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RealClearPolitics Week of December 23, 2024 Archives

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Monday, December 23
Democrats Adrift as Trump Prepares to Take Power
McCormick, Lucey & Hughes, WSJ
Democrats Can't Hide From the Culture War
David Faris, Slate
'Our Brand Is Toxic:' Manchin Torches Dems on Way Out the Door
Kaanita Iyer, CNN
The Cure for Vaccine Skepticism
Martin Kulldorff, RealClearPolitics
The Republican Party Is Out of Control
Ben Jacobs, New York Magazine
I'm Done With Never Trump
Bret Stephens, New York Times
Fixing the Biden Border
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Trump's Deportations on Collision Course w/CA's Economy
Robin Abcarian, LA Times
Tren de Aragua, Your Days Are Numbered
Tom Homan, Turning Point AmFest
Trump & Musk Can't Take Away My Hope in Govt
E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
'Shadow President Musk' & Other Media Myths
David Catron, The American Spectator
The Media's Suck Up to MAGA Moment
Fischer & Lawler, Axios
Biden Has Been President-in-Name-Only Since Day One
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Why Disney Is Suddenly Trying To Avoid Political Hot Buttons
Meg James, LA Times
Don't Expect Media Apologies for the Duke Lacrosse Case
Harry Stein, City Journal
What Motivated the Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack?
Eugyppius, Substack
Europe Is Canceling Christmas
Itxu Díaz, Tablet Magazine
Tuesday, December 24
O Holy Night
John Kass


The Only Way To Truly Feel the Christmas Spirit
Corey Brooks, FOX News
2025's Big Question: Can Republicans Govern?
David Faris, Newsweek
Trump's Boldness Is Bringing Hopeful Change
Glenn Reynolds, New York Post
Could 2024 Trump’s Victory Counter a 2026 ‘Midterm Curse’?
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Biden Right To Grant Clemency to 37 Death Row Inmates
Russ Feingold, The Hill
Biden's Commutations a Grotesque Abuse of Justice System
Rich Lowry, NY Post
When I Met Luigi Mangione
Gurwinder Bhogal, UnHerd
If DOGE and MAHA Aim To Cut, Price Transparency Is Key
Marni Carey, RCHealth
Journalists Can't Be Intimidated by Trump's Attacks on Media
Eugene Robinson, WP
Joe Biden Met With Hunter's Chinese Business Associates
America First Legal, X
Trump Wants To Bring Back the American Imperium
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
What's Behind Trump's Expansionist Rhetoric?
Robert Spencer, PJ Media
A Pathway to Peace in Ukraine
Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs
Is Trump Looking for a Grand Bargain With China?
Gordon Chang, Gatestone Institute
Santa Claus Way Kinder Than the Other Guy With a Red Hat
Rex Huppke, USA Today
Merry Christmas, Crazy Miserable Commies
Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Thursday, December 26
Merry Christmas to Voters & Excellent Prospects for 2025
Conrad Black, NY Sun


Trump Won in 2024 Because QAnon Went Mainstream
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
A Political Realignment - If Trump Can Keep It
Henry Olsen, New York Post
What Does It Mean When Your Party Brand Collapses?
John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot
Why a Democratic Comeback Will Be Difficult
Mark Halperin, FOX News
Trump's First Day Frenzy
Basu & Davis, Axios
Next Year Will Be the Best America's Had in a Long Time
Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek
How Will the World Adjust to the Trump Presidency?
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Yes, America Should Absolutely Annex Greenland
Jordan Schachtel, Substack
Leave Syria to the Syrians
Doug Bandow, The American Conservative
Our Democracy Demands Open Hearts & Minds
Gail Christopher, Washington Monthly
Saving Murderers and Killing Babies
Francis Sempa, The American Spectator
Trump Going Places With Energy, But Biden Is Backseat Driver
James Varney, RCI
How Press Freedoms May Fare Under 2nd Trump Admin
Gabe Rottman, LA Times
Faith Is Core of American Freedom. Losing It Endangers Us All
Don Feder, NY Post
At CNN, Lower Ratings & Heightened Anxieties
Jeremy Barr, Washington Post
Musk Derangement Syndrome Inspired Me To Buy a Tesla?
Roger Simon, Substack
Friday, December 27
Optimism Is in the Air
Sasha Stone, Substack


