RealClearPolitics Week of October 16, 2023 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, October 16

Why a Gaza Invasion Is Wrong for Israel

Thomas Friedman, New York Times

The Siege of Hamas Is No War Crime

Eugene Kontorovich, Wall Street Journal

We Failed To Live Up to the Promise of 'Never Again'

Sacha Roytman Dratwa, RCP

Trump Reminds Why He's a National Security Risk

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC

It's Clear Now How Good Trump's First Term Policies Were

Chamath Palihapitiya, X

House Chaos Masking Senate GOP’s Danger to U.S. Security

Juan Williams, The Hill

Biden's $6B Deal With Iran Leads to Mideast Disaster

Sen. Tom Cotton, FOX News

Kamala Harris a Victim of Racism & Sexism - But Also of Timing

Jill Filipovic, Slate

Leftist Judge Bans Trump From Criticizing Corrupt DOJ

Jordan Boyd, The Federalist

What's the Matter With Stanford?

Theo Baker, New York Magazine

Inside a GW Professor's Pro-Hamas Tirade

Alec Schemmel, Washington Free Beacon

Can a Donor Revolt Save American Universities?

Jacob Savage, The Free Press

Tuesday, October 17

Who or What Are 'the Palestinians'?

Roger Kimball, The Spectator

What Friends Owe Friends

Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs

Weaponization of the Justice System Is Not an Accident

Joy Pullmann, The Federalist

Trump's Lurid Fantasy World vs. Biden's Reality

Heather Parton, Salon

Biden Is in Absolutely Dire Shape

David Wasserman, X/Twitter

GOP Candidate: The 2024 Race Is 'Stuck'

Byron York, Washington Examiner

Crossing the (Jim) Jordan

Matthew Cooper, Washington Monthly

Tectonic Shifts

Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics

Serve Students, Not Institutions

Piereson & Riley, City Journal

What I Saw When I Guarded the Border With Gaza

Jacob Katz, The Free Press

Hamas Attack on Israel Raises Global Concerns

Raphael Benaroya, RealClearPolitics

Senate (Emerson): MT: Tester 39, Sheehy 35 | WV: Justice 41, Manchin 28

Wednesday, October 18

What Comes After Hamas?

Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs

Time To Face Reality in Gaza

Walter Samuel, AMAC

No Set of Crimes Justifies Another

George Monbiot, The Guardian

The West's Israel-Haters Are Playing With Fire

Brendan O'Neill, Spiked

Why Are Republicans Failing To Find a Speaker?

Moira Donegan, The Guardian

House GOP Has the Number 1 Issue on Their Side

David Winston, Roll Call

The GOP's Post-Gingrich History of Ruthless Trolling

Heather Parton, Salon

Are Democrats at Risk of Losing the Non-White Vote?

Derek Hunter, The Hill

The Great Cash-for-Carbon Hustle

Heidi Blake, New Yorker

Biden's March to Energy Subservience Threatens Natl Security

Peter Navarro, WT

Conservatives Misunderstand Radicalism at Universities

Tyler Harper, The Atlantic

CNBC: Trump 46, Biden 42 | YouGov: Biden 43, Trump 42 | RCP Average: Tie

Thursday, October 19

Even Antisemites Deserve Free Speech

Strossen & Paresky, The Free Press

New Declaration Warns Censorship Is Destroying Freedom

Miranda Devine, NY Post

How McHenry Can Save the House--for a Time, at Least

Hayes Brown, MSNBC

New Questions in Biden Classified Docs Investigation

Byron York, DC Examiner

Turning the Gaza Hospital Blast Into Propaganda

Mark Penn, The Messenger

Don't Hold Up Israel Aid To Further Ukraine Funding

Roberts & Sen. Vance, The Hill

What Biden Did and Didn't Achieve During His Trip to Israel

Stephen Collinson, CNN

Here's How Much Iran Has Raked In Under Biden

Tyler O'Neil, The Daily Signal

In Defense of Homeownership

Kate Wagner, The Nation

Ohio's Proposed Abortion Amendment Goes Too Far

Michael Parker, Newsweek

The Age of the Comedy Roast Is Over

Oliver Bateman, UnHerd

GOP '24: Yahoo: Trump 56, DeSantis 16, Haley 8 | RCP Average: Trump +44.5

Friday, October 20

Romney Admits He Knew Nothing About Burisma

Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist

The House GOP Blew Up Its Speaker Race Escape Hatch

Hayes Brown, MSNBC

Finding a Route Back to Sanity

Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics

What Is Saudi Arabia's Next Move?

Kim Ghattas, Financial Times

Why the Press Lied About the Gaza Hospital

Batya Ungar-Sargon, FOX News

Gag Order Against Trump Is Unconstitutional

Erwin Chemerinsky, Los Angeles Times

Rising Crime Hurts Communities, Kills American Dream

Jack Birle, DC Examiner

What Poor Children Need

Strain & Holzer, Project Syndicate

Ibram Kendi's Crusade Against the Enlightenment

David Kaiser, Substack

Campus Backing of Hamas Condemns U.S. Higher Education

Peter Berkowitz, RCP

Marty and Leo: An Essential Pairing

Adam Nayman, The Ringer

Emerson: Trump 59, DeSantis 8, Haley 8, Christie 4 | Trump (R) 47, Biden (D) 45

Sunday, October 22

Hamas' Brutal Disinformation Campaign Against Israel

May & Stradner, Messenger

Don't Blame Gazans for Hamas

Jonah Shepp, New York Magazine

Biden Is Not Up for the Israel-Hamas War Challenge

Michael Goodwin, New York Post

What Congress Can Do To Help Israel

Silverberg & Fontenrose, The Liberal Patriot

For GOP: Bush Era Out, America First In

Charlotte Hazard, Just the News

Democrats Divided on Biden’s Vulnerabilities for 2024

Niall Stanage, The Hill

Matt Gaetz Tore the House GOP Apart. He Isn't Sorry.

Molly Ball, Wall Street Journal

Book Review: Martin Baron's 'Collision of Power'

John Maxwell Hamilton, RCP

Free Speech at Colleges: Time for a Reset?

Bruinius et al., Christian Science Monitor

Jews of the Left Are in an Abusive Relationship

Boaz Monro, Tablet Magazine