RealClearPolitics Week of February 23, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Editorials

Monday, February 23

Falling Crime Numbers Are a Welcome Development

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling Doesn't Solve the Problem

Bloomberg

The Nation's Priorities Before the State of the Union

TIPP Insights

Pritzker's Cautious Budget at Least Doesn't Make Things Worse

Chicago Tribune

Tuesday, February 24

Trump's SOTU Should Celebrate His Record & Face Tasks Ahead

New York Post

Susan Rice's Irresponsible Plot for Revenge

Washington Post

4th Anniversary of Putin's War: Ukraine Exhausted, But Not Broken

The Guardian

Judge Cannon’s Stand for Due Process

New York Sun

Wednesday, February 25

Trump's Home-Run SOTU Showed Just How Crazy Dems Are

New York Post

WA’s Teacher Misconduct Laws Give Predators an Easy Way Out

Seattle Times

Trump's Tariffs: A Nostalgia That Misreads a Changed World

The Guardian

A Life Taken While Doing an Honest Day’s Work

Chicago Tribune

Thursday, February 26

Fairfax County, Va., Prosecutor Coddles Crooks, Murderers

Washington Times

Waging War With Iran Is in No One's Best Interest

Bloomberg

Takedown of Cartel Boss Is a Big Win for Mexico, U.S.

New York Post

Democrats Have a Public-Sector Union Problem

Chicago Tribune

Friday, February 27

The Sicario Doctrine

TIPP Insights

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon Is a Fight for AI's Future

Bloomberg

Democrats Should Be Ashamed of Not Standing

Washington Examiner

Is Massachusetts Really an Educational Leader?

Boston Globe

Saturday, February 28

Iran Does Not Want a Deal

Jerusalem Post

Illinois Confronts Its Housing Shortage--at Last

Chicago Tribune

Scouts Drop DEI

New York Post

A Stronger Japan Deserves More U.S. Support, Not Less

Bloomberg

Sunday, March 1

Trump Enforces His Red Line on Iran

Wall Street Journal

President Trump's Iran Gamble

Washington Post

A Bold Move To Rid World of Iran's Evil Regime Once and For All

New York Post

Europe Should Pick Up Talent Fleeing Trump's War on Science

The Guardian