RealClearPolitics April 12, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Wars Make or Break Presidencies

Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense

Trump’s Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran

David Remnick, The New Yorker

Trump, Iran, and the Theater of Moral Panic

Roger Kimball, American Greatness

Iran Has Advantage Over U.S. in Negotiations

Wesley Clark, USA Today

Is Viktor Orbán's Long Rule Coming to An End?

Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic

Is It Still Possible To Have a Fair Election in the EU?

Rodrigo Ballester, Brussels Signal

Eric Swalwell's Bid for California Governor Is Over

Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times

Dems' Growing Credibility Gap May Cost Them Midterms

Nicole Russell, USA Today

What Explains Graham Platner's Success

Josh Keefe, NOTUS

If SAVE America Act Fails, GOP Will Go Down Bigly in Nov

Joe Concha, DC Examiner

Major Strategic Shift in Global Energy Market Favors United States

U.S. Tactical Successes Should Give Beijing Pause

Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs

Only Prosecutions Can End DOJ Weaponization

Elle Purnell, The Federalist

The Battle To Be Trump’s Next Attorney General

Gerstein, Cheney & Ward, Politico

Trump Gives Podcastistan a Spankin

Sasha Stone, Substack

How ‘Zombie Flow’ Took Over Culture

Derek Thompson, Substack

Why Gen Z Is Reclaiming Family and Faith

Lisa Rue, RealClearPolitics

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Trump's Strait of Hormuz Blockade Risks Clash With China

Michael Wilner, LA Times

The Iran War Is a Boon for the Petrodollar

Diana Choyleva, WSJ

Hungary's Viktor Orban Concedes Election Defeat

Ilyushina & Belton, Washington Post

How Swalwell's Implosion Changes the Race for CA Gov

Jon Fleischman, NY Post

Hasan Piker Is Not the Enemy

Ezra Klein, New York Times

Can the Democrats Get Religion?

James Antle, Washington Examiner

Anti-American Sentiment On the Rise in Europe

Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times

Nuke the Filibuster, Pass the Save America Act

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

Democrats Abruptly Revive the Idea of Impeaching Trump

Annie Karni, NY Times

The New York Times' Hate-Filled Agenda Drags On

Michael Goodwin, New York Post