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RealClearPolitics Week of September 21, 2026 Archives

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Monday, September 21
A DOGE Insider Sets the Record Straight
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post
AI Labs Just Want to Be Relieved of Existing Regulations
Jensen Huang, CBS News
Dems Bet on AI Apocalypse Politics for Midterms
Robert Knight, Washington Times
Is AI a Deal With the Devil - Literally?
Dr. Zachary Porcu vs. OpenAI's Dean Ball, Fault Lines
What Voters in Detroit Want From the Midterms
Joshua Jamerson, Wall Street Journal
RFK Jr. Rabidly Anti-Vaccine in Face of Measles Outbreak
Rex Huppke, USA Today
Bobby Kennedy Keeps Me in the Trump Column
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Trump’s Attacks on the Media Are Self-Defeating
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
Does the Press Understand the First Amendment?
David Catron, American Spectator
Democrats Have Stumbled Onto a New Impeachment Strategy
Kevin Frey, MS Now
Last Stand of Rove, Cornyn, and the Establishment Frauds
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
All Signs Say Another Financial Crisis Is Coming
Larry Elliott, The Guardian
VAT the Only Solution to Our $40 Trillion Debt Problem
Peter Tanous, The Hill
Trump Scores a Win in Greenland
Alexander Gray, Wall Street Journal
How To Fake Climate Science and Fool the World
Roger Pielke Jr., The Free Press
Smithsonian CEO Resigns. He Should Have Been Fired
Kenin M. Spivak, RCP
Patrick Clancy Tells His Story
Ross Douthat, 60 Minutes
Tuesday, September 22
Failed School Experiment Has 4 Lessons for the Left
Coleman Hughes, The Free Press


3 Pillars of a New Era for Schools
Miguel Cardona, Democracy
Greenland Deal Makes the Media Less Relevant Than Ever
Chris Bray, The Federalist
Trump Opened a Huge Can of Worms With His Press Ban
Li Zhou, HuffPost
CNN, MS Now, Politico Suing Trump Admin
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Dems Picked Very Weak Candidates in MI, TX, ME and MN
Larry Kudlow, NY Sun
A Talarico Win Could Do Lasting Damage to the GOP
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Merz on the Ropes in Germany
Dieter Stein, The American Conservative
Summit Won't Break the U.S.-China Stalemate
Andy Browne, Semafor
AI's Threat to China's Control
Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
Who Funds the Uniparty in UK?
Nigel Farage, Substack
A Return-to-Office...Boom?
Kim Velsey, New York Magazine
Mamdani Hosts Trump as Rapport Continues
Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post
OPNightingale Exposes Fake Nursing Degree Scheme
Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure
AI and the Bioweapon Problem
Eric Levitz, Vox
The Bravest Man We Ever Knew
Madeleine Kearns, The Free Press
Usha Vance on Faith, Family, Changing Diapers in the WH
Mary Olohan, The Daily Wire
Iowa (Marist): Dems Lead Sen/Gov Michigan (Suffolk): El-Sayed +7, Benson +17
Wednesday, September 23
The High Stakes of the China State Visit
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics


Advocates Want Trump To Confront Xi on Religious Prisoners
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Trump Puts Legacy Ahead of Midterm Politics in U.N. Speech
Philip Wegmann, WSJ
The Stalemate With Iran Is Not Sustainable
Haass & Kissane, Foreign Affairs
Polls Show GOP Staring Down Midterm Reckoning
Guy Benson, Washington Examiner
Too Soon To Call This Election for the Democrats
Joe Klein, Substack
Young Voters Did Not Elect Trump for This
Rich Baris, RealClearPolitics
Troy Jackson, the Accidental Candidate
Rebecca Traister, New York Magazine
How Do Republicans Deal With El-Sayed?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Democrats Turn to Independents in Three Senate Races
John Gizzi, Newsmax
The 2028 Race Is Here, Like It or Not
Stephen Collinson, CNN
AOC on 2028: 'Life Doesn’t Wait for You to Be Ready’
Shane Goldmacher, NY Times
The AI Capitalists in Search of Cronies
Colin Redemer, The American Mind
No AI Autonomy Without Human Accountability
Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
'60 Minutes' Airs Misleading Report on Presidential Pardons
Paul Thacker, RCI
The Lion, the Witch and the Gender-Swap
Spencer Klavan, Wall Street Journal
1619 Project Creator 'Mugged by Reality'
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
TDIH - Sept 23 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 38.8 | Obama 41.6 | Bush 42.0
Thursday, September 24
Trump Greets Xi on Arrival, U.S.-China Trade Truce Extended
Ariana Baio, Guardian


