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RealClearPolitics Week of August 10, 2026 Archives

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Monday, August 10
God From the Machine: AI & the Future of Humanity
Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs
The Path to a Positive AI Future for Everyone
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta
How To Salvage Science in Fauci's Wake
Mike Gallagher, Wall Street Journal
Centrist Dems Dismiss Abdul El-Sayed at Their Peril
Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Red-Green Alliance Far More Radical & Dangerous for Dems
David Catron, TAS
Why's Everybody Afraid of Hasan Piker?
Josh Eells, Rolling Stone
What Fauci's Texts Reveal
Bevan, Trende & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Democrats Shocked by the Cancel Culture They Built
Sasha Stone, Substack
Trump Has Carter-Style Iran Problem as Economy Drags
Stephen Collinson, CNN
The Long View of Iran
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Hang Elon Musk Around Susan Collins' Neck
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
Troy Jackson's Son Lobbied Against Bill That Died in Senate
Collin Anderson, WFB
The Moronic Bullshit of the 'Third Way'
Robert Reich, Substack
A Modest Proposal: Performance Reviews for Senators
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
Voters Won't Like the Right's Response to '$20 Burrito' Debate
Helaine Olen, MS Now
Transgenderism: Earning Acceptance Requires Course Change
Kenin Spivak, RCP
Tucker Carlson Could Derail GOP in 2028
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Nothing Says 'Big Tent' Like a Good Communist Pogrom
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
N. Carolina (Carolina Forward): Cooper (D) 50, Whatley (R) 43 | RCP Senate Map
Tuesday, August 11
Woke Was Indeed Crazy. Why Did Democrats Embrace It?
Byron York, DC Examiner


Senate's Doomed Bid To Pass Something Before Midterms
David Dayen, AmProspect
Wisconsin Official at Center of Zuckbucks Scandal Resigns
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party
Vanden Heuvel & Nichols, The Nation
Giggling Away Woke-Era Abuses Should Not Be Tolerated
Glenn Greenwald, Substack
Democrat AGs Should Lose Fight To Keep CNN Leftist
Charles Gasparino, NY Post
Fauci Made Mistakes, But His Persecution Is a Travesty
Margaret Sullivan, Guardian
Fauci's Vaccine Deceptions
Vinay Prasad, The Free Press
Why the Left Won't Leave Nuns Alone
John Miller, Wall Street Journal
Graham Aims To Escape Bro's Shadow, Carry On His Name
Schnell & Gold, MS Now
Can Hong Win in Wisconsin?
Bevan, Porter & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
High-Trust U.S. Undermined by Imported Corruption
Libby Emmons, Human Events
The Good News Trump Won't Mention
Paul Krugman, Substack
Krugman and the Politics of Falling Crime
John Lott, RealClearPolitics
In Defense of Flock
Charles Lehman, The Atlantic
Farage, Britain and the Struggling EU
Carl Schramm, Independent Institute
Is China Going To Control Your Medicine?
Bethany McLean, The Free Press
SC GOP Senate (Trafalgar): Graham 26, Norman 20, Fry 18, Sanford 18, Lynch 8
Wednesday, August 12
Socialist Wave Hits Wall With Upset in Wisconsin
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics


Francesca Hong's Defeat Won't Stop the DSA
Freddie Gray, The Spectator
Darline Graham Makes Runoff, Faces Uphill Battle
Alec Hernandez, Politico
Disaster Averted for Republicans in Minnesota
John Hinderaker, PowerLine
Why AOC's Pivot on 'Woke' Politics Isn't Unreasonable
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
If 'Woke 1' Was 'Crazy,' What Does AOC Call the DSA?
David Harsanyi, DC Examiner
As Dems Turn to Socialism, AOC a Serious Candidate for 2028
Doug Schoen, WSJ
Can Dems Flip the House? Look to 4 Pennsylvania Districts
Salena Zito, Wash Post
Max Miller’s Reelection Chances Look Increasingly Bleak
Nia Prater, NY Magazine
Mamdani’s Honeymoon With New York Is Over
James Fanelli, Wall Street Journal
How Hamas' Attack on Israel Is Transforming U.S. Politics
Ben Weingarten, RCI
Fauci Hysteria Reveals Big Flaw of Our Political System
Matt Bai, Rolling Stone
What Anthony Fauci's Texts Reveal
Bevan, Trende & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Rogers Is the Real Radical in Michigan Senate Race
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
El-Sayed Proclaimed 'Obligation' To Follow Sharia Law
Kerr & Schwalb, Free Beacon
How Dems Can Repair the Broken Supreme Court
Sen. Adam Schiff, Los Angeles Times
Margaret Brennan Exists To Speak Power to Truth
Chris Bray, The Federalist
TDIH - August 12 Generic Ballot: '26: Dems +7.1 | '22: GOP +0.1 | '18: Dems +3.9
Thursday, August 13
How Thanksgiving Ended Francesca Hong's Hopes
Kevin Robillard, HuffPost


