RealClearPolitics February 21, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

A Good Day for the Rule of Law

Jared Bernstein, MS Now

Chief Justice Roberts Delivers Another 'Creative' Ruling

Cass & Kishi, Commonplace

Tariff Smackdown Is Win for Limited Government

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

Ruling Is a Victory for World Trade--But Also Tricky

Eduardo Porter, The Guardian

Supreme Court's Interference Won't Stop Reciprocity Tariffs

Larry Kudlow, NY Sun

Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing the Calvary

John Nichols, The Nation

Conversation With Joe Abraham, 'Angel Dad'

Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

CIA Yanks 19 Docs 'Compromised' by Leftist Activism

Hemingway & Boyd, Federalist

How Justice Alito's Retirement Might Upend the Midterms

Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine

Poll: 'MAHA Winnable Middle' Could Secure GOP '26 Victory

Adam Garrie, Substack

What Does 'America First' Mean in Iran?

Josiah Lippincott, American Greatness

Why Iran Is Betting on War

Vali Nasr, Financial Times

On Brink of War Trump Has Not Even Bothered Explaining

Glenn Greenwald, Substack

Trump Reveals True Cost of Federal Collective Bargaining

Vincent Vernuccio, RCP

Crockett Was in the Driver's Seat. Then Colbert Happened

Igor Bobic, HuffPost

Goodell Hopes To Cash In on Risky Halftime Decision

Charles Gasparino, NY Post

What Robert Kraft Gets Right

Pamela Paresky, RealClearBooks

Generic Ballot: Big Data: Dems +9 | YouGov: Dems +7 | Reuters/Ipsos: Dems +4