February 3, 2025 Archives

RealClearPolitics Week of February 3, 2025 Archives

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Monday, February 3
Dems Try To Un-Crazy Themselves - and Fail Spectacularly
Sasha Stone, Substack
Dems Have a New Leader But Haven't Come to Grips With Failure
Molly Ball, WSJ
What Is Donald Trump's Mandate?
Stanley Greenberg, The American Prospect
Trump's Executive Orders Have Solid Voter Backing
Terry Jones, I&I/TIPP
Florida Man Imposes Tariffs on Best Customers
Kelly McParland, National Post
Why President Trump Would Win a Tariff War
Wolfgang Munchau, UnHerd
Musk's Wrecking Ball Pierces Government's Inner Sanctum
Basu & Caputo, Axios
Deep State Cleanse: Trump Cleaning House at FBI and DOJ
Miranda Devine, NY Post
I'm the Right Choice for Director of National Intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard, Newsweek
Source: DEI Contributed to Near Assassination of Trump
Susan Crabtree, RCP
10 Problems w/DEI That Frighten the Public
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
The Democrats Show Why They Lost
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
How Dems Can Crush GOP on Economy & Win Midterms
Andrew Bates, FOX News
The Affirmative-Action Wars Are Far From Over
Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic
Trump's Executive Orders Only 1st Step in Defeating DEI
Timothy Minella, Federalist
The Right To Pee Is Everything
Grace Byron, The Nation
Trump Right To Block Dangerous Trans Treatments for Kids
Nicole Russell, USAT
Tuesday, February 4
Trump 2.0: A Survival Guide for Democrats
Ruy Teixeira, The Free Press


Is This the End of the DEI Regime?
James Piereson, The New Criterion
How Democrats Lost Gabbard and Kennedy
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
How So-Called Journalists Covered Up Biden Corruption
Joseph Wulfsohn, FOX News
Democrats Vow To Fight Efforts To Gut Federal Agencies
Delaney & Bobic, HuffPost
If Presidents Can't Control Agencies, Elections Are Fake
Joy Pullmann, The Federalist
Chris Hayes on the Fight for Our Attention
Jon Weiner, The Nation
Who's Afraid of Jonathan Turley? ChatGPT, for One
Nathan Harden, RealClearPolitics
Wikipedia's Blacklist
Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner
Bill Clinton Has the Answers for Dems in Despair
John Avlon, The Bulwark
Biden's Dismal Economic Handoff...and Trump's Charge
Steve Cortes, Substack
America's 'Marriage Material' Shortage
Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
We Need a Reckoning on the 1619 Project
Peter Wood, TomKlingenstein.com
Striking a Balance With Tariffs To Protect American Interests
Jeff Mayhugh, RCP
America Needs Better Defense Acquisition
Lonsdale & Noonan, Substack
Trump Makes Move To Create Sovereign Wealth Fund
Leonard & Burton, Bloomberg
Teaching for Statesmanship
Hans Zeiger, RealClearEducation
Wednesday, February 5
Dems Wallow in Denial, Haven't Learned a Thing
Michael Goodwin, New York Post


The Most Damaging First 2 Weeks in Presidential History
Ruth Marcus, Wash Post
President Trump Eyes Ownership of Gaza Strip
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Trump's Wild Plan for Middle East
Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic
Why Shutting Down USAID Is Important
John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist
How the World's Richest Man Laid Waste To U.S. Govt
Nick Robins-Early, The Guardian
As USAID Debate Rages, All Eyes on Vance
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Dems Falling for Trump and Musk's Foreign Aid Trap
Rachel Bade, Politico
Trump Channels TR & Reagan With Brash Diplomacy
Rich Lowry, New York Post
Don't Tell Trump, But He Got Played by Mexico & Canada
Elvia Díaz, Arizona Republic
Tulsi Gabbard and the Masters of War
John Kass, JohnKassNews
Tom Cotton's Unconventional Push for Tulsi Gabbard
Burgess Everett, Semafor
The Biggest Threat to Trump Is Other Republicans
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
Showdown in Chicago: Teachers' Union vs City
Vince Bielski, RealClearInvestigations
The Plot To Asset-Strip American Government
Jill Filipovic, The New Statesman
Has Brendan Carr Finally Figured Out How To Stop NPR?
Chuck Ross, Free Beacon
Hope-lessly Devoted to Our Troops
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Thursday, February 6
The Current System of Educating Kids Isn't Working
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today


