RealClearPolitics January 7, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Venezuela's New Leader Is the Oil Industry's Long-Time Ally

Garip, et al., Bloomberg

Update to the Monroe Doctrine: 'It's About Peace on Earth'

Larry Kudlow, NY Sun

After Venezuela, Who's Next?

Heather Parton, Salon

Dems' Venezuela Reaction Spells Bad News for Midterms

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

It Turns Out That Americans Like Success

Harry Enten, CNN

Can Machado Lead Venezuela?

Cannon, Wegmann, & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

The Spectacular Failure of the Tim Walz Democrat

James Antle, Washington Examiner

The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Take a Victory Lap

Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic

Jack Smith's Tyrannical Arrogance

J.B. Shurk, American Thinker

Mamdani's Strong Start

Matthew Yglesias, Substack

An Uninspiring Far-Left Field Vying for California Governor

Joel Kotkin, City Journal

Many Schools Don't Think Students Can Read Full Novels

Margaret Sullivan, Guardian

DEI Has No Place in American Classrooms

Rhyen Staley, The Hill

America Needs a Transcontinental Railroad

Michael Toth, Wall Street Journal

Ukraine's Military Holds Lessons for Its Future

Tymofiy Mylovanov, Financial Times

Realists Were Right About Russia-Ukraine War

Mark Episkopos, Responsible Statecraft

How Therapy-Speak Sabotages January Resolutions

Jonathan Alpert, New York Post

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

'Donroe Doctrine' Emphasizes Border, Drugs in This Hemisphere

Tamara Keith, NPR

Next Step in Venezuela and Iran Is a Push for Democracy

Mike Pompeo, NY Post

Don't Let Neocons Turn Venezuela Into 'Democracy' Project

Paul Gottfried, Chronicles

Before There Was Maduro, There Was Cipriano Castro

Greg Gandin, The Nation

U.S. Has Many Options on Greenland--Now Is the Time To Act

Alexander Gray, RCP

Cynicism About Government Is Hard To Escape

John Halpin, Substack

What Separates Walz From Other Dems Is He Got Caught

Eddie Scarry, The Federalist

Will Klobuchar Run for Minnesota Governor?

Bradner & Zeleny, CNN

Social Media Can Be a Trap for Politicians

Vivek Ramaswamy, Wall Street Journal

Emergency Deepened My Respect for Health Care Workers

Justin Vassallo, Substack

How I Nearly Lost It All and Became a Value Investor

Jeremy Grantham, Barron's

Trump Job Approval: CBS 41% | M. Consult 46% | Reuters 42% | RCP Avg 44.3%