RealClearPolitics August 8, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Justice Alito: 'Practical Originalism' and Its Facile Critics

James Taranto, WSJ

Iran Plots To Deal Midterm Blow by Keeping U.S. Entangled

Patrick Wintour, Guardian

A Defense of the President's Strategy in Iran

Brian Kennedy, The American Mind

Democrats Need To Face Their Real Liability

Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

Next Stop on the Krugman Apology Tour

Oren Cass, Commonplace

Pundit-Driven K-Shaped Economy Narrative Does Not Hold Up

Scott Bessent, X

Birthright Citizenship: Trump Thinks He Can Defy SCOTUS

Matt Ford, New Republic

How To Spot an Intellectual Impostor

Richard Dawkins, UnHerd

Why Universities Won't Reform Themselves

Jared Stepman, American Greatness

McMahon's Latest Offensive on American Universities

Jacques Berlinerblau, MS Now

What's Tucker Carlson's Endgame?

Cannon, Crabtree & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Democrats Should Be Wary of 'Vote Blue No Matter Who'

David Winston, Roll Call

El-Sayed's Win Is a Landmark for Palestine Movement

Iman Abid, The Nation

Citing Jefferson, De La Espriella Takes Office in Colombia

Christian Caruzo, Breitbart

These 25 Items Represent America, Like It or Not

Emily Keegin, New York Times

How To Wreck a Museum

Caitlin Flanagan, The Free Press

Will the God of Cinema Forgive Christopher Nolan?

David Thomson, UnHerd

SC GOP Senate (Quantas): Graham 33, Norman 20, Fry 20, Sanford 17, Lynch 8