RealClearPolitics Week of May 19, 2025 Archives

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Monday, May 19

FBI Washington Headquarters Won't Be Missed

Victor Davis Hanson, Am. Greatness

Tap Tap Tapping on Biden's Door

Joe Klein, Substack

Biden Had a Bad Memory When It Was Convenient

Miranda Devine, X

Spotlight on Biden Reopens Democratic Party's Wounds

David Smith, The Guardian

Think Tank Staffing Trump 2.0: America First Policy Institute

Philip Wegmann, RCP

We're Exposing Corruption, But Left Still Owns the Judges

Devin Nunes, FOX News

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

IEA Report, Iberian Blackout End Dreams of 'Energy Transition'

Mark Mills, RCPolicy

How the U.S. Turned the Tide on Drug Overdose Deaths

Bryan Walsh, Vox

Why SCOTUS Will Change Course on Deportations

Kurt Schlichter, X

The Farce of Trump's Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

Nicholas Grossman, MSNBC

Ask Your Doctor If Jihad Is Right for You

Greene & Kingsbury, Tablet Magazine

A Brand-New Brand: Trump Lemonade

Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics

Nostalgia for the American Logger?

Erik Loomis, The Nation

Reminder of Why I Left the Episcopal Church Behind

Tyler O'Neil, The Daily Signal

The Inequality Myth

Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs

The Perks of a More Patriotic Tech Industry

Robert Bellafiore, Commonplace

Tuesday, May 20

Inside the Democrats' Reboot

Charlotte Alter, Time

Dems Lied About Biden. Will Voters Ever Trust Them Again?

Nicole Russell, USAT

Joe Biden Has Nothing To Do With the 2028 Election

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Biden's Diagnosis Exposes Dems, Media as Security Risks

Eddie Scarry, Federalist

How Jake Tapper Covered (Up) the Biden Cover-Up

Stiles & Rampersad, Free Beacon

Has Trump Buyer's Remorse Already Set In?

Rogers & Del Percio, Newsweek

Trump's Polling Is Better Than the Media Thinks

J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics

Virginia Republicans Brace for Grim November

Booker, et al, Politico

A Triumphant Middle East Trip for Trump

Hugh Hewitt, FOX News

How Trump Demeaned Our Values on Middle East Tour

Will Saletan, The Bulwark

Comey Brought Shame to the FBI Badge, Yet Again

Whiny Trump Can't Stop His Own Economic Mess

Sidney Blumenthal, The Guardian

'Big, Beautiful Bill' Is Going To Pass the House. Bet on It

Larry Kudlow, New York Sun

The Talented Mr. Vance

George Packer, The Atlantic

Hillary: Handmaiden to the Patriarchs of the Left

Jeffrey Lord, The American Spectator

Why Democracy Is in Retreat

Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal

Biden's Autopen Pardons Should Be Null & Void

David Marcus, FOX News

Wednesday, May 21

Joe Biden's Real Legacy: Cover-Ups, Policy Disasters, & Lies

Michael Goodwin, NYP

Biden's Age Wasn't a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact

Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic

Dems Used Biden's Infirmity To Push a Radical Agenda

Greg Gutfeld, FOX News

The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden

Jake Tapper, The Atlantic

Jake Tapper Missed the Biggest Story of the Century

Megyn Kelly, Megyn Kelly Show

Dems Say 86 Biden 'Conspiracy Theories'

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Has American Liberalism Run Its Course?

John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot

Dems Have a Chance To Retake Working Class

J Oliver Conroy, The Guardian

Comey's Behavior Confirms He's Our Worst FBI Director

Thomas Baker, The Federalist

Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Dissent

David Graham, The Atlantic

Working for Welfare Benefits Is Not Punishment

Merrill Matthews, The Hill

America's Crisis of Democracy Reached New Stage

Chauncey DeVega, Salon

A Major DEI Setback Looms in Florida

Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles

How the GOP’s One-Sided Deal-Making Will Hurt Farmers

Jon Tester, MSNBC

Wes Moore Realizes Slavery Reparations Is Yesterday’s Fad

Jason Riley, WSJ

Trump and the Tech Oligarchy

Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect

SPLC Is the Real Hate Machine

John Mac Ghlionn, The American Spectator

Thursday, May 22

Was It a 'Cover-Up' If We Knew the Truth About Biden?

Alex Shephard, New Republic

The Democrat Scandals Keep Growing

John Kass, JohnKassNews

The Truth About Biden's Health Doesn't Change Anything

Michele Norris, MSNBC

An End to Biden Injustice Against the Police

Harmeet Dhillon, Wall Street Journal

Why Voter Turnout Remained Incredibly High in 2024

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Supreme Confusion

John Eastman, The American Mind

A Playbook for Industrial Policy

Lalwani & Marullo, Foreign Affairs

South Africa President Gets Dose of Trump Diplomacy

Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM

Harvard Researcher: The University Is 'Totally Corrupted'

Rufo & Thorpe, City Journal

Federalist Society Pivots Toward Confronting Trump

Ian Millhiser, Vox

Demise of the Neoconservative Legal Elites

Rob Wasinger, American Greatness

The DNC's Latest Feud Is an Exercise in Futility

Chris Lehmann, The Nation

Burgum Warns Whoever Wins AI Race 'Controls the World'

Philip Wegmann, RCP

I Have Seen the Future of AI. It's in Western PA

Salena Zito, Washington Post

Fix the NIH To Fix American Science

Joe Lonsdale, Substack

Paradise Lost: Epstein Legacy Clouds U.S. Virgin Islands

Lee Fang, RCI/LeeFang.com

New Pope, Old Problem: Will Leo XIV Resist Tyranny?

