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RealClearPolitics Week of August 4, 2025 Archives

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Monday, August 4
Trump's Unknown Frontiers
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Media's Urge To Be 'Fair' to Trump Is Killing the Republic
Michael Tomasky, TNR
Russiagate Lies, Coverup Futher Destroying Trust in Media
Mollie Hemingway, FNC
Texas Dems Flee State In Effort to Block GOP Redistricting
Patrick Marley, WaPo
Democrats Have Devolved Into a Clown Show
Nicole Russell, USA Today
Booker's Message to Dems: Don't Bend Knee to Trump
Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
Dems Hoping for a Blue Wave That Might Not Happen
Danny Nguyen, Politico
Trump Gets Rid of Those Pesky Statistics
Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic
Foolish Fed Policy Stopping U.S. Economy From Booming
Justin Haskins, FOX News
Trump's Tariffs Are Kleptocracy in Action
David Dayen, The American Prospect
Did Trump Just Win the Trade War?
Emily Jashinsky, Undercurrents
After Xi
Tyler Jost & Daniel Mattingly, Foreign Affairs
China Choking Supply of Rare Earths to U.S. Defense Companies
Emont, et al, WSJ
How America Can Get the Edge in AI
Juan Villasmil, The American Mind
Hassabis on AI: 10X Bigger Than the Industrial Revolution
Steve Rose, The Guardian
Dear President Trump: Don't Let My Little Brother Die Like This
Ilay David, NY Post
I Won't Be Part of New 'Patriotic,' 'Positive' Washington Post
Jonathan Capehart, PBS
Tuesday, August 5
DOJ Opens Grand Jury Investigation Into Russiagate Conspiracy
Jacob Rosen, CBS


Open Letter to CJR, on the Atrocious New York Times
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Bad Headlines Piling Up, But Don't Count Democrats Out
Russell Payne, Salon
After Decades of Decline, Rust Belt Celebrates Its Renewal
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Where Will the Tariff Billions Go?
Olivier Knox, US News & World Report
Democrats Will Need To Back Away From the Green New Deal
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
Sanctions on Brazil Judge Are Wins for Free Speech, Justice
Chris Pavlovski, RCP
Can the Gulf States Broker Peace?
Alhasan & Hokayem, Foreign Affairs
Hamas Starves Jews and Palestinians, Blames Israel
Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal
American Jews' Support for Israel Near Breaking Point
Eric Alterman, New Republic
Stephen Colbert Was Bad for America
Andrew Klavan, Substack
The Surprisingly Sound Financial Advice I Got From a Chatbot
Adam Estes, Vox
Science Needs Dissent: Jay Bhattacharya vs. Groupthink
Matthew Rozsa, Reason
Inside the Parent-Led Movement for Phone-Free Schools
Charlotte Alter, Time
The Left Is Getting Weird Over Physical Fitness
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Washington's Football Fantasy Comes True
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
Being Woke Is for Losers
President Donald Trump, Truth Social
New Jersey Governor (Fairleigh Dickinson): Sherrill (D) 45, Ciattarelli (R) 37
Wednesday, August 6
I'm a Democrat Who Left Texas. Here's Why I Did It
Rep. Gina Hinojosa, USA Today


Dems Howling at Texas Redistrict Should Take Look in Mirror
Rich Lowry, NY Post
Biden DOE Launched Voter Drive Aimed at Welfare Recipients
Philip Wegmann, RCP
We Now Live in a Country With an Authoritarian Leader
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
Democrats Trapped in a Hell of Their Own Making
Sasha Stone, Substack
DOJ Moves Forward With Russiagate Grand Jury
Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM
What, Exactly, Is the ‘Russia Hoax’?
David Graham, The Atlantic
Media Continues To Be Propaganda Arm for Deep State
Tulsi Gabbard, FOX News
Dems See Opportunity in 2028 - and a Wide Open Race
Brad Bannon, The Hill
Warren Backs Mamdani, Dems Continue Floundering
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Municipal Grocery Stores Are Sensible and Obvious
Alex Birnel, Jacobin
Gen Z Women Leaving the Left, Adopting Lifestyle Conservatism
Anna Mays, RCP
Trump May Take Over DC After 'Big Balls' Lives Up to His Name
John Sexton, Hot Air
The Bleak Future of Trumponomics
Ryan Cooper, The American Prospect
Trade Victories Are Stacking Up
Steve Cortes, American Greatness
America's Critical Mining Industry Finds Itself in a Deep Hole
James Varney, RCI
Why Hiroshima Still Gnaws at the Western Conscience
James Woudhuysen, Spiked
Texas Redistricting: Gov. Abbot | Eric Holder | Josh Holmes | Rachel Maddow
Thursday, August 7
The Autoworkers Want Their Union Back
Frannie Block, The Free Press


