RealClearPolitics April 9, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Teetering Ceasefire Bodes Ill for Treacherous Talks Ahead

Stephen Collinson, CNN

A Ceasefire or a Strategic Pause?

Scott McKay, The American Spectator

A New Theory of Trump: The 'Soft TACO'

Andrew Prokop, Vox

This Is What a World Superpower Looks Like

Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire

Iran Folly Blasting GOP Coalition to Smithereens

Megyn Kelly, Piers Morgan Uncensored

A Ceasefire Is Welcome But Fragile

Sanam Vakil, The Guardian

Close Encounters of the Totalitarian Kind

Sasha Stone, Substack

Tulsi Gabbard and the Deep State's Dirty Secrets

Miranda Devine, New York Post

How Democrats Can Win on Education Again

Thomas Toch, Washington Monthly

Many Americans Voting With Their Feet. GOP Is Winning

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

As Republicans Embrace AI, Democrats Bet on a Backlash

David Weigel, Semafor

Digital Asset Rules Need Clarity

Scott Bessent, Wall Street Journal

Welfare Loophole That Lets Millionaires Get Food Stamps

Fick & Crocker, RCP

Live Tax-Free and Die

Whitney Wimbish, American Prospect

Dozens of Illegals Scatter at a PA DMV When ICE Responds

Salena Zito, DC Examiner

Trump Adds New Wrinkle to Flawed Case Against NATO

Steve Benen, MS Now

The Islamification of Britain

Joanna Williams, City Journal

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

How Negotiations Can Achieve Victory in Iran

Jonathan Panikoff, Wall Street Journal

After Trump Pauses War, Iranians Claim Victory

Steve Hendrix, Washington Post

Trump, Hormuz and the End of the Free Ride

James Thorne, X

The Myth of the Downwardly Mobile College Graduate

Eric Levitz, Vox

How the Left Ditched Class

Ryan Zickgraf, Compact Magazine

Mid-Air Birth Shows How Stupid Birthright Citizenship Is

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

Women Don't Like Trump, But Will They Vote for Democrats?

Lakshya Jain, Substack

Voters Still Want Normalcy

Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal

'Organic' Protests That Come With Price Tags

Alex Tarascio, The Daily Wire

The Private Credit Cartels

Maureen Tkacik, American Prospect

The Long Shadow of 'The Population Bomb'

Patrick Brown, Commonplace

KY-4 GOP: Big Data: Massie 52, Gallrein 48 | Quantus: Massie 47, Gallrein 38