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RealClearPolitics Week of October 13, 2025 Archives

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Monday, October 13
The Pieces of Trump's Middle East Peace
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
The Existential Heroism of the Israeli Hostages
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic
Trump Shows What an Engaged, Pragmatic President Can Do
Scott Jennings, CNN
Why Gradualism Can Help in Gaza
Amr Hamzawy, Foreign Affairs
Trump's Peace Plan Gets Big 'Thumbs Up' From Voters
Terry Jones, I&I/TIPP
Dwelling on 2024 Defeat Is a Waste of Time for Dems
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Kamala's Flaws on Full Display During Her Book Tour
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Harris-Newsom Rivalry Builds to Possible 2028 Showdown
Alex Thompson, Axios
Democrats Are Losing the Culture War
Justin Vassallo, The Liberal Patriot
The Letitia James Indictment & the Collapse of Justice
Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker
Why Did the FBI Spy on Republican Senators?
Rachel Paulose, Spectator World
WH & GOP Want To Intimidate Dems Like Me. They'll Fail
Rep. Robert Garcia, MSNBC
Dan Goldman: The Left's Most Fervent & Wrong, Attack Dog
Jonathan Turley, NYP
The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
Stephen Witt, New York Times
Leftists Despise Columbus Day, But They Really Hate America
Daniel McCarthy, NYP
The Birth Pangs of the U.S. Navy
Andrew Lawler, The Bulwark
Celebrate Navy's 250th With a Shipbuilding Revival
Stephen Flynn, Washington Post
Watch/Listen: Trump Hosts Peace Summit in Egypt | Trump Addresses Knesset
Tuesday, October 14
A Rare Moment of Joy Among Israelis and Palestinians
Borger, et al., The Guardian


How Trump Worked a Mideast Miracle
Batya Ungar-Sargon, New York Post
We Have a Ceasefire. Will It End the Israel-Hamas War?
Kevin Liptak, CNN
Is It Time To Flee New York?
Yoni Weinberg, Tablet Magazine
Harris Has Nowhere To Go
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
The Staggering Scale of Biden FBI Spying
Hans Mahncke, The Federalist
How Portland's Dancing Protesters Are Standing Up to Trump
Jeet Heer, The Nation
The Trouble With Antifa Deniers
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Will the ACA Subsidies Get Extended?
Bill King, RealClearPolitics
Putting Kids Last
Neeraja Deshpande, City Journal
Creative Destruction Is a Miracle. And a Problem
Jerusalem Demsas, Substack
Elizabeth Warren: Leftism for Thee But Not Me
Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigations
Our Investments for National Security
Jamie Dimon, Wall Street Journal
Everything Is Television
Derek Thompson, Substack
Free Speech and the University: A Proposal
Arkes, et al., Civitas Outlook
Common Sense, Common Ground--Even in a Shutdown
Ian Jefferies, RCP
Remembering Diane Keaton
Woody Allen, The Free Press
Virginia (RCP): Governor: Spanberger (D) +6.5 | Atty General: Miyares (R) +0.7
Wednesday, October 15
Can America’s National Resilience Long Endure?
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics


I Don’t Want to Stop Believing in America’s Decency
George Packer, The Atlantic
The Unconscionable Loss of Conscience for VA Democrats
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Previewing New Jersey and Virginia Governor Races
Michael Baharaeen, Substack
Trump's 'October Surprise' Just Derailed NY Mayor's Race
David Kaufman, Telegraph
Mamdani Has To Answer for Sickening Antisemitism
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Why Trump Adores Milei and Loathes Mamdani
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Can American Democracy Ever Recover From Trump?
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Obama's Glib Response to Crime in Chicago
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Blue City 'Breaking Point': San Francisco Wants Trump's Help
Glenn Reynolds, NYP
Voting Rights On Supreme Court's Chopping Block
Pema Levy, Mother Jones
Racial Gerrymandering Is a Bad Idea Whose Time Has Gone
Jason Riley, WSJ
'No Kings' Has Republicans in Disarray
Joe Perticone, The Bulwark
Zohran, Big Tish, and the New Resistance
Byron York, Washington Examiner
As Americans Suffer Shutdown, Trump's Corruption Shines
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
History Will Treat Trump Well
Craig Shirley, Washington Times
The Free Market May Sack Kimmel Again
Alex Rosado, RealClearPolitics
Generic Vote: YouGov: Dems +3 | Morning Consult: Dems +3 | Quantas: GOP +1
Thursday, October 16
The Country Is Slowly Healing From Obama and Biden
Miranda Devine, New York Post