This Chapter of Left-Wing 'Debanking' Is Coming to an End
Larry Kudlow, NY Sun
Surveillance at the Border
James Baratta, American Prospect
Reversing the EPA's Climate Overreach
Judge Glock, City Journal
Don't Forget About Biden's Policy Successes
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Voters Want To See Accountability for Russiagate Crimes
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
Gov. Polis Joins RFK's Overhaul of Federal Food Benefits
Arthur Delaney, HuffPost
Big Pharma Loomers Over Washington
Aaron Everitt, Substack
The Fed Has Gone Adrift
Jon Hartley, Civitas Outlook
The Curse of America's High-Speed Rail
Hill & Kimmelman, Vox
Pritzker's Presidential Ambitions Are Sinking Him at Home
Mark Batinick, RCP
U.S. Economy Will Thrive in Spite of Trumponomics
Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate
A Path to Greatness Not Seen Since Lincoln, Washington
Newt Gingrich, FOX News
Redistricting War Scrambles Loyalties
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Inside the DoD's Secretive Imagery Agency
Frank Whitworth, Catherine Herridge Reports
War on Government Waste Deserves Bipartisan Support
Dan Lips, Financial Times
Trump Is Right--Lawless D.C. Should Be Under Federal Control
Shane Harris, AMAC
Friday, August 8
Bessent Is Staying on the Job at Pivotal Point
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner


Democrats' Youth (er, Young Adult) Movement Is Arriving
Lauren Egan, The Bulwark
Whistleblower Ties Clinton Camp to Fake Russia Hack
Paul Sperry, RCInvestigations
Trump Attacks Long Tradition of Home Rule for DC
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
DC Crime Must Be Brought Under Control
Bethany Mandel, New York Post
The Cold, Hard Cash Hanging Over TX Redistricting Fight
Kamisar, et al., NBC News
A Better Plan To Save Dems From Their Increasingly Empty Tent
Mark Penn, X
What Kids Told Us About How To Get Them Off Phones
Skenazy, et al., The Atlantic
Records Show Med Schools Still Discriminate Based on Race
Ian Kingsbury, City Jrnl
Only a Path to Palestinian State Can Stop Gaza Calamity
Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs
Feeding the Enemy
Winner & Taub, Tablet Magazine
What About the Speck in Your Eye?
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
'Alien: Earth' Knows How It's All Going To End for Us
Melanie Mcfarland, Salon
Howard Stern: The Rebel Who Outlived His Audience
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
Gina Carano Achieves Complete Victory in Disney Settlement
Ian Miller, Outkick
Being a Woman Isn't an Essence, It's a Material, Provable Fact
J.K. Rowling, X
On Meeting Strangers
Ani Chkhikvadze, RealClearBooks
Georgia Senate (TIPP): Ossoff (D) 45, Collins (R) 44 | GOP Primary: Collins +7
Saturday, August 9
Trump, Putin Will Meet in Alaska Next Week
Escobedo, Jacobs & Cordes, CBS News
How Can the Fed Set Rates When Jobs Data Is This Broken?
Scott Bessent, MSNBC
Housing Is Where the Buck Stops
Rana Foroohar, Financial Times
Using a Double Standard on Race To Handicap ICE
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
Equity Is a False Idol for Progressives
Will Marshall, The Hill
Grand Juries Weighing Criminal Charges for James, Schiff
Miranda Devine, NY Post
The Office of Federal Student Aid Is Under Attack
Chris Lewis, American Prospect
The Solution for DC Residents Is Not DC Statehood
Sen. Mike Lee, X
How the Texas Standoff Will (Probably) End
Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic
Health Care Failed Women on HRT--and How It's Being Fixed
Adair Teuton, RCP
Transplant Investigations Expose Grisly Stories of Abuse
Mary Vought, USA Today
Remembering Morton Mintz (1922–2025)
Ralph Nader, The Nation
Warning: There's a Lot of Manufactured Anger Out There
Frank Luntz, CNN
Quiet Revolt Against DEI
Daniel Idfresne, RealClearPolitics
Railroad Merger: Why It Could Go Off the Rails
Arnav Rao, Washington Monthly
Why Won't the Economy Listen to the Models?
Cass & Wong, Commonplace
I'm Joining ICE--and So Should Many Patriotic Americans
Dean Cain, RCP/SiriusXM
Latest Polls: Trump Approval | Generic Ballot | '26 Polls: CA, TN, AK, GA | More
Sunday, August 10
Democrats Ready To Fight Dirty To Stop Trump
David Smith, The Guardian
Newsom's Redistricting Plans May Blow Up in His Face
Susan Shelley, NY Post
Texas Is Dry Run for GOP’s Dismantling of Democracy
Ana Marie Cox, New Republic
Dems Continue To Make a Parody of Themselves
Matt Towery, FOX News
Put Mid-Cycle Redistricting Genie Back in Bottle
Rep. Andy Harris, RCP on SiriusXM
RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Misinformation Makes the CDC a Target
Matt Gertz, MSNBC
Transparent Probe of mRNA Covid Jab Risks Needed Now
Alex Berenson, Substack
How Did We End Up With a Fascist Dictator Like Trump?
Mike Lofgren, Salon
Thanks, Obama
Stephen Soukup, American Greatness
What’s Really Depressing America’s Young Men
Rahm Emanuel, Washington Post
Mamdani Won't Save Dems With Young Men
Caroline Downey, Washington Examiner
What's Really Driving Netanyahu's Decisions
Fattal & Rosenberg, The Atlantic
Israel Taking Control of Gaza Will End War for Good
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Howard Stern Disappeared Years Ago
Larry O'Connor, Spectator World
Fascination & Fear Over the Rise of the Deathbot
Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian
Acosta Hits Rock Bottom w/'Interview' of Murdered Teen
Joe Concha, DC Examiner
The Senator Will Not Yield
H.W. Brands, Washington Free Beacon
Trump Approval: Yahoo: 44% | RCP Avg: 45.7 | Generic: D+7 | RCP Avg: D+3.9


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