Why Trump's Plan To Kill Education Department May Fail
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Democrats' Ideology Problem
J.T. Young, The Hill
Majority Rule and the Loyal Opposition
John Halpin, Substack
Both USAID and CIA Behind 2019 Impeachment of Trump
Michael Shellenberger, X
U.S. Air-Traffic Control System: An International Disgrace
John Tierney, City Journal
Trump's Gaza Plan Staggers the World. Did He Mean It?
Martin Kettle, The Guardian
The End of 'Palestine'
Lee Smith, Tablet Magazine
Dems Plan To Use WI Court Race To Rig 2026 Midterms
Dan O'Donnell, The Federalist
The GOP Still Has No Legislative Plan
David Dayen, American Prospect
Trump Takes On Debanking in Win for Financial Freedom
Rob Collins, RCMarkets
Lessons From the Spanish Civil War
Nathan Pinkoski, TomKlingenstein.com
How Hezbollah Ends
Hanin Ghaddar, Foreign Affairs
Trump's Executive Order Takes Aim at Workplace Antisemitism
Ellie Krasne, RCP
Why the U.S. Has a Better Hand Than China
Joseph Nye, Newsweek
TikTok's Actual Offense? Innovating While Not Being American
John Tamny, Forbes
RealClear Launches the Journal of the Academy of Public Health
RealClearScience
Friday, February 7
Why the Courts May Be the Last Constraint on Trump
Stephen Collinson, CNN


Welcome to the Executive Presidency
Waters & Ellwanger, RealClearPolitics
The Week ‘Dems Must Work With Trump’ Died
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
Dems Protest Against Trump - and What Voters Want
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Elon Musk Is Now Running the United States
Moira Donegan, The Guardian
Soros-Funded Dems Now Upset by Billionaires in Govt
Douglas Murray, NY Post
DOGE Targets Politico Pro
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
USAID Staff Are Completely Dislocated
Samantha Power, Rachel Maddow Show
Rainbow Veneer Masks USAID's Rot and Corruption
Ben Weingarten, New York Post
There Is No Real-Estate Solution for Gaza
Ahmed Alkhatib, The Atlantic
Donald Trump, Gaza and the Art of the Ultimate Deal
Josh Hammer, L.A. Times
Trump's Anti-DEI Order: Both Radical & Rooted in Civil Rights Law
Lee Fang, RCI
New Anti-Transgender Executive Order Is Garbage
Mike Freeman, USA Today
Define Sex, Protect Women
Jordanne Kemper, RealClearPolitics
Dems Can't Ignore Public Sentiment on Immigration
Freddie deBoer, Substack
Public Opinion Is Meaningless Against Trump
Anat Shenker-Osorio, Rolling Stone
The Downfall of Ibram X. Kendi
Christopher Rufo, City Journal
Video Highlights: Jennings | Jones | Davis | Himes | Benz | Stewart | More
Saturday, February 8
Can Democrats Be Saved? I Have My Doubts
Joe Klein, Substack
Trump Emerges as Dealmaker-in-Chief on U.S. Steel
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
2024's Foreseeable Unforeseens
Paul Starr, American Prospect
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Voter ID Laws
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
Rules for Democrats in the USAID Fight
Jonathan Last, The Bulwark
USAID Seems To Be Paying Every Left-Wing Organization in World
David Sacks, X
The Deep State Dies in Daylight
Thaddeus McCotter, American Greatness
Why Trump Thinks He Can Get Away With It
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
What Business Leaders Need To Know About Trump Tariffs
Joseph Lai, RCP
Progressives Should Help Deregulate, Cut Red Tape
Mitchell & Thierer, The Hill
Foreign Flags, Foreign Protestors
Steve Cortes, Substack
Rebuilding Altadena and Beyond
Stephen Sachs, Sustainable Community Development
How Trump Can Make Universities Great Again
Rufo & Stepman, City Journal
Trump's Attack on Schools Could Backfire
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
'Postcolonial' Education Endangers Our Way of Life
Samuel Lair, TomKlingenstein.com
Withdrawal From UN Does Not Serve America's Interests
Rachana Chhin, RCP
The Reason My Daughter Is Free After 471 Days as a Hostage
Eitan Gonen, NY Post
Sunday, February 9
Trump, Musk Determined To Get Huge Things Done for US
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Democratic Governors Need To Put DOGE Employees in Prison
Scott Galloway, Pivot
These Are Super Obvious, Necessary Changes Being Implemented
Elon Musk, X
After NIH Move, DOGE Hysteria Spreads
Byron York, Washington Examiner
White House Declares War on Academic Medical Centers
Josh Marshall, TPM
Dems Suffering From Musk Derangement Syndrome
Rich Lowry, New York Post
People Against Family Trans Care for Minors Need To Back Off
Chris Hayes, HBO
Dems Abandoned Working Class for 'Grievance Olympics'
Gary Francione, NY Post
How Many Stupid Things Can Dems Embrace?
James Carville, Politics War Room
Explaining the Strategy Behind Trump Sovereign Wealth Fund
Robert Murphy, RCM
Trump Plans to Hand Power to Christian Nationalists
Julianne McShane, Mother Jones
How the Left Makes Monsters of Us All
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
The Sinai Option
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
The Real Deal on Trump and Gaza
Barak Sella, The Hill
Order on Antisemitism Necessary To Safeguard Free Speech
William Barclay, RCP
Super Bowl Repeat or Revenge?
Bryan Graham, The Observer
The NFL Gets Rid of Its Ridiculous 'End Racism' Slogan
Bill Maher, Real Time


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