Cuomo Hopes for a Chance, Mamdani Hopes for Mandate
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
There's Still Time for Democrats To Stop Mamdani
Robert Silverman, National Interest
Jack Smith Slams Claims His Prosecutions Were Political
Marita Vlachou, HuffPost
Americans Saw Through the Lies, and We're Not Going Back
Sasha Stone, Substack
Broader Reasons Why Mideast Peace Deal Happened Now
Andrew Prokop, Vox
Trump's Transformational Results
Niall Ferguson, Wall Street Journal
Abraham Accords Helped Pave the Path Toward Peace
Yossi Shelley, Semafor
Why God Came Back
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
Violent Attacks Just One Threat Facing Nigerian Christians
Maggie Phillips, RCI
The AI Ouroboros
Bryan McMahon, American Prospect
Nationalize the Defense Industry
Indigo Olivier, Compact Magazine
Europe Is Losing the Chips Race
Miller & Allen, Foreign Affairs
Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital and the New World
Jeremy Stern, Colossus
Karen Wright, Friend of Liberty and, Above All Else, Mother. R.I.P.
Jack Fowler, NRO
How National Service Can Help Bridge Divides
Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly
A Racist Verdict by a Racist Judge
Elon Musk, X
'25 VA (Trafalgar/InsAdv): Gov: Spanberger (D) +3 | Atty General: Mirayes (R) +5
Friday, October 17
Bolton Indicted for Allegedly Mishandling Classified Info
Rosen, et al., CBS News


Can Trump Restore Order to a Broken America?
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Peace Deal's Greatest Strength Is Also Its Greatest Weakness
Joshua Keating, Vox
How Biden and Obama Failed in Middle East
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Odds of Dems Taking the House Have Gone Plummeting Down
Harry Enten, CNN
Democrats Fear the Loss of Their Municipal Monopolies
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
Mamdani Torches Cuomo as 'Trump's Puppet' at NYC Debate
Li Zhou, HuffPost
Cuomo for Mayor
Joe Klein, Substack
What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge
John Lott, RealClearPolitics
Democratic Divisions Loom in Maine Senate Race
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Pennsylvania GOP All In on No
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
AI Has a Cargo Cult Problem
Gillian Tett, Financial Times
Make American Companies American Again
Mark DiPlacido, Commonplace
Can Science Reckon With the Human Soul?
Charles Murray, Wall Street Journal
The Bitter Pill for Emmanuel Macron's Survival
Harrison Stetler, The Nation
Israel's Hostages Return Home
Yael Tur, City Journal
Stagwell Announces Investment in RealClearPolitics
PRNewswire
'25 New Jersey Gov: FOX News: Sherrill (D) +5 | Trafalgar/InsAdv: Sherrill (D) +1
Saturday, October 18
No Kings: The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum
Sasha Stone, Substack
GOP's Attacks on 'No Kings' Protests Reek of Desperation
Jill Lawrence, MSNBC
Depoliticized, Deweaponized FBI Getting Back to Work
Kash Patel, FOX Business
The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others
Shane Harris, The Atlantic
If Allegations True, Bolton Will Go to Prison for a Long Time
Mike Davis, War Room
The Plot Thickens in Comey Case
Catherine Herridge, X
Is Mamdani Inevitable?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Andrew Cuomo Has 18 Days Left
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
If New Yorkers Want Mamdani, They Can Have Him
Nicole Russell, USA Today
How Chicago Is Challenging Trump's Takeover
Danny Postel, In These Times
Bessent Vows To Hunt Down Funders Behind Antifa
John Nolte, Breitbart
Trump Meeting Brings Good News for Zelensky
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN
This Is Not the Time to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine
Fred Fleitz, American Greatness
Truth Is Hard To Get in Gaza
Robert Satloff, Wall Street Journal
Blue States Teaming Up To Counter RFK Jr.'s Policies
Grace Segers, The New Republic
Trans Is Fast Falling Out of Fashion
Jo Bartosch, Spiked
The A-List Turned on Marc Benioff. Now He’s Sorry
Sebastian Herrera, Wall St. Journal
Sunday, October 19
Trump Seeks To Build on Momentum in Busy Diplomatic Week
Kevin Liptak, CNN
An Economic and Security Order That Works for America
Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs
Real America's Voice and the Real Cost of Free Speech
David DesRosiers, RCP
Protests Are Proof That the Good Guys Are Going To Win
Jonathan Alter, MSNBC
Irony of Dem Protests After Harris Won No Delegates
Roger Kimball, Am. Greatness
Why Is This Shutdown So Weird?
Peters & Glassman, Vox
Trump Moves Closer to Ending Education Department
Meckler, et al., Washington Post
The Dems' Corrupt Hunters Become the Hunted
Julie Kelly, Substack
Protest Frogs Are Absurdly Serious
Andi Zeisler, Salon
Trump Has a Real Shot at Becoming Third Best President
Newt Gingrich, FOX News
AI Is Killing the Magic
Jemima Kelly, Financial Times
The Age of Hyper-Power: Military Drones Will Upend World
James Kingston, UnHerd
The 80-Year Debt Cycle
John Mauldin, Mauldin Economics
Next Phases of Trump Gaza Plan Get Harder
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Cautionary Tales To Learn From Israel and Hamas
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Simple Steps That Can Prevent Dementia
Tom Frieden, Wall Street Journal
The Great Feminization
Helen Andrews, Compact Magazine


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