RealClearPolitics August 13, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

How Thanksgiving Ended Francesca Hong's Hopes

Kevin Robillard, HuffPost

Wisconsin's David Crowley Is Far From a 'Moderate'

Mollie Hemingway, FOX News

A Messy Lesson for the Post-Woke Left

Caitlin Dewey, Vox

Hong, Kornacki and Milwaukee's Missing Election Results

Scott McKay, AmSpectator

What Brown Has To Do To Beat Husted in Ohio

Emma Janssen, The New Republic

El-Sayed Removes 100+ YouTube Videos From Public View

Andrew Kaczynski, CNN

Media Equally Culpable in Covid Vaccine Lies to the Public

Sen. Ron Johnson, CKS

Breaking Up the MMR Vaccine Isn't Wise or Possible

Edwards & Greenhouse, MS Now

Intellectual Laziness Disguised as Expertise From Fed Officials

James Thorne, X

Zuckerberg's Awkward Pivot to AI Optimism

John Herrman, New York Magazine

Ridiculous Rulings by Judges Overstepping Their Authority

Chad Mizelle, RCP

The Manosphere Sours on Trump

Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos

Iran's Dangerous Midterm Strategy

Victor Davis Hanson, The Daily Signal

DNC's Ranked Choice Voting Ban Is More Than Inside Baseball

Cynthia Terrell, RCP

How To Destroy a State, in Five Easy Steps

Jason Miyares, City Journal

Flanagan's Many Crush the Money in MN Senate Primary

John Nichols, The Nation

Previewing Flanagan vs. Tafoya in Minnesota

Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Texas (Emerson): Paxton (R) 47, Talarico (D) 46 | Abbott (R) 49, Hinojosa (D) 45

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Vance Reads the Room With Well-Timed Burrito Joke

Douglas MacKinnon, USA Today

Lessons for the Left From Hong's Loss in Wisconsin

Ben Davis, The Guardian

New York Is Not, and Should Not Be, 'Habibi City'

Liel Leibovitz, The Free Press

San Franciscans Think Their City Is Turning a Corner

Arm & Rufo, City Journal

Iran Assassination Threat Appears To Weigh on Trump's Mind

Rohde, et al., MS Now

Sen. Chris Murphy Almost Gets It

Frank Filocomo, RealClearBooks

How Occupy Wall Street Explains Politics Today

Yotam Marom, The Nation

Slam the USMCA Back Door

Nick Phillips, Commonplace

Europe's Carbon Mechanism Is Tariff by Another Name

Andy Puzder, Financial Times

How To Broker Peace Between Russia, Ukraine

Waldman & Charap, Foreign Affairs

Ohio Boy Tortured to Death by Mother, Trans Lovers

Thomas Stevenson, Post Millennial