May 1, 2023 Archives

RealClearPolitics Week of May 1, 2023 Archives

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Monday, May 1
The Crazy Contours of the 2024 Election
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
How Jill Helped Joe Get to Yes on Running Again at 80
Eugene Daniels, Politico
The Problem Isn't With Joe Biden's Age
David Catron, The American Spectator
Trump's 2024 GOP Opponents Are Caught in His Trap
Jason Linkins, TNR
Don't Count Ron DeSantis Out
Mark Penn, Wall Street Journal
The Case for the Total Liberation of Ukraine
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic
Stuck in Khartoum
Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative
The West in Crisis
Zoltán Koskovics, Newsweek
Is It Any Wonder Our Military Can't Recruit?
Hung Cao, The Spectator
For Biden, Navigating Debt Ceiling an Early Test of 2024 Plan
Dan Balz, WaPo
GOP Proved It Isn't 'Hostage Taking' on Debt Limit
Christopher Jacobs, The Federalist
In San Fran, a Whole Foods Store Reflects City's Woes
Fuller & LaFraniere, NYT
Chicago's Criminal Irresponsibility
Jukka Savolainen, Quillette
Conservative Judges Have Become Politicians
David Atkins, Washington Monthly
Anatomy of a Washington Post Smear Campaign
Aaron Sibarium, Free Beacon
The AP's Deceitful Definition of 'Insurrection'
Libby Emmons, Human Events
Epstein's Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names
Safdar & Benoit, WSJ
Tuesday, May 2
JPMorgan, First Republic & the Curse of the 2nd Best
Mohamed El-Erian, Bloomberg


First Republic Deserved To Die
Kevin Dugan, New York Magazine
Trump Could Win If People Vote Their Pocketbooks
Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal
Biden Versus 'Biden'
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Biden Challengers Will Have To Beat Censorship Regime
Ben Weingarten, Newsweek
America's Self-Righteous Contrarian Trap
Noah Berlatsky, MSNBC
'Best Friends With Woke Media,' Trump To Do CNN Townhall
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Wokeism's Assault on the Enlightenment
Loury, McWhorter & Goldblatt, Substack
Closing Young Minds
Naomi Riley, City Journal
Why the 2010s Digital Media Boom Went Bust
Kafka, Smith & Denton, Vox
Is the Press Too Cozy With the Administration?
Bevan & Cannon, The RCP Takeaway
Epstein Met With Current CIA Chief AFTER His Conviction
Andrea Cavallier, Daily Mail
Comment Section Trolls Take Over the Republican Party
Jonah Goldberg, LA Times
Conservatism, Inc. Fiddles While the Republic Burns
Ned Ryun, American Greatness
Religious Freedom Commission Calls Out Global Violations
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Is AI the End of the World? Or Dawn of a New One?
Weiss & Altman, The Free Press
The Cadre in the Code
Robert Henderson, City Journal
GOP '24 (CBS News): Trump 58, DeSantis 22, Pence 5, Ramaswamy 5, Haley 4
Wednesday, May 3
The Long Road to Confronting China’s War on Religion
Cannon & Crabtree, RCP


China, America and Why Not All Growth Is Equal
Rana Foroohar, Financial Times
Biden Demands Clean Lipstick for His Spending Pig
Hugo Gurdon, DC Examiner
McCarthy Risking U.S. Economy for MAGA Wish List
Rep. Linda Sanchez, The Hill
Biden's Economic Policies Created the Debt Crisis
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: America Needs a Revolution
Freddie Sayers, UnHerd
Biden's Pathetic, Bizarre Reelection Launch
David Bossie, Washington Times
Supreme Court’s Ethics Issues Not All Created Equal
Lithwick & Stern, Slate
Dems Should Be Asking Justices for Ethics Lessons
David Harsanyi, The Federalist
John Kerry's Jet-Set Spending Getting Lots of Cloud Cover
James Varney, RCI
Time for Amendment To Oust Incapacitated Senators?
Joanne Kenen, Politico
No Sugarcoating It: GOP Has a Gen Z Problem
Carpe Diem, American Greatness
The 'All Ages' Drag Show Epidemic Plaguing America
Tayler Hansen, Substack
Yes, a Meritocracy Can Perpetuate Racial Inequality
Joan Cadden, DM Register
Obsession With DEI Is Ruining Medical Schools
Stanley Goldfarb, The Free Press
Epstein Docs, Part 2: Larry Summers & Woody Allen
Safdar & Benoit, WSJ
Is This the Navy's Bud Light/Dylan Mulvaney Moment?
Melissa Koenig, Daily Mail
Election 2024: GOP Nomination Polls | Dem Nomination Polls | General Election
Thursday, May 4
Bailouts Won't Prevent a Financial Crisis
Philip Pilkington, UnHerd


