RealClearPolitics February 26, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Surprise Guests! Medals! The SOTU Game Show

Monica Hesse, Washington Post

First Duty: Protect Citizens, Not Illegal Aliens

Roger Kimball, The Spectator

SOTU Showmanship Won't Fix Trump's Midterm Problem

William Galston, Brookings

Trump Sets a Trap for Democrats

Bevan, Cannon, Troy & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Unsafe, Dysfunctional Cities Are the Opposite of Compassion

Mamdani Meets 2nd Snow With Resolve, a Little Luck

D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation

Spanberger and Dems Lie About Gerrymandering Scheme

Rep. Ben Cline, RCP

The Problem With Trump's Affordability Victory Lap

Josh Bivens, MS Now

Survey Shows Majority Support for MAHA, America-First

Robert Malone, Substack

Iran Enters Critical Talks Insisting U.S. Deal Possible

Wintour & Roston, The Guardian

What the Death of Drug Kingpin El Mencho Means for Mexico

Harris & Krauze, Slate

Scared of Racist Label, Police Sacrificed UK's Daughters

Tommy Robinson, TimCast

AI Goes to Bat for Valerie Foushee

David Dayen, American Prospect

Bad Bets: Massive EV Subsidies Not Paying Off

James Varney, RealClearInvestigations

The Patriot: Shyam Sankar of Palantir

Jeremy Stern, Colossus

Why People Don't Like Talking About Politics

John Halpin, Substack

A Deeper Look at the Rise of the Deep State

Christopher Caldwell, The Spectator

Emerson: Trump Job Approval: 43% | Generic: Dems +8 | '28 Dems | '28 GOP

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

It Was a No-Brainer, But Democrats Refused To Stand

Miranda Devine, New York Post

Trump Says Everything Is Great. Who Will Tell Him Otherwise?

Ezra Klein, TikTok

Virginia Gerrymandering Is About Demographics

Adam Johnston, AMAC

No Populism Without Cultural Populism

Ruy Teixeira, Substack

Iran Is Facing a Berlin Wall Moment

Sen. Lindsey Graham, FOX News

FOX News, Sen. Graham and a New Push for War

Tucker Carlson, Tucker Carlson Show

To Raise Low Birth Rates, Help Mothers

Martin Wolf, Financial Times

Is Expensive Electricity Really Inevitable?

William Murray, RealClearEnergy

CBS Accidentally Proves Trump Right on South Africa

Hans Mahncke, The Federalist

The Uplifting Medicine of 'Scrubs'

Melanie McFarland, Salon

Mostly Paralyzed But Happy To Be Alive

Dennis Prager, Wall Street Journal

'28 Dems (Emerson): Newsom 20, Buttigieg 16, Harris 13, AOC 9, Shapiro 7