October 14, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Thursday, October 15
How Debanking Took Hold Inside the Biggest Banks
Rupa Subramanya, The Free Press
It's Better Than Under Biden, But Inflation Still Vexes U.S.
Byron York, DC Examiner
How Trump Lost Control
Kate Andrews, Washington Post
El-Sayed Struggling To 'Set the Record Straight'
Josh Hammer, New York Post
The Jewish Case for Electing El-Sayed in Michigan
Simon Lazarus, The New Republic
Don't Count GOP Out of Midterms Yet
Jonathan Draeger, RealClearPolitics
Same Old, Same Old European Runaround
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Trump Tries Ukraine Midterm Extortion
S.V. Date, HuffPost
Rep. Omar and America
James Freeman, Wall Street Journal
What Role Should the Supreme Court Play in Politics?
John Witt, The Nation
One Could Say That Cornell Is Infantilizing Female Students
Heather Mac Donald, X
I Know Why the Mathematicians Weep
Derek Thompson, Substack
AI Pessimism Risks Handing China the Lead
Paul Sracic, RealClearPolitics
America Needs More Capital
Larry Fink, Wall Street Journal
We Know How To Fix Homelessness. Look at Denver
German Lopez, New York Times
Ossoff, Collins Get Nasty in GA
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
James Lindsay's Fever Dream
Michael Anton, The American Mind
Wednesday, October 14
GOP Has Seen This Midterm Before - 20 Years Ago
Merrill Matthews, USA Today
3 Weeks Out, GOP Plays Defense
Bevan, Cannon, Kraushaar & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Talarico Has Democrats Dreaming Big in Texas
Zeleny & Svitek, CNN
Minnesota Fed Up w/Fraud, May Derail Dems' Midterm Dreams
Isaac Schorr, NYPost
Why Trump's Midterm Rally Blitz Probably Won't Work
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Dems' Not-So-Secret Midterm Campaigns for White House
Susan Page, USA Today
5 Years Later, the Truth About Garland's School Board Memo
Erika Sanzi, The Hill
Raid on Omar's House Is Dangerous Political Theater
Moira Donegan, The Guardian
Livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s Execution Is a Bad Idea
Jason Riley, WSJ
Trump’s New Press Secretary Is Unbearable
Poppy Coburn, The Telegraph
From the Ruins of Gaza, Palestinians Carry On
Mohammed Mhawish, MS Now
Why the Young Right’s Sympathy for Israel Is Dwindling
Paul Gottfried, Chronicles
Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle's Final Days as Ambassador to Greece
Mattioli, et al., WSJ
Greta Thunberg Is the Personification of Empty Activism
Joanna Williams, Telegraph
MAGA’s Talarico Conspiracy Theory Has No 'Off' Switch
Jeremiah Johnson, Substack
A Mental-Health Requirement for Lawmakers?
Raw Egg Nationalist, American Greatness
Shane Gillis and Why the Left Still Can't Take a Joke
Sasha Stone, Substack
Latest Polls: TX (Marist): Talarico 47, Paxton 45 | ME (Suffolk): Jackson +2
Tuesday, October 13
Why It's So Hard To Fight Mass Migration
Alicia Nieves, UnHerd
Dems Getting Cover From GOP Spending Surge
David Dayen, American Prospect
The High Cost of El-Sayed
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Sherrod Brown Betting on Data Center Backlash in Ohio
Vitali & Boudreaux, MS Now
Inside Musk's Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
Theodore Schleifer, NY Times
We're Not at War With Russia, Oil Deal Puts U.S. First
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
Europe Looks for Options as Ukraine Costs Mount
Tamar Jacoby, Washington Monthly
Smackdown: Bessent Gives Warren Economic Lesson
Monica Showalter, Am. Thinker
Rep. Jeffries: The Next House Speaker?
Hewitt, Rameswaram & Zengerle, Vox
Investigators Calling Rep. Omar Probe 'World War Eleven'
Drew Berkemeyer, Daily Wire
Livestreaming Hasan Execution Is High-Tech Barbarism
Sasha Abramsky, The Nation
McRaven Misfires on Public Execution
John Waters, RealClearDefense
Islam Is Not Compatible With Western Civilization
Steve Cortes, Charlie Kirk Show
Israel's War on Gaza Has Changed the World
Steve Bloomfield, The Guardian
What Might Have Saved Gaza?
