RealClearPolitics August 18, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Florida's New Identity as a Republican Juggernaut

Patricia Mazzei, New York Times

'Democrats Should Be Thanking ICE'

M.D. Kittle, The Federalist

GOP Changes Minds About the Reliability of Crime Data

Steve Benen, MS Now

Trump, GOP Have an Election Message That Could Work

Larry Kudlow, New York Sun

The Last Big Primary Night of the Year

David Dayen, American Prospect

Democrat Divisions on Display in Austin

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

SCOTUS Should Allow Construction at the WH To Proceed

Hugh Hewitt, FOX News

No, Sen. Murphy, I Don't Want To Join Your Cult

Jerusalem Demsas, Substack

Heroes Aren't A**holes

Richard Porter, RealClearPolitics

Lessons for Progressives From Woke 1.0

Nesrine Malik, The Guardian

Making Americans Healthier Again

Kevin Roberts, The American Mind

How Protein Ate Our Grocery Stores

Maya Vinokour, The Nation

Pritzker Talks Affordability. His Tollway Wants Higher Tolls

Matt Paprocki, RCP

Even College Students Have Stopped Hanging Out

Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic

Brad Todd, Substack

How Hollywood Devoured Hayden Panettiere

Mary Harrington, UnHerd

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Should Vote To Protect Women's Sport

Carrie Lukas, RCP

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Hey, Lefties: Shoplifting Isn't Need, It's Just Plain Greed

Nicole Gelinas, New York Post

DNC Did Something Right? Actually, It Was 3 Things

Perry Bacon, The New Republic

CA Admits It Doesn't Track Noncitizens on Voter Rolls

Jordan Sekulow, The Federalist

Voice From Past Says Don't Panic Over Data Centers

Julia Cartwright, Washington Post

3 Vaccines Are Better Than 1

Michael Segal, Wall Street Journal

Millions of Ukrainian Men Flee Cruel Conscription System

Dan Storyev, The Nation

Hating Israel Fatigue

Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

Trump Doubles Down on Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Territory

Steve Benen, MS Now

Constantine's Example for China

Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal

Schools Must Stop Protecting Abusers at the Expense of Children

John Manly, RCP

Eric Hobsbawm's Age of Contradictions

John Merrick, UnHerd

Georgia (InsAdv): Ossoff (D) 50, Collins (R) 43 | Bottoms (D) 46, Jackson (R) 46