RealClearPolitics Week of August 31, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, August 31

Iran in Crisis Amid U.S. Economic Pressure Campaign

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian

When Will Oil Deal With Venezuela Lower Gas Prices?

Michelle Murphy, Time

Polls Show GOP Trailing in 8 Battleground Senate Races

Ryan King, New York Post

WI Commission Takes Up 'Screwy' Milwaukee Election Debacle

M.D. Kittle, Federalist

The Myth of the Establishment Democrat

David Masciotra, Washington Monthly

Bill Gates Has a Spotty Vision About the Future

Mark Mills, RealClearMarkets

How Justice Thomas Played the Long Game and Won

Josh Hammer, Newsweek

Finally Getting Some Answers on Private Equity and Daycare

Rachel Booth, Vox

A Crack in Big Tech's Armor

Brad Littlejohn, Commonplace

Standing Up to Political Correctness With Matt Calkins

Zane & Varney, RCI Podcast

Nolan's Version Should Have Been Called 'The Idiossey'

Geoff Dyer, UnHerd

Latest '26 Polls: Senate: MA, MI, TX, NH, IA | Gov: NM, MI, NH, PA, MA, CT | '28

Tuesday, September 1

AI Buildout Is Bruised But Far From Broken

Eric Levitz, Vox

Following the Data on Data Centers

Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal

Yes, Democrats Have a Real Shot at the Senate This Time

David Faris, The Nation

Democrats, the Postal Service and Stopping Mail Vote Fraud

Mike Davis, War Room

Schumer Takes Aim at Trump's Tariffs With New Bill

Kevin Frey, MS Now

Poll: Majority Says Student Loans Are Too Risky

Esther Wickham, The Center Square

The 'Gaza Genocide' Is a Hoax

David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner

Trump's Risky 'Economic D-Day' Against Iran

Sina Toossi, The Guardian

China Is Building AI Models of American Voters. Why?

Natalie Winters, Substack

A Great Rebalancing Is Coming

Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs

Why NYC Murders and Shootings Fell So Sharply

Rafael Mangual, New York Post

Wednesday, September 2

A Boost for Paxton as Talarico Goes From Bad to Worse?

Byron York, DC Examiner

Vance and El-Sayed Really Don't Like Each Other

Nia Prater, New York Magazine

How Either Party Could Fall This Fall

Jack Butler, Wall Street Journal

How Sen. Markey Dispatched Rep. Moulton in MA

Joan Walsh, The Nation

Gov. Shapiro's Cynical Move and the Truth About Measles

Alex Berenson, Free Press

How U.S. Cut Off Antifa's Global Leftist Lifeline

Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles

Data Center Rebellion Causes Tech Panic

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Why Data Centers Are Blowing the PR Game

Taylor Budowich, Washington Post

Sen. Johnson: China Fueling Opposition to AI Data Centers

Jasmyn Jordan, Breitbart

How Does the World Really View China?

Adam Liu, Foreign Affairs

Katy Faust's History Lesson Is Missing a Few Chapters

Ross Hemminger, RCP

Thursday, September 3

The Ultimate Price for Democrat Sanctuary Policies

Gianno Caldwell, FOX News

Trump's Midterm Plan Includes Heavy Emphasis on Himself

Steve Benen, MS Now

Big-Money Bust May Be a Game Changer

David Winston, Roll Call

California's Pro-Business Wealth Tax Proposition

Rep. Ro Khanna, Wall Street Journal

In MI's 4th District, Very Different Visions for Affordability

Ted Bolema, RCEnergy

Why Is Google Monopoly Allowed To Stand?

David Dayen, American Prospect

Saving Lives by Restoring Trucking Standards

Jacob Grandstaff, Restoration News

The Threat of AI Takeover Is Real

John-Clark Levin, The Free Press

'Artificial Intelligence' Has Been Misnamed

Mills & Ottino, RealClearScience

Do Big Firms' Enviro Ties Collide With Energy Clients' Interests?

Andrew Gould, NRO

What You Must Read To Understand Gloria Steinem

Monica Hesse, Washington Post

IA (Emerson): Sen: Hinson (R) 50, Turek (D) 45 | Gov: Sand (D) 49, Lahn (R) 46

Friday, September 4

Is College Still Worth It?

Tyler Cowen, The Free Press

Labor Day Jobs Report Shows Trumpnomics Is Working

Peter Navarro, RCMarkets

Can Democrats Create Their Own Project 2027?

Dan Froomkin, MS Now

Lindsay Clancy Case Isn't Complicated

Bethany Mandel, New York Post

The Feminist Was a Spy

Markos Kounalakis, Washington Monthly

Trump Names Acting Army Secretary as Search Continues

Jonathan Draeger, RCP

Moving Bureaucratic Agencies Beyond the Beltway

Max Raskin, Wall Street Journal

Should We Put Data Centers in Space?

Sara Herschander, Vox

Texas Democrat Hinojosa Pretends To Be Conservative

Robert Henneke, RCP

Is This District the Key to the Midterms?

Grace Segers, The New Republic

Basilica...or Mosque? Abuses of Mass Migration to Maine

Steve Cortes, Substack

TDIH - Sept 4th Generic Ballot: '26: Dems +5.7 | '22: Dem +0.1 | '18: Dems +9.5

Sunday, September 6

Summer of Mush: We're in Another Period of Stasis

Joe Klein, Substack

Is a Blue Wave Building?

James Antle, Washington Examiner

Does Trump Even Care About the Midterms?

Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian

Remembering the Morning of September 11, 2001

Brian Anderson, City Journal

How Trumpism Is Ushering World Into a New Era

Firas Dabbagh, Al Jazeera

The Questions We Must Ask About Islam

Shmuel Klatzkin, The American Spectator

Gen Z’s Politics Aren’t What People Think

Katie Fossett, Vox

A Mom Who Actually Deserves Empathy, Unlike Clancy

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

What You Need to Know About Election Threats This Fall

Anne Kim, Wash Monthly

A Bull Moose Amid the Bison

Michael M. Rosen, Washington Free Beacon