RealClearPolitics Week of May 25, 2026 Archives

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Monday, May 25

A Final Message From the Last Veterans of World War II

Scott Davis, New York Post

Jesse Brown: The Measure of an American Hero

Charlton Allen, RealClearDefense

Trump’s Possible Iran Deal May Be as Divisive as War Itself

Stephen Collinson, CNN

The Iran Talks: How the Administration Sees Things Now

Byron York, DC Examiner

The Young Men Who Elected Trump Are Switching Sides

Harry Enten, CNN

A Silver Lining for GOP: Dem Alternatives Are Horrendous

Miranda Devine, NY Post

The Dems’ 2024 Autopsy Fails To Confront the Truth

Norman Solomon, The Guardian

Democratic 'Party Apparatus' Needs New Leadership

Sen. Cory Booker, CNN

L.A. Doesn't Have a Homeless Problem, We Have a Drug Problem

Spencer Pratt Is the Same as He Ever Was

Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone

L.A.'s Bonfire of Liberal Vanities

Allysia Finley, Wall Street Journal

We All Should Boycott Racist States, Not Just Black Athletes

LZ Granderson, LAT

The Witches of Luigi Mangione

John Kass

There’s Nothing MAHA About Taking Away Fruits & Vegetables

Outside Spending Bamboozled the Boomers

Rep. Thomas Massie, Meet the Press

'Zionists' Didn't Destroy Massie's Political Career—Massie Did

Daniel McCarthy, TAC

The Creation of a New Murdoch Empire

Scott Nover, Washington Post

Wall Street Journal: Trump Job Approval 41% | Generic: Dem +8, vs.'22,'18,14,10

Tuesday, May 26

Expanded Abraham Accords Should Be Part of Iran Deal

President Trump, Truth Social

The World Urgently Needs a U.S.-Iran Deal Now

Ilan Kapoor, Al-Jazeera

U.S. Conducts 'Self-Defense Strikes' on Southern Iran

Toby Mann, BBC News

Democrats' Patron Saint of Human Traffic

Mike Davis, FOX News

Dems Don't Need an Autopsy To Know What They Did Wrong

Andrew Prokop, Vox

GOP-Controlled U.S. House Had a Remarkable Week

Cass & Kishi, Commonplace

Will Congress Pass the Housing Bill?

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

The Midwestern Exodus Is Finally Ending

Whalen & Overberg, Wall Street Journal

Why Colbert's Ratings and Career Spiraled Downward

Jeffrey McCall, USA Today

Seven Ways To Avoid Losing Your Job to AI

Tyler Cowen, The Free Press

You All Have AI...Actual Intelligence

Steve Wozniak, Grand Valley State University

Yale Admits to Med School Discrimination

Greene & Kingsbury, The Federalist

Pratt's Longshot Run Is Doing Los Angeles a Favor

Helaine Olen, MS Now

Dressed To Kill: The Cult of Violence Worship

Jeff Cunningham, RealClearPolitics

The Olympics These Were Not

Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic

Mutants on the March: Enhanced Games Are for Real

James Billot, UnHerd

The Passing of Bob Woodson

Joshua Mitchell, RealClearBooks&Culture

Texas GOP Senate Runoff (Quantus): Paxton 53, Cornyn 43 | RCP Senate Map

Wednesday, May 27

Congrats, Texas: You're Stuck With Paxton and Talarico

Nicole Russell, USA Today

Ken Paxton's Win Hands Democrats Their Issue for 2026

Paul Waldman, MS Now

Why Republicans Are Still More Focused Than Democrats

Daniel McCarthy, Spectator

Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her Senate Campaign

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Striking at the Heart of Iran

Brig. Gen. John Teichert, RealClearPolitics

Iran and the Forever War Trap

Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs

Pope Just Gave U.S., Allies the Strategic Edge Over Beijing

Devan Patel, RCP

We Will Move To Take Property From Negligent Owners

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, X

How Comrade Mamdani Will Appropriate Private Real Estate

Sam Faddis, Substack

Get Ready for a Spencer Pratt Summer

Peachy Keenan, The Spectator

Trump's Latest Attack on Voting Rights

Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Why the Left Is Crying Jim Crow - Again

Corey Brooks, FOX News

Republicans Push Back: Is Sharia Law a Threat to America?

Paul Sperry, RCI

Can Anyone Stop JD Vance in 2028?

Anthony Constantini, The American Mind

Trump’s Settlement Deepens GOP’s Independent Voter Problem

Greg Orman, RCP

Dana White Took the UFC From the Fringes to the White House

Sean Gregory, Time

Memorial Day Hijacked: Honor the Fallen, Not Career Criminals

Jay Rogers, RCD

SC GOP Gov (Trafalgar): Evette 20, Wilson 19, Reddy 19, Norman 16, Mace 15

Thursday, May 28

Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet Needs To Shrink

David Malpass, Wall Street Journal

Economy Could Have Been Great--If Not for Trump

Eric Levitz, Vox

A 'Jackie Robinson Moment,' But Not How Jeffries Thinks

Jonathan Turley, The Hill

Can Talarico Flip Texas, or Are Democrats Just Dreaming?

Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine

Cornyn's Defeat and the Remaking of the GOP

Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics

Finish the Job in Iran?