Crafty 'Commie Week' Diplomacy With Mamdani and Xi
Miranda Devine, NY Post
WH Ordered To Restore Access to MS Now, CNN, Politico
Fallon Gallagher, MS Now
Voters Elected Republicans To Fix the Biden Economy
David Winston, Roll Call
The Education of Nikole Hannah-Jones
Roland Fryer, Wall Street Journal
The Left Doesn't Know What Education Is Supposed To Be
John Davidson, Federalist
AI for Creativity: How the World Is Changing
Jeffrey Katzenberg, X
An Opportunity for U.S.-China AI Assurance
Patel, Shanahan & Long, RealClearPolitics
There's Still News Worth Celebrating
Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
MAGA Podcasters Tune Out Trump as Iran War Saps Enthusiasm
Mehta, et al., WSJ
Appeasement, Containment and the Democrats' Internal War
J.T. Young, RCP
Latino Voters, Data Centers Giving TX Dems High Hopes
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
Is Minnesota in Play?
David Marcus, FOX News
Haskell Indian Nations University Deserves Better
Melinda Henneberger, RCP
Game Changer: Attacking Cartels at the Root
Todd Bensman, The American Mind
NYT Sued by Shareholders Over Biased Israel Coverage
Maya Sulkin, The Free Press
Walking the China Tightrope
Bevan, Cannon, Lumetta & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Emerson: Trump Job Approval: 39% | Generic: Dems +11, vs. '22,'18,'14,'10
Friday, September 25
Top Reason Why a Blue Wave Is Probably Coming
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly


The Problem With Potemkin Democrat Candidates
James Billot, UnHerd
Hasan Piker May Not Matter Much in Michigan Race
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
We Could All Be Wrong About the Midterms
Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
So What Are Democrats Supposed To Do About Schools?
Jill Filipovic, Slate
Nikole Hannah-Jones Is a Good Mom With Bad Theory
Elizabeth Matthew, USA Today
I Watched 24 Hours of Trump TV. Buckle Up
Monica Hesse, Washington Post
Why Does Government Still Run Like a Commodore 64?
Anthony Constantino, RCP
How a Global Solution to Regulating AI Could Actually Work
Mark Scott, Vox
AI and the Growing Threat to Taiwan
Mike Gallagher, Wall Street Journal
More Evidence, Less Speculation on 'AI Safety'
Ryan Cooper, American Prospect
What the Claremont Institute Is For
Ryan Williams, The American Mind
On Dogmas, Heterodoxy and Supermajorities
Baharaeen & Teixeira, Substack
How Much Welfare Spending for Illegals?
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Media Aids Michigan City Sued Over Islam Preferences
Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist
Is This America's Next Saint?
Robert Barron, The Free Press
Religious Freedom Was America's First Freedom--and Still Is
John Teichert, RCP
Saturday, September 26
The Left's Blind Spot When It Comes to Schools
Maud Maron, Wall Street Journal
What Does El-Sayed Believe?
Ezra Klein, New York Times
Walz's Fall From VP Nominee to Democrat Liability
Scott Walker, Washington Times
One Thing GOP's Massive Midterms Cash Pile Can't Buy
Hayes Brown, MS Now
What the White House Got Out of Xi's Visit
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
Mamdani Can Play Nice, Not Schumer and Jeffries?
Marc Thiessen, Washington Post
Trump's Press Ban? I've Seen This Show
Brian Karem, Salon
Every Major Institutional Threat to U.S. and the Church Is on Left
William Wolfe, X
Barney Frank's Final Warn­ing
Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe
College Isn't for Everyone. We're Building Something New
Erik Torenberg, Free Press
Microsoft Needs To Reconsider Partnership With AFT
Casey Ryan, RealClearEducation
Swipe Fees and the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly
Carter Dougherty, Washington Monthly
Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Scares Me
Liberty Capito, The Hill
A Warning From Xi on Taiwan?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
U.S. Military Lays Groundwork for Action Around Cuba
James LaPorta, CBS News
Did Putin Really Think I Was a Spy?
Evan Gershkovich, Wall Street Journal
Knuckleballers
Brian Gaffney, RealClearPolitics
TDIH - Sept. 26 Generic Ballot: '26: Dems +8.7 | '22: GOP +0.3 | '18: Dems +7.7
Sunday, September 27
Trump's Tirade Over Press Ban Reveals Achilles' Heel
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
Why Trust Democrats on Fuel Prices or Healthcare?
Tim Murtaugh, Washington Times
Blackout: The Failure of the Million Dollar Classroom
Joe Klein, Substack
Reclaiming Liberal Education in America
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
The U.S.-China Tectonic Plates Have Shifted
Andy Browne, Semafor
How Communism Kills Kindness
Rob Henderson, The Free Press
Inside Obama's Push To Help Left-Leaning AI Companies
Chamath Palihapitiya, All-In
Democrats' Road Back to the Working Class
Michael Baharaeen, Substack
October Term Heralds Another 'Big Year' for Supreme Court
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Macron's Parting Gift to the United Nations
Steve Bloomfield, The Guardian
The Israel Exception
Yannay Spitzer, Tablet Magazine
The Evolution of Trump Derangement Syndrome
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Cuba Under Siege
Alberto Toscano, In These Times
In Chicago, Putting a Hot Dog in Bun Can Get You in Trouble
Jarrett Dieterle, Reason
This City Was America's Capital for Just One Day
Meilan Solly, Smithsonian
The Two Supplements You Should Actually Consider
Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScience
I'm Cancer-Free, But the Fight Is Unrelenting
Susie Wiles, USA Today


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