Brian Kennedy, Blaze Media

Watch/Listen: Rubio | Tapper | Martin | Giridharadas | Hemingway | Penn | More

Friday, May 23

Dems' Leadership Discredited, Party Off Kilter

Michael Barone, Washington Examiner

Forget Biden: Trump's Problems Today Far More Important

Brian Karem, Salon

Corrupt Media Desperately Wants To Pivot. Don't Let Them

Sasha Stone, Substack

Megyn Kelly Gives Jake Tapper a Long Overdue Lashing

Quoth the Raven, Substack

Final Moments of Two Promising Lives Cut Short

Chaffin & Schectman, Wall St. Journal

Welcome to the Global Intifada

Bari Weiss, The Free Press

What Did You Do During the Genocide in Gaza?

Arwa Mahdawi, The Guardian

The Evils of Left-Wing Political Violence

Josh Hammer, Newsweek

The Senate Hearing They Never Wanted You to See

The Vigilant Fox, Substack

Is DEI Still Plaguing the Secret Service?

Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics

The 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill' Is a Big, Ugly Mess

Jackie Calmes, Los Angeles Times

Take the Win on the Big Beautiful Bill

Scott McKay, The American Spectator

Is President Trump Losing His Patience?

Olivier Knox, US News & World Report

Why It's So Difficult for Trump To Clean Up Biden’s Ukraine Mess

Fred Fleitz, AG

Trump Escalates His War Against Harvard

Niall Stanage, The Hill

Let's Teach Our Kids About Liberty, Not Socialism

Joe Lonsdale, Substack

What the Ancients Might Teach Us About Civic Ed

Drago & Hoffpauir, Jack Miller Center

Latest Polls: Georgia Senate | Virginia Governor | Trump Job Approval | Generic

Saturday, May 24

Book Sparks New Round of Debate Over Biden. Good

Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC

Trump Is Gradually Winning the Culture Wars

Larry Kudlow, FOX Business

The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying

Jeet Heer, The Nation

People Don't Understand That Processed Foods Are Poison

Robert Kennedy Jr., CNN

Understanding U.S. Across 15 Types of Communities

Michael Baharaeen, Substack

Should Illiterate Graduates Sue Schools That Failed?

Helen Andrews, Commonplace

Trump Makes Deal of a Lifetime for U.S. Steel

Salena Zito, Washington Examiner

Ten Sneaky Sleeper Provisions in Big Beautiful Bill

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

Don't Fund Chinese Companies in the Tax Bill

Steve Cortes, American Greatness

Harvard Sues Trump Again

Bevan, Cannon, & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Darkness on a Washington Street

Sahar Tartak, Wall Street Journal

Biblical Hatred Engulfing Both Sides in Gaza Conflict

Jonathan Freedland, Guardian

Extinguish the Gaslight Forever

Seth Mandel, Commentary

Ross Barkan, RealClearBooks

The Rot at Disney Goes Deep

Steven Watts, Compact Magazine

2028 Voters Won't Care About the Biden 'Cover-Up'

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Psaki Provided Political Cover for Biden's Ghost Presidency

Beth Brelje, Federalist

Watch: President Trump Delivers Commencement Speech At West Point

Sunday, May 25

5 Years On, George Floyd's Legacy Under Siege

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today

How George Floyd Dragged America to the Right

Wilfred Reilly, Spiked

How Did BLM Movement Change the World?

Osita Nwanevu, et al, The Guardian

Globalizing Naziism

Carl M. Cannon, RealClearPolitics

Starving Reporters Now Desperate for Food After Killing Journalism

John Kass

Dance$ With Emolument$

Maureen Dowd, New York Times

Why Is Trump Approval Rising?

Byron York, Washington Examiner

Dems Are in Huge Electoral Trouble With Latinos

Dan Pfeiffer, Pod Save America

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' a Big Risk for House GOP

Dan Balz, Washington Post

Trump & Johnson Defy Critics With 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

Newt Gingrich, FOX News

Those Leading the Progressive Fight Against Trump

Rachel Leingang, The Guardian

The Battle for the Future of Conservatism

Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics

How Trump Has Remade America's Political Landscape

Shane Goldmacher, NY Times

Tapper's Book Is a PR Campaign To Seek Absolution

Andrew Stiles, Free Beacon

Team Biden Wished Away His Decline Until It Was Too Late

Lloyd Green, Guardian

Jake Tapper's Brazen Journalistic Dishonesty

Hans Mahncke, X

Centenary of Buckley & the Crisis of Free Speech

Roger Kimball, American Greatness

Latest Polls: Trump Job Approval | Direction of Country | GA Sen, VA Gov, More