RealClearPolitics April 19, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Ideas of 1776 a Way of Life, Not Abstract Theory

Justice Clarence Thomas, U. of Texas

How Clarence Thomas Misunderstands Democracy

Paul Waldman, MS Now

Holy Wars: The Don vs. Leo

Peachy Keenan, Substack

The Pope Bedevils Trump

Maureen Dowd, New York Times

The Geopolitics of Epic Fury

Roger Kimball, American Greatness

Regime Change in Iran as Necessary as Ever

Vice Admiral Robert Harward (ret.), MS Now

America Loses Its Will To Work

Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal

Mayor Mamdani Proves You Really Can Tax the Rich

Sara Pequeno, USA Today

Mamdani’s Tax-the-Rich Plan Risks Driving Wealth Away

Richard Porter, RCP

The California Governor's Race Is a Debacle

Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic

Eric Swalwell Flew Too Close to the Sun

Sasha Stone, Substack

Democrats Eye Deep-Red Turf as Trump Popularity Falls

Kevin Robillard, HuffPost

Dems Thought Platner Was Perfect - But It Turns Out He's Awful

John Loftus, DC

An Imaginary Walk Through the Yale Campus: 1963–1971

Lanny Davis, RCP

'Purple State' Shows Life's Biggest Choices Aren't Political

Dana Perino, FOX News

Harvard Business School Case Study Vilifies Israel

Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics

Honoring America's 250th Through Service

Reps. Lawler & Watson-Coleman, Newsweek

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Intemperate Trump Brings Chaos, Confusion to Iran Talks

Patrick Wintour, Guardian

Why Democrats Are Rooting for America To Fail in Iran War

Julian Epstein, NY Post

A Positive Trend for Dems That Can't Be Ignored

McMinn, et al, Politico

Dems' Socialist Turn a GOP Electoral College Dream

Joe Concha, Washington Examiner

Gallego on Why He Defended Swalwell & Why He Regrets It

Astead Herndon, Vox

Swalwell Knifed By a Party That Long Sheltered Him

William Liang, The Hill

Fmr Axios Reporter: Outlet Ignored Her Story About Swalwell

Andrea Widburg, AT

Republicans Want To Ban Drag. It Could Land Women in Jail

Dan Kobil, USA Today

Meet The Ostroushkos

Scott Johnson, PowerLine

CA On Front Line of America's Maternal Mortality Crisis

Sylvia Ghazarian, LA Times

The Year America Stops Replacing Itself

Mollie Engelhart, Epoch Times