RealClearPolitics August 2, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

The Rise and Fall of Anthony Fauci

Roger Kimball, American Greatness

Inside the Week That Tested Anthony Fauci

Dan Diamond, Washington Post

Socialists Propose Radical Overhaul of U.S. Government

Emily Condon, USA Today

Radicalism of Young Dems Threatens Party's Future

Isaac Schorr, New York Post

A Socialist in the White House? Activists Are Thinking Big

Teo Armus, Wash Post

Why It's Still Kamala

Sasha Stone, Substack

Trump Still Playing Reality-TV Role

Jackie Calmes, Los Angeles Times

Will a Glaring Breach of Its Borders Jar Europe Awake?

Douglas Murray, Free Press

Berlin Pride Attack Shames the German Establishment

Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Spiked

Why Britain Needs a Healthy Suspicion of Islam

Laurence Fox, X

AI Costs and Doubts Are Spreading

Shira Ovide, Washington Post

World Is Writing Rules for Digital Assets. US Cannot Fall Behind

Ji Hun Kim, RCP

The Smithsonian Has Lost Sight of America

Rep. Michael Cloud, Newsweek

Blanche's Nomination Is Actually in Serious Trouble Now

Nia Prater, NY Magazine

Deneen's Conflicting Accounts of Liberalism in America

Peter Berkowitz, RCP

CBS Hired 1 Conservative. The Legacy Press Lost Its Mind

Joe Concha, DC Examiner

How Did Savannah Guthrie's Mom Disappear Without a Trace?

Bauerlein, et al, WSJ

August 2nd -- 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 39.2 | Obama 41.6 | Bush 39.6

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

These Dem Voters Battling Over What Their Party Stands For

Terrell Wright, WSJ

Elon Musk Right About 'Normal' Versus 'Fringe' Ideas

Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill

A Litmus Test in Michigan’s Dem Senate Primary

Nicholas Tomaino, Washington Post

How Anthony Fauci & His Media Pals Failed America

Michael Goodwin, NY Post

Trump's Final Act Begins

Jim VandeHei, Axios

Cornyn, Tillis Epitomize the GOP's Hatred for Its Voters

Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist

Dems' Last Chance To Halt Erosion of U.S. Democracy

Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian

Milton Friedman Was Right

Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal

Trump's Promise of a 'Golden Age' Collides With Reality

Paul Waldman, MS Now

Engineering Hate at M.I.T.

Scott Johnson, Washington Free Beacon

RFK Stadium: More Than Just Football?

Lauren Boyer, RealClearPolitics

TDIH: August 2nd Generic Ballot: '26: Dems +6.4 |'22: GOP +0.6 | '18: Dems +7.0