August 21, 2023 Archives

RealClearPolitics Week of August 21, 2023 Archives

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Monday, August 21
Biden's Job Is To Remind Voters How Well He's Done His Job
LZ Granderson, LAT
All Biden's 'Objectives’ Have Been Failures
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Actually, Hunter Biden Is Getting It Worse
Ankush Khardori, New York Magazine
Biden Used Pseudonym for 1 Reason: Corruption
John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist
How GOP Candidates Will Seek To Score Debate Points
David Jackson, USA Today
Constitution Bars Trump From Ever Being President Again
Luttig & Tribe, The Atlantic
The Disqualification of Trump & Other Legal Urban Legends
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
With Trump and GOP, Racism Comes To the Fore
Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
How Much of Today’s ‘Racism’ Is Manufactured?
Roger Kimball, RealClearPolitics
Kamala Harris Seeks Second Act as GOP Attacks Intensify
Eugene Daniels, Politico
5 Indications Joe Biden Will Not Run in 2024
Jason Chaffetz, FOX News
Conservatives Use 'Verbal Jiu-Jitsu' To Twist Liberals' Language
John Blake, CNN
America's New Media Minutemen
Shane Harris, AMAC
Argentina's Front-Runner Milei: Biden a 'Socialist'
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald
AOC's Socialist Sympathy Tour
Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal
How Ukraine Is Exploiting Biden's Cluster Bomb Gamble
Hudson & Galouchka, WaPo
Washington Will Fight & Spend to the Last Dead Ukrainian
David Sacks, HughHewitt
South Carolina (Trafalgar): Trump 48, Desantis 14, Scott 14, Haley 8, Christie 7
Tuesday, August 22
5 Things To Watch For in Milwaukee Tomorrow Night
Nick Reynolds, Newsweek


Expect Absent Trump To Dominate Wednesday's GOP Debate
Gerard Baker, WSJ
Will Trump Pay a Price for Skipping the GOP Debate?
Bevan & Cannon, RCP Takeaway
Democrats, Popcorn in Hand, Root for a Rowdy GOP Debate
Reid Epstein, NY Times
U.S. Barriers to Foreign Cash Look Like Swiss Cheese
Mark Hemingway, RCI
Obama & Clinton Right: GOP All Deplorable Bitter Clingers
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Trump Comes Into Focus as an Enhanced Historic Figure
Conrad Black, NY Sun
Too Late: GOP Also-Rans Can't Stop Mess They Helped Create
Jonah Goldberg, LAT
Chris Christie Is Not Going To Apologize, OK?
Michael Kruse, Politico
Maybe It's Chris Christie Who Needs To Be Explaining
Aaron Flanigan, AMAC
The Mobster Cosplay of Donald Trump
David Remnick, The New Yorker
Biden's Pattern of Behavior Lacks Empathy He Promised
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
This Economy Is Breaking All the Rules - and Thriving
Robert Kuttner, Am Prospect
Bidenomics Is Working? Millions in Debt & Going Hungry
Justin Haskins, FOX News
What It Will Take To Break Putinism's Grip on Russia
Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs
Will Ukraine Recover From Its Failed Counteroffensive?
Aris Roussinos, UnHerd
Macgregor: US on Brink of Catastrophic Defeat In Eastern Europe
Tucker Carlson, X
Latest Polls: GOP: Iowa, S.C., National | GOP Betting Odds, Dem Odds, President
Wednesday, August 23
GOP Debate Number 1: The Curtain Rises
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics


A Parade of Listless Vessels
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
Things To Watch for at Tonight's GOP Debate
Kellyanne Conway, FOX News
Ramaswamy the Star of GOP's Presidential Amateur Hour
Jackie Calmes, LA Times
The Debate Ron DeSantis Needs To Win
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Trump Legal Woes Part of His Mythology of Martyrdom
Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
Dem-Led Trump Indictments Are Election Interference
Gayle Trotter, Wash Times
One MAGA Juror Can Ruin It All
Heather Parton, Salon
Judge in Trump's J6 Case: A Pot Calling the Defendant Incendiary
Julie Kelly, RCI
Our Summer of Sorrows
Renee Graham, Boston Globe
Biden's Lazy Response To Crises Like Hawaii Fire a Liability
Jordan Boyd, Federalist
Has the War on Inflation Already Been Won?
Paul Krugman, New York Times
The Inflation Reduction Act: All for Nothing
Stephen Miran, City Journal
Ukraine's Forces & Firepower Are Misallocated, U.S. Says
Schmitt, et al, NY Times
Joe Biden's Ukraine Defense Falls Apart
Jonathan Turley, New York Post
No, Biden Hasn't Messed Up a Chance to End the War in Ukraine
Fred Kaplan, Slate
Will Joe Biden Ever Stop Lying?
John Kass, JohnKassNews
GOP '24 (Yahoo News): Trump 52, DeSantis 12, Ramaswamy 8, Scott 4, Haley 3
Thursday, August 24
GOP Eight Take Debate Stage in Milwaukee
Wegmann & Cannon, RealClearPolitics


