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RealClearPolitics Week of August 11, 2025 Archives

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Monday, August 11
Trump's Been on Historic Roll - But Is Blowback Looming?
Stephen Collinson, CNN
DC May Welcome a Trump Takeover More Than You Think
David Hogberg, TAS
Can Dems Fight Trump’s Redistricting Scheme?
Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker
Blue States Have Already Maxed Out Gerrymandering
VP J.D. Vance, FOX News
Trump's Oval Office Chart Charade Can't Hide the Truth
James Downie, MSNBC
Russiagate Redux: Can't Keep a Good Hoax Down
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
How Dems Can Stop Bickering & Focus on Stopping Trump
Perry Bacon, TNR
Socialists Declare Dominance Over Dems, Set Sights on '28
Jessica Costescu, WFB
How Deep Is the Democratic Bench, Really?
Justin Vassallo, The Liberal Patriot
Trump Turns Tables on Dems After Years of Lawfare
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Letitia James: New York’s Badass AG
Joan Walsh, The Nation
Democracy Promotion Is Dead: Good Riddance
Francis Sempa, RealClearDefense
Alaska Summit: Trump & Putin Plan To Carve Up Ukraine
Cathy Young, The Bulwark
Disinfo & the Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
The Gen Z Gender War
Georgina Mumford, Spiked
Gen Z Has Too Much Freedom
Clare Ashcraft, Persuasion
Happy 90th Birthday, Ron Paul, You Incorrigible Maverick!
Benjamin Bartee, Substack
Gov Primaries: TN GOP: Blackburn 35, Rose 6, Burchett 5 | CA Open: Porter +6
Tuesday, August 12
DC Crime: Dems on Wrong Side of Another Lopsided Issue
Byron York, DC Examiner


Washington, DC, Is Under a State of Siege
Chris Lehmann, The Nation
The Capital Needed an Intervention
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
Democrats Need a New Agenda. Here's Where To Start
Schoen & Cooperman, The Hill
Inside the Biden Effort To 'Debank' Trump
Charles Gasparino, New York Post
Back to Basics
Janet Hook, American Prospect
World Seeks To Reward Hamas for Its Atrocities
Kenin Spivak, RealClearPolitics
Israel and the New Air Superiority
David Deptula, Foreign Affairs
The Mirage of Palestinian Statehood
Philip Cunliffe, Compact Magazine
Gov. Newsom, Climate Warrior, Flinches
Jack Fowler, National Review
Yes, a Moon Base
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic
Eric Tung Is Trump's Pick To Bring Sanity to the Ninth Circuit
Mike Davis, FOX News
Redistricting Mud Fight Could Get Messy
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
Politico: Gerrymandering Is Different When Dems Do It
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
The Case for Civic Abundance
Will Friedman, Washington Monthly
Mamdani's Biggest Threat to Democrats
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
'Work of the Devil'? Testing the Limits of Travel Sports
Stephen Borelli, USA Today
Wednesday, August 13
DC Deserves Statehood, Not Trump's Racialized Farce
William H. Lamar IV, USA Today


Washington Only Has Itself To Blame for Trump's Takeover
Rich Lowry, NY Post
DC Crime? I'm More Afraid of Trump Stealing Republic
Anand Giridharadas, MSNBC
Dems' Plan: Curse More, Obey Less, Protect Criminals & Illegals
Andrew Stiles, WFB
Things Don't Look Good for Adam Schiff
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Is Putin Laying a Trap for Trump?
Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic
Trump Has Putin Where He Wants Him
Martin Arostegui, The American Spectator
Why We Must Release the Epstein Files
Rep. Ro Khanna, The Nation
WH 'Plans' To Continue Releasing Monthly Jobs Reports
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Stop the Senseless Slaughter and Starvation in Gaza
Brad Bannon, The Hill
Anti-Semitism Is Everywhere
Neal Freeman, National Review
Fraud Hunters: Sniffing Out Bogus Science
Vince Bielski, RealClearInvestigations
RFK Jr.'s Cancelling mRNA Vax Research Worse Than It Seems
Michael Hiltzik, LAT
Data Shows mRNA Vax Wreaking Biochemical Havoc
Dr. Stephen Hatfill, War Room
The Nation Interviews Mamdani
Vanden Heuvel & Nichols, The Nation
Mamdani's Fantasy Island
Armin Rosen, Tablet Magazine
A Tale of 5 Muhammads
Scott Johnson, PowerLine
Thursday, August 14
How Trump's DC Crackdown Divided the City's Democrats
David Weigel, Semafor


