RealClearPolitics May 12, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Murder of a New Yorker Could Have Been Averted

Kat Rosenfield, The Free Press

Seattle Turns Hostile to Great Businesses It Made

Howard Schultz, Wall Street Journal

Trump's Midterm Strategy Is a Disaster in the Making

Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now

SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action for House Democrats

Doug Truax, RealClearPolitics

Is This the Best California Dems Can Come Up With?

Hart & Walters, NY Magazine

When Suicidal Empathy Leads to Irrational Policies

Gad Saad, New York Post

Ceasefire With Iran on 'Life Support'

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian

Musk, Cook Expected To Join Trump for Summit in China

Jeff Mason, Bloomberg

Fallout From Dems' Redistricting Loss in VA

Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Trump's War Against Wokeness Is Not New

Heather Parton, Salon

SCOTUS Libs Caught Slow-Walking Another Ruling

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

Wrong Move To Go After Susan Collins' Tremor

Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics

Behind the Boom in Psychiatric Medication

Adam Omary, Wall Street Journal

The Boy Problem: A Mother's Day Challenge

Joe Klein, Substack

Opposition to Animal Testing Is Bridging Political Divide

Leighton Woodhouse, RCI

Super El Nino Killed Millions in 1877. Are We Prepared?

Ben Noll, Washington Post

New York Times 'Greatest Songwriters' List Is a Disaster

Rick Beato, Everything Music

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

'Anaconda' Tactics Put the Squeeze on Iran and China

Glenn Reynolds, New York Post

This Trump-Xi Summit Will Actually Matter

Hal Brands, Bloomberg

A Huge Win in Berenson v. Biden

Alex Berenson, Substack

Democrats Reveal 'Rule or Ruin' Core on Virginia Redistricting

Shane Harris, AMAC

Peggy Flanagan Running for Senate To 'Avenge Minnesota'

Joan Walsh, The Nation

Is Spencer Pratt the Hero LA Needs?

Joel Kotkin, UnHerd

The Midterm Horse Race Six Months Out

J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics

'Pattern of Lying': What Insiders Think of Sam Altman

Nick Robins-Early, The Guardian

Ivy League Students Are Religiously Illiterate

Gregory Conti, Washington Post

Frannie Block, The Free Press

Merz's Comeback Tour Descends Into Shambles

James Angelos, Politico

Atlas Intel: Generic: Dems +15 | '28 GOP: Rubio +15 | '28 Dem: Ocasio-Cortez +4