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Guilfoyle's Days in Greece May Be Numbered
Steve Benen, MS Now
Censorship, Speech Police Becoming Focal Point in UK
Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure
Senate: 46D,46R,8TU: Dem +3, Odds | House: 226D,189R,20TU: Dem +21, Odds
Monday, October 12
GOP Scrambles To Stop Steep Midterm Losses
Cancryn, et al., CNN
The Blue Wave Looks Real Until You Look a Little Closer
Howard Kurtz, FOX News
Dems Offering a Scant Agenda. Do They Need More?
Karen Tumulty, Washington Post
Abdul El-Sayed's Unanswered Questions
Audrey Fahlberg, The Free Press
Why El-Sayed Is Struggling w/Black Voters in Michigan
Charles Blow, The Guardian
With 'Sick' Dems Like Talarico, How Are They Ahead?
Miranda Devine, NY Post
How the GOP Weaponized Trans Issues Against Democrats
Kevin Rector, LA Times
Maine Democrats Worry Susan Collins Is 'Teflon'
Grace Panetta, Salon
Will Diesel Diplomacy Decide the Midterms?
David Rundell, UnHerd
Trump's Diesel Deal Is a Catastrophic Miscalculation
Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Vance Is Trying To Connect With Voters. Is It Working?
Akayla Gardner, MS Now
What I Saw and Heard in Vance Country
Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative
Kimberly Guilfoyle's Grifting Scandal Keeps Getting Worse
Inae Oh, Mother Jones
Elon and the Vampires
Sasha Stone, Substack
Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble
William McRaven, The Atlantic
World Wars Don't Start All at Once
Francis Sempa, RealClearDefense
Why We'll Keep Arguing Over the Meaning of Columbus Day
Jason Schlosberg, LAT
Latest Polls: Sen: MN, NC, ME, SC, MI, AK, TX | Gov: NM, ME, IA, MN, OH, TX, FL
Sunday, October 11
The Death of the Nobel Peace Prize
Elisha Wiesel, The Free Press
Why You Should Believe the Polls This Time
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Insulated Democrats Are Struggling in Debates
Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner
Jackson and Collins Take the Floor in Maine
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
Garland, Wray and the Arrogant Mr. Smith
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
America's Experiment: Blending Liberty, Virtue From the First
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
America Should Spy on Foreign Companies To Help Ours
David Cohen, Foreign Affairs
Janet Yellen: Free Traitor?
Oren Cass, Commonplace
To Reform Higher Education, Fund Competitors
Jeff Yass, Wall Street Journal
A Health Reform Both Parties Can Get Behind
Dean & Bucshon, Salon
The Pen and the Gun: The Moral Inversion of Accountability
Joe Abraham, RCP
Models as Insider Risks in the Super Intelligence Era
Satya Nadella, X
France's Riots Stem From a Deep Rot
Sean Durns, The National Interest
Not Exactly a New Dawn in Britain
Dan Hitchens, Washington Post
Why New York Times Is Being Sued Over Anti-Israel Bias
Maya Sulkin, The Free Press
Americans Hate Politics. They Still Believe in America
Robert Alexander, RCP
Mike Ditka: Da Farewell to Da Coach
Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal
Saturday, October 10
Mamdani Cares About Illegals, Not Victims of Their Crimes
Kirsten Fleming, NYPost
What Darializa Avila Chevalier Saw at the NYC ICE Shooting
Matt Stieb, NY Magazine
Zohran Mamdani’s Moral Obscenity
Bret Stephens, New York Times
This Is What Trump Panic Looks Like
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Ignore the Haters, Look at Facts of Trump's Record
Majid Rafizadeh, Gatestone Institute
Why Won't El-Sayed Answer a No-Brainer?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Darline Graham Is No Lindsey. Voters Are Noticing
Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
Inside the Republican Fight To Hold Alaska
Mary Olohan, The Daily Wire
Iran's Theory of Victory
Bajoghli & Nasr, Foreign Affairs
How To Prepare for Regime Change in Iran
Frank Schell, The American Spectator
Attacks on the Press Show Trump's Desperation
Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian
Republicans Should Stop Talking to Corporate Press
Christopher Jacobs, Federalist
Will Public Execution Make Fort Hood Killer a Martyr?