Safety Is for Every Citizen, Not Just the Lucky Few
David Marcus, FOX News
Laying Siege to Sanctuary Cities
James Baratta, American Prospect
I Challenged Duke's DEI Dogma, Paid With My Job
Kendall Conger, RCInvestigations
Trump's Chief Fights Effort To Split MAHA and MAGA
Lim, Burns & Rohn, Politico
The Democrat Who Became MAGA's Favorite Money Man
Gabe Kaminsky, Free Press
Wash. Media Rinse. Repeat. The Silo Game of Control of Evidence
Sundance, CTH
Israel's Emerging Occupation Consensus
Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs
Why the Trump-Putin Summit Won't Bring a Deal
Paul Saunders, The National Interest
Zelensky Faces 'Moment of Maximum Pressure'
Miller & Hall, Financial Times
How Pennsylvania Can Lead the Physical AI Revolution
Doven & Katz, RCPennsylvania
The Ballad of Clairton: An All American City in Mourning
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Mamdani Is Pivoting. So Is Cuomo
Errol Louis, New York Magazine
NY Builders Convert Illegal Immigrant Hotels to Apartments
Grether & Bernhold, WSJ
Collusion in KY: McConnell Allies Plot To Take Out Morris
Matthew Boyle, Breitbart
The Education of a Historian
Eric Foner, The Nation
Liberating the Smithsonians From 'Woke'
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Trump Approval: Mrng Consult 45% | Quantas 47% | Pew 38% | RCP Avg 45.6%
Friday, August 15
Russiagate Releases Lift Veil on Surveillance State Abuses
Matt Taibbi, Racket News


Comey's 2017 Senate Testimony Appears Problematic
Catherine Herridge, X
Can the Alaska Summit End Russia-Ukraine War?
Victor Davis Hanson, The Daily Signal
How Trump and Putin's Relationship Has Evolved
Liptak & Zeleny, CNN
Trump Vows Social Security Will Thrive for Another '90 Years'
Philip Wegmann, RCP
DC's Intolerable Crime Situation
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
Mamdani's Victory Over Fear
Spencer Ackerman, The Nation
Track Record of Progressive Mayors Paints a Grim Picture
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
Redistricting in Historic Perspective
Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
California Democrats To Redraw Congressional Maps
David Dayen, American Prospect
Why Dems Won't Win Redistricting Showdown
Bevan, Trende & Walworth, RCP/SiriusXM
The Lies About Covid Were Eye-Opening for Americans
Charlie Kirk, CNBC
Do Consumers Really Benefit From Cheaper Imports?
Michael Pettis, Financial Times
Trade Agreements Must Put Workers First
Daniel Kishi, Compact Magazine
Bessent Visit to IRS--With Whistleblowers--Sends Message
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Today's Gen Z Doubts a Sign of More To Come
Amir Kanpurwala, RealClearPolitics
DC Sub Chucker Loses His Lunch and His Sweet DOJ Job
Beth Brelje, The Federalist
Texas Sen (Emerson): Paxton (R) 46, Allred (D) 41 | Cornyn (R) 45, Allred (D) 38
Saturday, August 16
Meeting Went Well. We're Hopefully Moving Toward Peace
President Donald Trump
What We Learned From Trump and Putin's Alaska Summit
Laura Gozzi, BBC News
How Decades of Folly Led to Russia-Ukraine War
Michael Reynolds, Compact Magazine
How Far Would Trump Go in Quest for Nobel Peace Prize?
Steve Benen, MSNBC
CIA Abused Its Power and Undermined America
Michael Shellenberger, X
DNI Emails Expose Fraud That Sabotaged 2018 Summit
Hans Mahncke, Federalist
How Newsom's Redistricting Plan Could Backfire
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Trump's Wins and the Left's Disturbing Pattern
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Emanuel: Dems Should Go Centrist, Ditch Anti-Trump Mania
Barton Swaim, WSJ
Why the Left Isn't Marching for Universities
Gregory Conti, City Journal
Immigration Raids Are Now Before the Supreme Court
Ian Millhiser, Vox
More Questionable Statistics, This Time on Crime
Jeffrey Anderson, Chronicles
America Has Only One Real City
Noah Smith, Substack
City Conservatives Changing the Image of American Right
Jack Posobiec, RAV
Farmers Watching the MAHA Commission Closely
Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, RCP
Leo Tolstoy's Search for the Meaning of Life
Gary Morson, Wall Street Journal
Presidential Fitness Test Was Humbling. I'm Glad It's Back
Kat Rosenfield, Free Press
Sunday, August 17
Well, What Did You Think Would Happen?
Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic
Alaska Summit Opens Door To Possibility for Peace
Roger Kimball, Am Greatness
How Will the War in Ukraine End? Two Scenarios
Marcus Walker, Wall Street Journal
Russia Collusion Hoax Reveals Obama Was More Devious Than Nixon
John Kass
Trump's DC Occupation Scratches an Old Itch
Sabrina Haake, Salon
Mom Of DC Crime Victim Says City Needs Intervention
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
Democrats Falling Into a Trap With Crime in DC
Chris Matthews, MSNBC
They Can Resist, But Are Caving to Trump
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Dems Should Abandon Self-Destructive Fixations
Victor Davis Hanson, Am. Greatness
TX Dems Show How To Use Trump's Playbook Against Him
Eugene Daniels, MSNBC
It's Only Getting Worse: Top 5 Media Fails of Trump 2.0
Joe Concha, DC Examiner
New Yorker's Doreen St. Félix Has History of Racist Tweets
John Nolte, Breitbart
How Newsom Aims To Offset Texas
Igor Bobic, HuffPost
We Shouldn't Still Have To Worry About Marriage Equality
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
Inside the Trans, Vegan Death Cult
Georgina Mumford, Spiked
ChatGPT Plunges Hapless User Into Epic Crash-Out
Benjamin Bartee, Substack
ESPN Host Not Knowing Barry Sanders Ends DEI For Good
Bobby Burack, Outkick


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