RealClearPolitics June 9, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

As Pratt Gets Bad News, CA Vote-Counting Fuels Distrust

Susan Crabtree, RCP

Democrats' Next Challenge: Fix California

Jonathan van Harmelen, The New Republic

Meet the 'Dishonest' Press

Nicole Russell, USA Today

What Andy Rooney Might Say About 60 Minutes' Downfall

Ben Fishel, LA Times

Vance and GOP's Golden Issue: Federal Fraud

J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics

Don't Give Up on Global Order

Philip Gordon, Foreign Affairs

Trump Asserting Blunt Power Over Israel

Birnbaum & Shih, Washington Post

RealClear Goes to London

David DesRosiers, RealClearWorld

Some of the Kids Are All Right

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

Once on the Brink, U.S. Steel's Oldest Plant Gets a Big Renovation

How Bill Gates' Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

Paul Thacker, RCInvestigations

The 'Battle Hymn' Can't Be Ignored

Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic

Can America Escape Race? The Paradox of Colorblindness

Glenn Loury, UnHerd

Jefferson's Greatest Sentence

Michael Gibson, City Journal

Why It's Futile To Debate Israel's Enemies

Sam Harris, The Free Press

California Still Counting

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

Orwell the Fortune Teller

Kyle Smith, Wall Street Journal

SC GOP Gov (Trafalgar): Evette 22, Wilson 21, Reddy 18, Norman 16, Mace 14

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Atlanta Feels Like It's Falling Apart

John McMillian, Wall Street Journal

The Defeat of Spencer Pratt Is a Defeat of AI Slop

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Late Ballots With No Postmark Is an Invitation to Fraud

Brianna Lyman, The Federalist

Why Platner Shouldn't Be a Senator

Genevieve McDonald, Washington Post

Pope Leo Misjudges the Moment

Daniel McCarthy, Chronicles

How To Shut Down an Immigrant Detention Camp

Melissa Grant, The New Republic

Tariffs on Forced Labor Are Free-Market

Cass & Kishi, Commonplace

High-Tech Seeks Skilled Tradesmen

McCormick & Rowe, Wall Street Journal

Safety Starts With Solving Crimes, Not Just Reporting Them

Rachel Wright, RCP

Nothing About the Penn Station Slashing Is Normal

Carolyn Gorman, City Journal

Trump Just Might Deliver Rail Hub NYC Has Waited For

Justin Davidson, NY Magazine