RealClearPolitics October 16, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Why Trump Is Going In When the Money Is Coming Out

Gangitano, et al., Politico

Midterms Look Good for Dems, But That's Not a Guarantee

Hayes Brown, MS Now

Talarico Strikes Out on Easy Mode at CNN Town Hall

Nicole Russell, USA Today

A Minnesota Sleeper? Tafoya, Flanagan in 'Close' Senate Race

Zeleny & Wright, CNN

Poll: Majority Wants Less Red Tape To Cut Energy Costs

Jonathan Draeger, RCP

Alaska Considers Economic Suicide

Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal

Trump's Diesel Deal Is Shameful

Thomas Friedman, New York Times

The Russia, Russia, Russia Nonsense Is So Tiring

J.B. Shurk, American Thinker

France's Students Won't Back Down

Diana Cordoba, The Nation

Thinking About Race and IQ

Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics

A Novel That Looks Deep Into a Crisis on Campus

Rumaan Alam, The New Republic

How Big Money Is Pulling the Democrats Left

Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd

The Primary Electorate Is Its Own Harshest Critic

Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics

'Nonissue' of Noncitizens Voting Is Becoming Bigger Issue

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

Rep. Huizenga Faces Toughest Re-Election Race Yet

Jarod Facundo, Am. Prospect

Ticket-Splitting in Iowa and Kansas

Bevan, Cannon, Kimball & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Zuckerberg vs. the Pint of Guinness

Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Merrick Garland and Jack Smith's Plot Against America

Roger Kimball, The Spectator

Democrats Have Discovered the Key to Midterm Victory

Heather Parton, Salon

El-Sayed's Views Testing Faith of Michigan Democrats

Jesse Arm, Washington Post

Downvoting Data Centers in Maine

Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect

Talarico's Record Is Scarier Than Halloween

Deroy Murdock, The Daily Signal

Neera Tanden Knows What She's Doing

Luke Winkie, Slate

Do Republicans Have an Opening in Arizona?

Steve Cortes, RealClearPolicy

Trump Scraps Execution Livestream, Contradicting Hegseth

Steve Benen, MS Now

How Is Ken Dilanian Allowed Anywhere Near a Newsroom?

Brianna Lyman, Federalist

The Return of the Smoke-Filled Room

Nick Troiano, RealClearPolitics

College No Longer Makes Sense as the Default Choice

J.D. Tuccille, Reason

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