RealClearPolitics October 8, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

We Choose the Unapologetic Pursuit of National Power

Marco Rubio, Athens

Trump Is Making Biden-Like Mistakes

Joe Klein, Substack

Much Less Crime Since U.S. Border Mess Fixed

Christopher Tremoglie, DC Examiner

The Political Economy of Diesel

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

The Chilling Implications of Jack Smith's Goons

Ben Weingarten, The Federalist

Washington Needs the Tax-Reform Spirit of '86

Rahm Emanuel, Wall Street Journal

A Gen Z Blue-Collar Jobs Boom

Skyler Adleta, Commonplace

College Women Know the Cornell Story Is a Farce

Heather Mac Donald, New York Post

Why Weren't the Cornell Allegations Taken Seriously?

Melinda Henneberger, RCP

The Logical End Point of the Sexual Revolution?

Larissa Phillips, The Free Press

States Must Do More To Secure Elections

Kristina Celeste, The American Mind

Is This the Oddest Democrat in Congress?

Emma Janssen, The New Republic

Trump Casts Long Shadow Over Campaigns in California

Susan Crabtree, RCP

Steve Witkoff Keeps the Light On

Salena Zito, Washington Examiner

How Can So Many People Celebrate a Massacre?

Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly

October 7 Attack, 3 Years Later

Bevan, Porter & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM

John Cleese Is Not a Terrorist

Andrew Doyle, Washington Post

CNN: Iowa: Hinson (R) 45, Turek (D) 43 | Ohio: Brown (D) 49, Husted (R) 43

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Rubio Digs Into Past To Tout 'America First' Approach

Andrew Roth, The Guardian

Our Political Labels Are Out of Date

David Dusenbury, Wall Street Journal

Mamdani's Surprisingly Persuasive Solution for U.S.

Lydia Polgreen, New York Times

Alleged Somali Gang Activity Ruins Homecoming in MN

Guy Benson, DC Examiner

Justice Alito Doth Protest Too Much

Hayes Brown, MS Now

Lying Media Ahead of the Midterms? Check

Sasha Stone, Substack

How DOJ, NSBA Went After Parents

Victoria Manning, Restoration News

The Monopoly on the Open Road

David Dayen, American Prospect

Hochul Can't Live in Her Own Economic Reality

Sam Raus, RealClearPolitics

Inside the Final Push To Free the October 7 Hostages

Brett McGurk, The Free Press

October 7 Revealed a Darkness in Britain

Nigel Farage, Substack

Ohio Senate: co/efficient: Husted (R) +1 | CNN: Brown (D) +6 | Ohio Governor