Melinda Henneberger, Substack
Tennessee’s Executioners Had One Job
Matthew Hennessey, Wall Street Journal
Botched Execution a Reminder of Horror of Death Penalty
Moira Donegan, Guardian
Amid Protests, Pessimism About France’s Future
Gillen Tener Martin, Wash Monthly
Rubio Highlights Urgency To Embrace Western Virtues
Mike Watson, Free Beacon
Friday, October 9
Rogers, El-Sayed Swing Hard and Fast in First MI Debate
Erin Cox, Washington Post
In GOP Midterm Calculation, Avoiding the Unthinkable
Byron York, DC Examiner
Democrats Have a 'Once in a Generation' Opportunity
Kevin Robillard, HuffPost
Are Democrats Really Interested in Lowering Our Bills?
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Trump's Vote-Buying Checks Are in the Mail
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Vance Heralds New Fraud Crackdowns
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
No More Free Defense for Ungrateful Allies
Victor Davis Hanson, The Daily Signal
Why Trump and Iran May Now Be Waiting Out the Midterms
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Rubio's Epic Speech in Athens
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
The Belated Execution of Major Hasan
Don Brown, American Thinker
Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood, News Business
Ben Schwartz, The Nation
Wikipedia: Oct. 7 Terrorists Came From 'Blockaded' Gaza
Aaron Bandler, JNS.org
Colleges Studied Their Problems. Can They Fix Them?
Piereson & Riley, DC Examiner
A Guide to Which College Majors Pay Off--or Don't
Momin & Lieber, New York Times
Locked Out, But Not Checked Out
Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
How Washington State Is Protecting Midterm Elections
Nick Brown, The Guardian
Front Line in Election Integrity Is Clean Voter Rolls
Beth Brelje, Restoration News
Thursday, October 8
We Choose the Unapologetic Pursuit of National Power
Marco Rubio, Athens
Trump Is Making Biden-Like Mistakes
Joe Klein, Substack
Much Less Crime Since U.S. Border Mess Fixed
Christopher Tremoglie, DC Examiner
The Political Economy of Diesel
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
The Chilling Implications of Jack Smith's Goons
Ben Weingarten, The Federalist
Washington Needs the Tax-Reform Spirit of '86
Rahm Emanuel, Wall Street Journal
A Gen Z Blue-Collar Jobs Boom
Skyler Adleta, Commonplace
College Women Know the Cornell Story Is a Farce
Heather Mac Donald, New York Post
Why Weren't the Cornell Allegations Taken Seriously?
Melinda Henneberger, RCP
The Logical End Point of the Sexual Revolution?
Larissa Phillips, The Free Press
States Must Do More To Secure Elections
Kristina Celeste, The American Mind
Is This the Oddest Democrat in Congress?
Emma Janssen, The New Republic
Trump Casts Long Shadow Over Campaigns in California
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Steve Witkoff Keeps the Light On
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
How Can So Many People Celebrate a Massacre?
Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly
October 7 Attack, 3 Years Later
Bevan, Porter & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
John Cleese Is Not a Terrorist
Andrew Doyle, Washington Post
CNN: Iowa: Hinson (R) 45, Turek (D) 43 | Ohio: Brown (D) 49, Husted (R) 43
Wednesday, October 7
How Will We Remember October 7?
Simmy Allen, Jerusalem Post
World's Reaction to Gaza Exposes a Painful Truth
Ayman Mohyeldin, MS Now
Radicals Are Celebrating the Horrors of October 7
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Is Everything Suddenly Possible for Democrats?
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Are the Blue Wave Polls Too Good to Be True?
Perry Bacon, The New Republic
Trump Took Over GOP. Did GOP Take Over Trump?
