RealClearPolitics January 13, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

The Man Who Lit the Washington Monument Like a Candle

Philip Wegmann, RCP

America's Somalis and the 'Learing' Explosion

Roger Kimball, The Spectator

Plan for a Revived Democratic Party

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, The Nation

Progressives Need To Let Border Enforcement Do Their Job

Byron York, DC Examiner

How It Became So Difficult To Build in America

Illing & Dunkelman, Vox

Trump vs. Powell

Bevan, Wegmann & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Powell Is a Terrible Fed Chair, But He's Not a Criminal

Larry Kudlow, New York Sun

New 'Great Game': Mining, Mapping and Mercantilism

Rana Foroohar, Financial Times

Only a Matter of Time Now as to Iranian Government's Collapse

Time To Break Congress' Cycle of Budget Dysfunction

John Teichert, RealClearPolitics

Kennedy and Oz Get It Right on Diet and Alcohol

Matt Lewis, The Hill

Sen. Kelly's Coup 2.0 Agenda

Chase Spears, The American Mind

Democrat Mary Peltola Launches Senate Bid in Alaska

Kevin Robillard, HuffPost

An Earthquake in Conservative Family Policy

Cass & Kishi, Commonplace

Men in Women's Sports Are Unfair--and Dangerous

Chad Carlson, Wall Street Journal

Bob Weir's One Last Saturday Night

Steven Hyden, The Ringer

Requiem for Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead

Ann Coulter, The American Conservative

Trump Approval: M. Consult 45% | TIPP 40% | YouGov 44% | RCP Avg: 43.9%

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

How DEI Caused Military Recruitment Crisis

Gallagher & Wallsten, Wall Street Journal

Trump Wants To Make Imperialism Great Again

Hayes Brown, MS Now

Europe Should Be Begging U.S. To Buy Greenland

Shane Harris, AMAC

Why This Time Is Different for Iran

Vali Nasr, Project Syndicate

Foreign Fraud Gangs Ripping Off West Coast States

Christopher Rufo, City Journal

Majority of Young Voters Now Reject Both Parties

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Left Is Collapsing the Dems, Then Centrists Will Come Back

Mark Penn, FOX News

Who Radicalized the Mississippi Synagogue Arsonist?

Salena Zito, DC Examiner

London's Crackdown on Violent Crime Is Succeeding

Sadiq Khan, The Guardian

Joy of Dilbert: Scott Adams Mocked Everyday Indignities

James Bovard, NY Post

A Final Message