Wisconsin's David Crowley Is Far From a 'Moderate'
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
A Messy Lesson for the Post-Woke Left
Caitlin Dewey, Vox
Hong, Kornacki and Milwaukee's Missing Election Results
Scott McKay, AmSpectator
What Brown Has To Do To Beat Husted in Ohio
Emma Janssen, The New Republic
El-Sayed Removes 100+ YouTube Videos From Public View
Andrew Kaczynski, CNN
Media Equally Culpable in Covid Vaccine Lies to the Public
Sen. Ron Johnson, CKS
Breaking Up the MMR Vaccine Isn't Wise or Possible
Edwards & Greenhouse, MS Now
Intellectual Laziness Disguised as Expertise From Fed Officials
James Thorne, X
Zuckerberg's Awkward Pivot to AI Optimism
John Herrman, New York Magazine
Ridiculous Rulings by Judges Overstepping Their Authority
Chad Mizelle, RCP
The Manosphere Sours on Trump
Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos
Iran's Dangerous Midterm Strategy
Victor Davis Hanson, The Daily Signal
DNC's Ranked Choice Voting Ban Is More Than Inside Baseball
Cynthia Terrell, RCP
How To Destroy a State, in Five Easy Steps
Jason Miyares, City Journal
Flanagan's Many Crush the Money in MN Senate Primary
John Nichols, The Nation
Previewing Flanagan vs. Tafoya in Minnesota
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Texas (Emerson): Paxton (R) 47, Talarico (D) 46 | Abbott (R) 49, Hinojosa (D) 45
Friday, August 14
Woke 2 Will Be Worse
Spencer Klavan, The American Mind


Inside the DSA's Audacious Quest for Power
Charles Homans, NY Times Magazine
The Party of Hasan Piker Still Wants To 'Trans the Kids'
Sasha Stone, Substack
AOC Exposes MAGA's Motherhood Hypocrisy
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Karoline Leavitt Exposed Dems' Double Standard on Women
Nicole Russell, USAT
Who's Replacing Karoline Leavitt?
Bevan, Lumetta, Jashinsky & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Backtracking on 'Woke 1' Puts Organizers at Risk
Derecka Purnell, The Guardian
AOC May Never Get a Better Shot at WH Than This
Henry Olsen, Washington Post
Minnesota Senate Race Could Ruin Democrats' Plans
Emma Janssen, New Republic
The American Dream Is the Promise of a Process
Ben Shapiro, Daily Wire
Shapiro's Ideology Is Completely Divorced From Reality
Sean Davis, The Federalist
Dems Face Challenges in Nov. Turnout Isn't One of Them
Paul Waldman, MS Now
ADF Demands Colorado District Overhaul Sex-Ed Curriculum
Susan Crabtree, RCP
From Isaac Newton to Jason Arday
Louise Perry, Wall Street Journal
I Went No Contact With My Parents. I Regret It
Christina Buttons, The Free Press
CNN Is Trying To Drum Up Another Race Hoax
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
My Dog Died During Lockdown
Freddie deBoer, Substack
Ohio (FOX): Brown (D) 53, Husted (R) 45 | Ramaswamy (R) 50, Acton (D) 48
Saturday, August 15
FBI: Violent Crime Plummeted in 2025
Anna Schecter, CBS News
Progressives Are in a Catch-22
Emma Camp, Wall Street Journal
Can the Left Separate Economics From Culture?
Janan Ganesh, Financial Times
Karoline Leavitt, Trump's Happy Warrior
James Antle, Washington Examiner
What's Hiding Underneath Trump's Blustering on Iran
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Iranians Struggle To Afford Groceries Amid U.S. Squeeze
Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg
The Electoral Integrity Issue Isn't Israel--It's Islam
Josh Hammer, Newsweek
The Making & Remaking of Chinese Totalitarianism
Chenggang Xu, Project Syndicate
ABC News Exposed, Changed Coverage Due to 'Fauci'
Isaac Schorr, New York Post
The Dignifying Solution to America's Care Crisis
Courtney Martin, The Nation
Requiem for a Dream: Jason Arday Was a Child of God
Alex Berenson, Substack
Why Is the University of Michigan Hiding Grades?
Neetu Arnold, City Journal
The Case for Lesser-Known Colleges
Elwood Watson, Washington Monthly
Closing Federal Prisons: A Winning Hand
Levin & Cumberbatch, RealClearPolitics
The Quiet Manufacturing Boom
Steve Cortes, The Daily Signal
Men Also Want It All
Maibritt Henkel, Substack
WNBA Should Clarify That Only Women Can Play
Lisa Davis, UnHerd
Sunday, August 16
Amid Republican Midterm Worries, Trump OK's Cash Infusion
Treene, et al., CNN
Does Leftism Thrive on Its Own Failures?
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Fauci Hearing Was Painful To Watch, But We Need Answers
David Relman, Guardian
I Arrested Laken Riley's Killer 6 Months Before Her Murder
Ethan Curreri, NY Post
Why Don't Lefties Do Better Among Working-Class?
Michael Tomasky, New Republic
Hasan Piker Should Not Be Silenced
Tim Murtaugh, Washington Times
Greatest Risk to Hollywood Isn't the Merger--It's the Delay
Robert Wolf, LA Times
When Astronomy Morphs Into Astrology
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Adjuncting Until the End of Time
Maria Adelmann, The Nation
The Unmaking of Jason Arday
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Ozempic Is Not Just a Weight-Loss Story Anymore
Bryan Walsh, Vox
Just Say It: Plastic Surgery Is Bad for Us
Freya India, The Free Press
Iowa's Energy Grid Isn't a Riverboat Casino
Cameron Sholty, RealClearEnergy
Let Us Not Forget Multilateral Institutions
Anne-Marie Slaughter, Project Syndicate
Something Wonderfully British About the Farage Situation
Robert Malone, Substack
Fidel Castro's Centenary and Cuba's Kleptocratic Legacy
John Suarez, Brussels Signal
The 10 Best College Football Towns in America
Culpepper, et al., Washington Post


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