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RealClearPolitics Week of June 2, 2025 Archives

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Monday, June 2
Two Paths for AI
Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker
AI Is Learning To Escape Human Control
Judd Rosenblatt, Wall Street Journal
Pro-Trump Nationalist Wins Poland Presidential Election
Erling & Lubowicka, Reuters
We Are De-Risking Our Reliance and the World's on China
Sec. Scott Bessent, FTN
The Great Undoing: Trump's Presidency Reeled In by Courts
Sam Baker, Axios
Why Lawfare Won’t Beat Trump
Wolfgang Munchau, UnHerd
Is Birthright Citizenship a National Suicide Pact?
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Ukraine Just Rewrote the Rules of War
Max Boot, Washington Post
Ukraine's Reckless Attack on Russia's Nuclear Triad
Christian Whiton, Substack
CA Dems Try To Figure Out How To Win National Elections Again
Mehta & Fry, LAT
The New Republican Party of Trump Is a Thugocracy
Peter Whener, The Atlantic
Senator Whitehouse's Disgraceful Smear of Russ Vought
Mark Paoletta, X
Trump Admin Has No Actual Arguments - for Anything
Jonah Goldberg, The Dispatch
Why Is Leonard Leo Setting Up Groups To Attack Trump?
Steve Bannon, War Room
Why Chinese Communists Call Harvard Their 'Party School'
Chun Han Wong, WSJ
Donald Trump, Mike Tyson, and the Fight That Defined an Era
Mark Kriegel, Esquire
Michelle Obama's Sneering Contempt for Women Trump Voters
Andrea Peyser, NYP
Tuesday, June 3
Democrats Are No Longer the Party of the Middle Class
Harry Enten, CNN


Don't Just Fix Higher Education, Reconstitute It
Philip Hamburger, Wall Street Journal
Rules To Win By
Paul Glastris, Washington Monthly
The Costs of Weaponizing the Law Must Be Made Clear
Clifford Bates, Chronicles
Owning the Libs Is Now Policy
Austin Sarat, Salon
Bill Maher. So Smart, So Stupid. Mamet Sets Him Straight
Sasha Stone, Substack
Rubio Declares War on the Global Censors
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
It's Time for the Second Draft of Globalization
Larry Fink, Financial Times
The Physics Behind the Spanish Blackout
Bjorn Lomborg, Wall Street Journal
Why Ukraine's Drone Attack on Russia Was So Effective
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
Ukraine, Russia Show Little Interest for Peace
Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft
The Pro-Palestine Movement Is a Violent Movement
Guy Benson, FOX News
Why Is Pro-Israel Group Asking U.S. To Investigate Ms Rachel?
Tayo Bero, Guardian
Stanley Fischer Was a Different Kind of Israeli Hero
Seth Mandel, Commentary
Cuomo Isn't Strong; His Opponents Are Weak
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
A $20 Mistake: At-Risk Teens Will Pay for Cuomo's Wage Hike
Daniel Idfresne, RCP
Transgender Athletes Turn Track Meets Into a Farce
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Wednesday, June 4
The American Political Realignment Is Real
William Galston, Wall Street Journal


American Conservatism: The Road Ahead
James Piereson, City Journal
The Two-Party Face Plant
John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot
Vance & Rubio Toast the New Right
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
6 Steps To Ruin America's Economy & Global Standing
Tom Rogers, Newsweek
Democrats See No Evil as Jews Burn in America
John Kass
Dems Set Out To Study Young Men. Here Are Their Findings
Elena Schneider, Politico
A Big, Beautiful Win for America
Rep. Ben Cline, RealClearPolitics
Musk Is Right: America's Spending Out of Control
Kate Andrews, The Spectator World
Schumer Wants an Apology From Musk?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Sanders: 'Saying Trump Is Dangerous Is Not Enough'
Zoe Williams, The Guardian
Princeton Fails To Enforce Free Speech, Antisemitism Rules
Danielle Shapiro, RCP
Harvard Has Brought This Reckoning on Itself
Sean Collins, Spiked
MAGA Rage Against Justice Barrett Has Been Brewing
Devin Dwyer, ABC News
Is It Any Wonder Liberals Are Having a Mental Health Crisis?
Rikki Schlott, NY Post
Inside Ukraine's Drone Attack That Crippled Russia’s Bombers
Marson, et al, WSJ
How Chinese Drones Could Defeat America
Noah Smith, Substack
TDIH - June 4 Second Term Job Approval: Trump 47.5 | Obama 47.1 | Bush 45.9
Thursday, June 5
Groupthink Alert: Flailing News Media Looks Hopeless
Joe Concha, DC Examiner


