RealClearPolitics January 14, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

The Case for Civil Unrest

Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek

The Trouble With Activism That Abets Law-Breaking

Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles

Resistance Moms Will Save Us

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Interfering w/Federal Agents Is Not Consequence-Free Activism

Nyisha Loraine, X

From ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ to ‘Drive, Baby, Drive’

Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics

Dems Must Run on Abolishing ICE in 2026

Jason Johnson, MS Now

Supreme Court Looking at Trans Athletes

Bevan, Ham & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Reality Must Reign as SCOTUS Weighs Trans Sports Fight

Karol Markowicz, NY Post

Schumer Sees Opening for Senate Takeover After Rough Year

Lindsay Wise, WSJ

The Democrats' Irrational Exuberance in the U.S. Senate

Adam Turner, Red State

The GOP's 2026 Bind

Chris Matthews, Washington Post

Trump Has Cut Technocratic Gordian Knot - and Elites Hate It

Glenn Reynolds, NYP

The Trouble With Regime Change

Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs

Don’t Turn Iran Into Another Iraq

Michael Goodwin, New York Post

Trump's Persecution of Powell Crazier Than It Looks

Ryan Cooper, American Prospect

Scott Adams Showed Us What It Means To Live Well

Nicole Russell, USA Today

Alan Dershowitz — 2026 Samizdat Winner

David DesRosiers, RealClearPolitics

Trump Approval: Reuters 41% | Quinnipiac 40% | Yahoo 43% | RCP Avg: 43.0%

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Minnesota Frauds Expose Democrat Business Model

Ben Weingarten, The Federalist

Schumer Shows He's a Better Leader Than Dems Think

Michael Cohen, MS Now

Powell Is the Real Threat to Fed Independence

Peter Navarro, Substack

Trump Feels Obligated To Take Action on Iran, Weighs Options

Treene & Liptak, CNN

As Iran Cracks Down, Where Are the Protests Over Here?

Gerard Baker, WSJ

Trump's Successes All Point to Avoiding Entanglements

Lipton Matthews, Chronicles

The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh

Adam Hochschild, The Nation

Secret Service Chief Used Sting To Try To Find My Sources

Susan Crabtree, RCP

Reagan Foundation Takes Disturbing Hard Left Turn

Craig Shirley, Washington Times

Bob Weir Was the Boomer Who Did It Best

Andi Zeisler, Salon

Putting Women's Sports Back on Track

Suzanne Beecher, RealClearEducation

MI Senate (WDIV): Rogers (R) 44%, Stevens (D) 44% | vs. McMurrow, El-Sayed