Weapon
Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd
Former Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty in Covid Records Scheme
Joseph Choi, The Hill
Terry Moran on How ABC's Left-Wing Propaganda Works
Joe Concha, DC Examiner
'Yikes': Critics Flabbergasted by Darline Graham's Debate Flub
Ed Mazza, HuffPost
The Fight for Election Integrity State-by-State
Jacob Grandstaff, Restoration News
The DSA Strategy To Build Power
David Duhalde, American Prospect
Even Claude in Dark About Amodei's Wife--and Her Influence
Hagey & Kummer, WSJ
Trump's Smart Move To Cut Nonprofit Funding
Riley & Piereson, City Journal
Hayden Panettiere and the Myth of the Indestructible Girl
Melanie McFarland, Salon
What Happens When Jews Don't Fight
Liel Leibovitz, Tablet Magazine
'26 Sen: MN: Flanagan (D) 46, Tafoya (R) 41 | MI: El-Sayed (D) 46, Rogers (R) 39
Thursday, August 20
What Americans Do and Don't Like About Democrats
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly


Bass and Raman Both Lose LA Mayor Debate
Joel Pollak, New York Post
Sen. Ossoff Knows What He's Doing
Jason Howard, Salon
Lessons From Vindman's Humiliating Primary Defeat
Shane Harris, AMAC
The Rich Are Getting Richer in a Whole New Way
Shira Ovide, Washington Post
Will the AI Bubble Burst or Deflate?
Brett Decker, Wall Street Journal
Has Trump Lost His Fear of Markets?
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
Iran Hates That Trump's Diplomacy Is Working
Brabim Karki, Washington Examiner
The Promising Race To Get Kids Reading Again
Constance Grady, Vox
Ronald Reagan's Greatest Speech
Tevi Troy, The Free Press
Surrogate Pregnancies Are Getting Weird
Emma Camp, Wall Street Journal
Emerson '28: Vance, Rubio vs. Newsom, Ocasio-Cortez,Ossoff, Harris, Buttigieg
Friday, August 21
Swing-State Dems Are Taking Aim at Their Own Party
Meyer & Choi, Washington Post


Teachers Union Loses (Again) in AZ School Choice Battle
Corey DeAngelis, Spectator
Gen Z Is Souring on GOP, Here's How Dems Can Capitalize
Harris & Mockler, Slate
Fauci Text Implicates Biden Task Force
Catherine Herridge, X
Lawsuit Over the WH Ballroom Is Preposterous
William Barr, Wall Street Journal
Why Trump Can't Rekindle the Spark With Kim Jong Un
Joshua Keating, Vox
How China Buys American Citizenship
Peter Schweizer, The Drill Down
Israel Can Be Cyrus, But There Are No Guarantees
Joe Klein, Substack
U.S. Condemns Ghent University's Retaliation vs. Professor Cofnas
Bill White, X
Why Harry and Meghan Are Making Move Back to UK
Autumn Brewington, MS Now
Nike's Decade of Left-Wing Activism Catching Up?
Dan Zaksheske, Outkick
North Carolina Senate (High Point): Cooper (D) 50, Whatley (R) 45 | Senate Map
Sunday, August 23
Europe Is In Total Freefall
Guy Millière, Gatestone Institute
Britain Is Broken, Has Lost Its Heart
Miriam Margolyes, The Guardian
Britain Is a State Afraid of Facts Over Grooming Gangs
Conrad Black, Brussels Signal
Will Midterm-Convention Backfire on GOP?
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
How a PA Loss Became Dems' Blueprint in Trump Country
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Dems Looking Good in North Carolina--or Are They?
Emma Janssen, New Republic
A Year After Iryna's Murder, Slam Shut Revolving Prison Door
Michael Whatley, WT
The Trump Administration's War Against the ICC
Kenneth Roth, The Guardian
Why Would Democrats Defend Anti-American ICC?
Zachary Faria, DC Examiner
'It's Dog Racism:' Pit Bull Activists Dangerously Wrong
Kat Rosenfield, The Free Press
What 136 Mph Feels Like on D.C.'s Grand Prix Course
Liam Scott, Washington Post


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