No Respite From Slow-Motion U.S.-China Collision
Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate
Unrigging Our Elections
Mark & Mollie Hemingway, The American Mind
Trump Should Never Again Be President
Lieberman & Chavis, RealClearPolitics
Biden's Web of Lies
Jonathan Turley, New York Post
Democrats Shouldn't Fall for McCarthy's Debt Limit Trap
Max Sawicky, In These Times
KS and AZ Governors Veto Bills Prohibiting Infanticide
Ohden & Dannenfelser, RCP
How Much Will Abortion Influence the 2024 Race?
Michael Baharaeen, Substack
Sotomayor Took $3M From Book Publisher, Didn't Recuse
Luke Rosiak, The Daily Wire
How 'The Chosen' Overturns Money Changers' Table
Maggie Phillips, RCInvestigations
You Do Not 'Gotta Hand It to Tucker Carlson'
Cathy Young, The Bulwark
Schumer, AOC and Fox News Lock Arms To Silence Tucker
Sasha Stone, Substack
The Only News That's Fit To Print
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Trauma Therapy Captures America--and Prince Harry, Too
Sally Satel, The Free Press
My Part in Vice's Downfall
Aris Roussinos, UnHerd
The FBI's Catholicism Memo Is No Laughing Matter
Ashley McGuire, Newsweek
Help Meet the Need for Honest, Independent Journalism
David DesRosiers, RCI
Friday, May 5
Who Helped Overturn the 'Pentagon Papers Principle'?
Matt Taibbi, Substack


Powell Can Focus on the Economy Blowing Up Now
Kevin Dugan, New York Magazine
Biden's Left-Wing First Term Has Robbed the Middle Class
EJ Antoni, The Hill
Can Biden Win Over the 'Meh' Voters Again in 2024?
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
Democrats Are Finally Interested in a Subway Killing
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post
New York Subway Death Is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
Commie Chic Invades American Grade Schools
David Mikics, Tablet Magazine
The Long Road to Confronting China's War on Religion: Part II
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Why Bad Jobs Are the Root of America's Problems
Michael Lind, The Spectator
Taking Debt Ceiling Negotiations Seriously
David Dayen, American Prospect
WV Shifts to 'Safe GOP,' Manchin to Endangered Species
Paul Bedard, DC Examiner
How To Keep Citizens Committed to Ukraine
Jankowicz & Southern, Foreign Affairs
Doomed Ukraine Campaign Is Not Working Out
Christopher Roach, American Greatness
Dilemmas of Deterrence
Joseph Nye, Project Syndicate
Against Abortion, a Christian Turned to Local Center
Courtney Garaguso, Star-Ledger
To Praise Cultural Appropriation, Not To Bury It
Loury & Mac Donald, Substack
Race and Gender Narcissism at University of Texas
Christopher Rufo, City Journal
Saturday, May 6
The War on the American Worker
Michael Lind, RealClearBooks
Bank Runs, Behemoths and Bailouts
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
China & Its Allies Are Well Placed To Topple Dollar
Wolfgang Munchau, New Statesman
Why Presidential Debates Have Lost Their Luster
Julian Zelizer, CNN
The Long Con To Bury Biden's Laptop Scandal
Eddie Scarry, New York Post
Forget Harry and William. I'm Pro-Charles
Alexander Burns, Politico
King Charles III Has a Climate Record To Live Down
Rupert Darwall, RealClearEnergy
What Kind of King Will Charles III Be?
Imogen West-Knights, Slate
Candidate for a Sick Nation: On the Phone With RFK Jr.
Benjamin Braddock, IM--1776
Why DeSantis Is in a Strong Position To Take On Trump
Dave Seminara, The Spectator
These Are 2024's Most Vulnerable Senators
Altimari, McIntire & Lesniewski, Roll Call
Have Republicans Abandoned the American West?
Jeff Hunt, RealClearPolitics
Every Emergency Needs To End, Even Covid-19
Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic
Far-Left PolitiFact Caught Lying To Protect Teachers Unions
John Nolte, Breitbart
Clarence Thomas Must Resign--or Be Impeached
James Downie, MSNBC
Do Convictions Prove Capitol Riot 'Was Not Spontaneous'?
Jacob Sullum, Reason
Help Meet the Need for Honest, Independent Journalism
David DesRosiers, RCI
Latest Polls: Biden JA | GOP '24 | Dem'24 | Generic Vote | RCP Pollster Rankings
Sunday, May 7
Media's Blind Eye to Biden Corruption Allegations
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Biden World Preps for Hunter Biden Fallout
Jonathan Lamire, Politico
It's Beginning To Feel a Lot Like 2016 Again
Ross Douthat, New York Times
Fresh January 6 Convictions Raise the Stakes for Trump
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Do Dems Need Nixon-Like Intervention With Biden?
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Supremely Arrogant
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Biden Admin Is Now Harassing Catholic Hospitals
Becket Adams, DC Examiner
Trying To Say Goodbye to COVID
Rather & Kirschner, Substack
Robert Kennedy's Movement
Benjamin Braddock, The American Mind
The Long Road to Confronting China's War on Religion: Part III
Ethan Gutmann, RCP
American Maoism
Daniel Mahoney, The American Mind
One Man Killed Jordan Neely--But We All Failed Him
Elie Mystal, The Nation
Black Grievance Politics Destroys Civilization
Matthew Boose, American Greatness
King Charles' Absurd, Awe-Inspiring Coronation
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
An American’s View of the Coronation
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Why This Historic Writers' Strike Matters for Everyone
Hamilton Nolan, The Guardian
Tolstoy, Free Thinker: Another 'New' Look at 'War & Peace'
John Tamny, RCMarkets


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