Who's To Blame for Returning Trump to White House
April Lieberman, The Tennessean
Trump Was Elected To Change the Status Quo
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Schumer: Biden-Appointed Judges a Bulwark Against Trump
Robert Tait, Guardian
Biden's Veto of Judges Act Makes Him a Craven Partisan
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Can Anyone Replace Speaker Johnson?
Bevan, Wegmann & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Biden DOJ Makes a Radical End-Run on Policing
Mike Howell, TomKlingenstein.com
In New Mexico, a Dem Gov Wants To Get Tough on Crime
Corkery & Hamel, NY Times
Who Is Really To Blame for the Ills of Society?
Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Panama, Greenland: Trump's Christmas Wish List
Brian Karem, Salon
A New Panama Canal Treaty for the American People
Van Hipp, FOX News
Will Israel's Wars in the Middle East End in 2025?
Shane Croucher, Newsweek
In 2024, Israel Showed Us What Anti-Fascism Really Means
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked
Universities Warn Foreign Students Before Trump's Return
Ray Sanchez, CNN
Antisemitism at Colleges Demands Federal Response
Lizzy Savetsky, DC Examiner
9 Actually Good Things That Happened in 2024
Bryan Walsh, Vox
The Most Absurd Things Americans Had To Endure This Year
M.D. Kittle, Federalist
Saturday, December 28
2024 Was Exciting - And By 'Exciting,' We Mean 'Stupid'
Dave Barry, Miami Herald


How Donald Trump Remade the Electoral Map
Jeffrey Anderson, City Journal
America First Will Transform the World in 2025
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
The Progressive Moment in Global Politics Is Over
Benoit, Luhnow & Monga, WSJ
Musk Divides MAGA Over H-1B Visas
Bevan, Wegmann & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
The DOGE Guys Accidentally Launched a MAGA Civil War
Anthony Fisher, MSNBC
Big-Brained Ramaswamy, Musk Pick Fight They Can't Win
David Marcus, FOX News
A Week Out, Speaker Johnson's Prospects Aren't Improving
Steve Benen, MSNBC
All of Team Joe Aided in the Big Lie
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
John Thune's Delicate Task Under Trump
Molly Ball, Wall Street Journal
The Rise and Fall of the Never Trump Machine
Hayden Ludwig, TomKlingenstein.com
McCarthyism Paranoia Contains a Lesson for Trump
Richard Sennett, The Guardian
Saving America From the Propaganda Industrial Complex
Paul Brian, The Federalist
AI Is a National Security Imperative
Monica Farrow, RealClearDefense
How the Abortion Rights Landscape Changed in 2024
Nicole Karlis, Salon
The Gender War Is Slowly Being Won
Debbie Hayton, Spectator World
The 10 Biggest Sports Stories of 2024
Will Leitch, New York Magazine
Sunday, December 29
Biden's Lonely Battle To Sell His Vision of Democracy
Tyler Pager, Washington Post
A Disturbing Reminder of the Sordid Biden Family Business
James Freeman, WSJ
Politics Past Will Haunt DC in 2025. It Won't Be Pretty
Jackie Calmes, LA Times
A Real MAGA Civil War or Sabotage?
Sasha Stone, Substack
Trump Sides With Tech Bosses in Fight Over Immigrant Visas
Mike Wendling, BBC
Where the Tech Right and Restrictionists Can Agree
Mark Krikorian, Compact
Americans Don't Want Total Dysfunction in D.C.
Rep. Debbie Dingell, MSNBC
Dems Attacking Gaetz Prove They've Learned Nothing
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Democrats Have a Florida Problem
Kimberly Leonard, Politico
How California Is Gearing Up To Fight Trump 2.0
Susan Shelley, New York Post
Dean Phillips Was Right About Joe Biden
Nicholas Wu, Politico
3 Political Winners for 2024
Colin Reed, FOX News
The Biggest Stories From the Year in Patriarchy
Arwa Mahdawi, The Guardian
Trump’ Victory Marks the Return of Masculinity
Don Feder, Washington Times
9 Stories That Prove Not All Hope Is Lost for Climate Progress
Irfan et al., Vox
Europe's Farmers Dealt a Righteous Blow to Green Elites in 2024
Tim Black, Spiked
Listserv Journalism
John Maxwell Hamilton, RealClearPolitics


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