Byron York, Washington Examiner

The Trump Who Cried Iran Deal

David Dayen, American Prospect

In Today's NATO, People Arrested for Offending Muslims

Leland Vittert, NewsNation

Neuter the Shooters: What the Media Can Do To Save Lives

Michael Golden, RCP

The Rise of the Sensitivity Reader

Kyle Paoletta, The Nation

Horseshoe Jacobins

Joe Lonsdale, Substack

Trump, Xi Must Get Rid of AI Compute

David Krueger, RealClearPolitics

Democrats' Real Problem: Their Platform

Russell Payne, Salon

Pratt Shatters the Honesty Taboo in Los Angeles

Mike Solana, Pirate Wires

Platner Taking the Edge in Maine Senate Race?

Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM

Cosmetic Surgery's False Promises

Sarah Souther, Wall Street Journal

Ozempic May Be Reshaping the Brain, Scientists Say

Ariana Cha, Washington Post

Big Data: R'28: Vance 36, Rubio 15, DeSantis 7 | D'28: Harris 29, Newsom 16

Friday, May 29

How Spencer Pratt Became LA's Adult in the Room

Caitlin Flanagan, The Free Press

GOP Senators' $100 Million Cornyn Mistake

Kelly Sadler, Washington Times

Affordability Politics Are Here To Stay

Alex Shephard, The New Republic

The Costly 'Renewable' Boondoggle

James Meigs, Wall Street Journal

How Mamdani Plans To Solve New York's Housing Problem

Errol Louis, NY Magazine

From Human Bondage to Open Borders

Daniel Kishi, Commonplace

No Art to Trump's Iran Deal

Heather Parton, Salon

Abraham Architecture: The Endgame to Forever Wars

Jacqueline Cartier, DC Examiner

Lifting of Restrictions Reveals Iranian Anger Over Inflation

Patrick Wintour, Guardian

'Operation Arnon': One of History's Most Complex Rescues

Hannah Puder, RCPodcast

Why the SAVE Act Matters

Stu Cvrk, American Greatness

Justice Kavanaugh Won a Victory for Racial Justice. Really

Ian Millhiser, Vox

The Physics of Politics

Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics

Intel's Comeback Could Be Hugely Important for U.S.

Patrick McGee, The Free Press

Pope Leo Aims To Please

Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal

U.S. Population Growth No Longer in Urban Cores

Bill King, RealClearPolitics

Families Deserve School Choice While Reform Catches Up

Ingrid Jacques, USA Today

Saturday, May 30

While America Slept

Scott Bessent, Reagan National Economic Forum

America Needs Liberal Nationalism Back

Noah Smith, Substack

Why Did the Murders Stop in Baltimore?

Charles Lehman, The Free Press

The Numbers Behind Trump's Border Triumph

Jeffrey Anderson, City Journal

Democrats Have a Real Shot at Flipping the Senate

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Don't Bet on a Blue Wave

Daniel McCarthy, The Spectator

Judge: Trump Name Must Be Removed From Kennedy Center

Steve Benen, MS Now

2 Upended Lives Show Need for Anti-Weaponization Fund

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

Moderating Capitalism Needs To Be Democrats' Top Priority

Blake Ashby, RCP

Railway Safety Act Is Finally Advancing

Salena Zito, Washington Examiner

A New Copernican Revolution?

Ahmari & Gasda, UnHerd

How America Can Remain the World's AI Superpower

Hal Brands, Washington Post

Historical 'Truth,' Philadelphia Style

John Fonte, Chronicles

Does Xavier Becerra Know What a PBM Is?

David Dayen, American Prospect

Good News and Bad News for Pratt in LA

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Inside Cuba's Collapse: Hunger, Blackouts, Growing Unrest

Daniel Allott, USA Today

The Labour Party Is Playing With Fire

Tony Blair, Tony Blair Institute

TDIH - May 30th Generic Ballot: '26: Dems +7.6 | '22: GOP +1.5 | '18: Dems +3.5

Sunday, May 31

The Declaration of Independence at 250, Part II

Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics

Enough Navel-Gazing, Dems. Focus on the Future

Jackie Calmes, Los Angeles Times

Autopsy Can't Fix Democrats' Raging Anti-Americanism

Eddie Scarry, The Federalist

Why Democrats Can’t Sell America on 'Democracy'

Astead Herndon, Vox

Platner’s Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Campaign

Parti & Zitner, WSJ

Trump's Texas Senate Primary Win Is Going To Backfire

Ana Marie Cox, The Nation

Talarico's Desperate Drive To Detransition From His Woke Past

Rich Lowry, NY Post

A Reality Check on Spencer Pratt’s LA Mayoral Run

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Spencer Pratt Gives Los Angeles a Chance to Face Reality

Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ

A Becerra-Steyer Race in November? It's Possible

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times

Steve Hilton on His Surprisingly Strong Bid for California Gov

Philip Elliott, Time

How Trump Squandered the Economic Recovery

Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Five Numbers That Defy the Trump Economy Doomers

Newsweek

Speculation Swirls Over Potential Supreme Court Vacancies

Julian Mark, Wash Post

Swatting at Justice's Home a Product of Schumer's 'Whirlwind'

M.D. Kittle, Federalist

Trump Squeezing Illegals by Cutting Health Care, Housing

Miriam Jordan et. al, NYT

The NY Times Is Late to the Masculinity Crisis

Itxu Diaz, The American Spectator

TDIH - May 31st 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 40.0 | Obama 43.6 | Bush 36.3