Mark Mitchell, The Honest Poll
Ted Cruz Shows Some 2028 Ankle
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
France's Riots Are an Intifada in the Heart of Europe
Brendan O'Neill, New York Post
In France, Reasonable Demands Met With Violence
Helen Massy-Beresford, Guardian
A Plague on Your House: What’s Really Going On in Russia?
Raw Egg Nationalist, AG
Don't Worry About the (Possible) Russian Plague Accident
Alex Berenson, Substack
After the Cornell Case, Should Colleges Ban Fraternities?
Richard Hall, Time
New Evidence in Cornell 7 Case Blows Accuser's Story
Matt Walsh, The Daily Wire
30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts
Mervosh, et al, New York Times
Chicago Chases Away the Rich. Miami Says 'Thank You'
Richard Porter, RCP
How Divided Is America? My Veteran’s Cap Says It All
Jay Matthews, Washington Post
One Family's Fraught Journey in the Guardianship System
Nancy Rommelmann, RCI
Iowa (Suffolk): Sen: Turek (D) 48, Hinson (R) 44 | Gov: Sand (D) 55, Lahn (R) 43
Tuesday, October 6
A Misguided Lawsuit vs. Vital Immigration Officials
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Trump May Be in Trouble. Trump-Style Global Populism Isn't
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Brazil Was a Full on 'Truman Show' Propped Up by USAID
Mike Benz, The Benny Show
If Democrats Win, Would They Be Able To Govern?
Schoen & Cooperman, The Hill
Correctly Understanding the 'Stupidity' of the Left
Greg Salsbury, RealClearPolitics
Sen. Schmitt's Assault on Jack Smith Is Not a Joke
Michael Tomasky, New Republic
Is There Anyone Jack Smith Didn't Spy on?
Julie Kelly, Substack
France, Spain Must Prove They Can Give Protesters Hope
Jon Henley, The Guardian
Why Our Leaders Should Be Studying France
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
French Alliance of Leftists, Muslims Is a Warning
John Davidson, The Federalist
Why Netanyahu Doesn't Want You To See 'NAZA'
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Why Are So Many Lies Told About Jewish People?
Howard Jacobson, Tablet Magazine
Gad Saad--First '27 Samizdat Honoree Announced
David DesRosiers, RealClearPolitics
What Really Went Wrong That Night at Cornell?
Hanna Stotland, Slate
Letitia James and the New York Ethics Code
Justin Dillon, Wall Street Journal
Suspending Psychology's Top Accreditor?
Sally Satel, The Free Press
A Bipartisan Wake-Up Call on China's Infiltration
Chad Wolf, RealClearPolitics
Maine (Marist): Senate: Jackson 51, Collins 47 | Gov: Pingree 52, Charles 40
Monday, October 5
The Bolsonaro Comeback That Has Stunned Brazil
Adrian Blomfield, The Telegraph
Reflections on the Riots in France
Jens Heycke, Substack
4 Ways the Midterms Could Go, One Month Away
Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post
Independent 'Democrats' or Democratic 'Independents'?
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Are the Polls Too Good To Be True for Democrats?
Jim Newell, Slate
Democrat Donor Strike Comes Home To Roost
David Catron, American Spectator
The Unmanly Truth About Trump's Jobs Record
Paul Waldman, MS Now
Change Is Gonna Come...Soon
Waters & Baris, RealClearWorld
Boulder vs. Big Oil: Who Pays for Climate Damage?
Matthew Tejada, RealClearPolitics
People’s Republic of Boulder Wants To Run Your Energy Policy
Larry Behrens, RCP
He Hoped to Modernize Military. Hegseth Pushed Him Out
Kevin Maurer, RollingStone
How Woke Traumatized the West
Sam Jennings, UnHerd
COVID Was a Stress Test for Constitutional Rights
Justice Samuel Alito, Fox News
How Cornell Punished Each of the Men
Otterman, et al, New York Times
'The Consent Trap'
Sasha Stone, Substack
Anthropic vs. the Pope
Cameron Peters, Vox
The New Face of an Old Hatred
Kenin M. Spivak, RealClearPolitics
TDIH - Oct 5th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 38.4 | Obama 42.9 | Bush 37.7

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