Biden Has Become a Scapegoat for the Democrats
Janan Ganesh, Financial Times
Disaster of Dems' Open Border Is Coming Home To Roost
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Poll Conundrum: Activist Government, Yes; Dems, No
Harold Meyerson, Am. Prospect
Musk Defiance Gives Fiscal Hawks Breathing Room
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Trump Tops Obama's Job Approval Rating
John Nolte, Breitbart
Democrats Are Stuck in a 'Cringe Trap'
Amy Walter, PBS Newshour
The Cutting Edge of MAHA in New Mexico Desert
Kathleen O'Toole, RealClearPolitics
Secret to Reindustrializing: Regulated Competition
Phillip Longman, Washington Mthly
Neoconservatives Push Trump To Start Iran Regime Change War
Tucker Carlson, X
America and Israel Follow the Same Old Script 
Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs
How Media Manufactured a 'Genocide'
Zach Goldberg, Tablet Magazine
Friends With Benefits: Stacey Abrams Funneled Millions to Lawyer
Paul Sperry, RCI
Midlife Crisis Is Coming for Millennials Lol
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox
Florida Delivers a Stunning Defeat to DEI
Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles
Party Primaries Need Ranked Choice Voting
Meredith Sumpter, RealClearPolitics
FTC Probes Media Rating Firms, Alleging Boycott Collusion
Kendra Barnett, Adweek
Texas Senate Republican Primary (UOI): Ken Paxton 50, John Cornyn 28
Friday, June 6
'Beautiful Breakup': Musk, Trump Burn Down Their Bromance
Philip Wegmann, RCP


Donald & Elon: Knock It Off, Don't Sabotage the Golden Age
Greg Gutfeld, FOX News
Inevitable Trump-Musk Feud Finally Here. It's Pathetic
Moira Donegan, The Guardian
To Dems Delight, Elon Goes Full Glenn Close on Trump
Sasha Stone, Substack
Musk's Tax Bill Attacks Rattled GOP, But Trump Still Reigns
Lloyd Green, Guardian
50 Big Wins From Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill the Media Is Ignoring
Charlie Kirk, X
The Democrats' Class Trip to Nowhere
Chris Lehmann, The Nation
Why Woke Failed
Michael Shermer, Substack
The Quest To Bring Young Men Back to the Dems
Grace Segers, The New Republic
Meet the 'Radical' Woman Helping Dems 'Understand Men'
Andrew Stiles, WFB
This Is Thune's Make-or-Break Moment
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
Is Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs a Traitor?
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
USSS Ordered WH Cocaine Destroyed Day After Closing Case
Susan Crabtree, RCP
America's Allies Must Save Themselves
Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs
Interviewing Stanley McChrystal: Character Over Chaos
Charlie Stone, The Unknowns
Get Women Out of Combat
Thibeau & Ruch, The American Mind
The Weather Forecast That Saved D-Day
Christopher Klein, History.com
Watch/Listen: Devine | Markey | Ryun | Enten | Whiton | Dean | More Videos
Saturday, June 7
Why the Elon-Trump Bromance Crashed and Burned
Batya Ungar-Sargon, Free Press
Musk, Trump Have Same Enemies; Makes No Sense To Fight
Victor Davis Hanson, X
Dems Should Stay Out of Trump-Musk Feud and Enjoy It
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
A Return to the Permanent Things
Kevin Roberts, The American Mind
Senators Lay Down Their Must-Haves for Mega-Bill
David Dayen, American Prospect
This Bill Is Literally Trump Campaign Promises Codified
Stephen Miller, White House
How Dems Can Capitalize on the Musk-Trump Catfight
Kristol & Egger, The Bulwark
News Rating Agencies Under Federal Scrutiny
Susan Ferrechio, Washington Times
Biden Weaponized Law Enforcement Against Catholics
Steve Cortes, RealClearPolitics
Case Study: Can U.S. Again Be the Power Tool King?
Paul Waldman, The New Republic
A Reversal of Fortune for the Rustbelt
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
Economists' Message on 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
James Carter, RealClearPolitics
Why Trump Probably Can't Cut Musk Loose
Joshua Keating, Vox
It'll Get Worse for Top Colleges If They Don't Break With Left
Julian Epstein, NY Post
Bibi Vindicated on 'Jewish State' Demand
Seth Mandel, Commentary
When the Trump Tide Turns: Bukele's Risky Bromance
Addison Graham, RCP
1/4 of Public School Enrollment May Be Anchor Babies
Joy Pullmann, The Federalist
Sunday, June 8
Does Trump Know What's He's Done In California?
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times
President Sends National Guard To Stop LA Insurrection
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
Los Angeles Is Under Attack From Trump's Regime
Jim Stewartson, Substack
Who's Behind the Organized, Funded and Coordinated Riots?
DataRepublican, X
Garcia Returns, But Not the Way His Supporters Wanted
Byron York, DC Examiner
Did Dems Make a Mistake By Focusing on Abrego Garcia?
David Rohde, NBC News
Why I Don't Criticize Trump
Sasha Stone, Substack
Can Musk Bring Trump Down If He Wants?
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic
Trump and His Goals Will Survive Without Elon Musk
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Dems Eyeing 2028 Bid Scramble To Move To Center
Wren & Schneider, Politico
Scott Jennings Is Correct About Wes Moore
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Media Colluded To Kneecap Trump From Beginning
Kash Patel, Joe Rogan Experience
Biden Investigation a Path To Greater Lawlessness
Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic
Steven Pinker's Damning Defense of Harvard
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Simone Biles Shows Greatness Again Backing Trans Athletes
Nancy Armour, USAT
Why Is Simone Biles Abandoning Girls In Favor of Boys?
John Hinderaker, PowerLine
It’s Opening Night for MAGA Makeover of Kennedy Center
Toonkel, et al, WSJ


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