DeSantis Plays Prevent Defense Despite Trailing Badly
James Antle, DC Examiner
Notes From the Undercard
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Republicans Showed Their Hands--Trump Is Still Holding Aces
Nicole Narea, Vox
Democrats Have Broken America: Where's the Outrage?
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
We're Suffering From a Crisis of Courage
Jemima Kelly, Financial Times
Debate Night With Donald Trump
Tucker Carlson, X/Twitter
Trump's Looming Surrender Will Kill the Buzz of 1st Debate
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Two-Tiered Justice System Keeps Biden Afloat--for Now
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
RFK Jr. Draws Big Crowds. What Does It Mean for 2024?
David Smith, The Guardian
The Surprising, Completely Modern Rise of Vivek Ramaswamy
Adam Wren, Politico
Trump Looks Beatable in Early States
Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Search Results Are 'Changing Quickly' on Biden's Lies
Kylee Griswold, The Federalist
What Might Finally Resolve the Hollywood Strikes
David Dayen, American Prospect
Students, Teachers Ditching Public School in Droves
Larry Sand, American Greatness
Make American History Dramatic Again
Jonathan Hartog, RealClearHistory
The Decline of the Great American City
Joel Kotkin, Spiked
Watch: FOX News GOP Debate in Milwaukee | Trump - Tucker Carlson Interview
Friday, August 25
Georgia Arrest Offers Glimpse of Legal Perils Trump Faces
Harry Litman, L.A. Times


Trump Indictments: The Charge Is the Fraud
Paul Ingrassia, The American Mind
Incredibly, This Might Not End Trump's Race for White House
Julian Zelizer, CNN
The Biden Clan's Con Is Coming to an End
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Who Won the First GOP Debate?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP Takeaway
Trump & Ramaswamy Won Debate. Biden Lost
Newt Gingrich, Washington Times
GOP Debate Watchers Cheer Signs of a Post-Trump Era
Jennifer Medina, NY Times
DeSantis Makes a Great Republican Comeback
Bob Maistros, Issues & Insights
Nikki Haley Won, But Will It Matter?
Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner
No Labels Challenges Dems' Embrace of Democracy
Greg Orman, RealClearPolitics
The Mercenary Always Loses
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic
Putin Will Emerge Stronger From Prigozhin's Death
Max Abrahms, Newsweek
Newsom Ups Ante in Clash With School Boards
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
CNN Regaining Its Footing Following Tumultuous Two Years
Oliver Darcy, CNN
Relaunch of CNN Streaming Service Proves CNN Is Doomed
John Nolte, Breitbart
I Helped Write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' Speech. It Still Matters
Clarence Jones, USAT
Racism in America Today
Thomas Klingenstein, The American Mind
Post-Debate (MC): Trump 58, DeSantis 14, Ramaswamy 11, Pence 6, Christie 4
Saturday, August 26
Why Does Biden Have So Many Aliases?
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Meme Holds True About Trump's Maddening Lasting Power
Michael Cohen, MSNBC
Trump Turns Himself In--All They Can Do Is Beg for More
Sasha Stone, Substack
Forget Debate Winners/Losers; Focus on Staying Power
Keith Naughton, Messenger
Will Slow and Steady Win the Race for DeSantis?
Josh Hammer, Newsweek
DeSagging: Florida Governor Drops in Candidate Rankings
Steven Shepard, Politico
Adults on the GOP Debate Stage
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Debate Forgot To Cover the Left's Destruction of the Country
Jordan Boyd, Federalist
Normie Voters Want Common-Sense Politics!
Ruy Teixeira, Substack
Burgum Hopes Debate Will Vanquish His Anonymity
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
Conservative Pop Culture Is Having a Moment
Cate Martel, The Hill
In Maui, Government Failure, Incompetence on Display
Mary Katharine Ham, Outkick
Preventing a U.S.-China War
Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate
How Long Will Congress Fund Failure in Ukraine?
Fred Fleitz, American Greatness
The Price of Fragmentation
Kristalina Georgieva, Foreign Affairs
The Expansion of BRICS Reflects a Shift in Balance of Power
Frank Furedi, Spiked
Why Public Schools Never Have Enough Money
Teresa Mull, The Spectator
Post-Debate (Reuters): Trump 52, DeSantis 13, Pence 6, Ramaswamy 5, Haley 4
Sunday, August 27
American's Continuously Unbelievable Political Spectacle
Zachary Wolf, CNN
Why Tribalism Took Over Our Politics
Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal
Yet Another Flawed Indictment of Trump
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Catch the Smug Mug on That Thug!
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
No Knockouts in GOP Debate With Heavyweight Out
John Kass, JohnKassNews
At GOP Debate, ‘Democracy’ Wasn't In the Conversation
Dan Balz, Washington Post
GOP Debate Plays Pretend as Dems Rack Up Arrests
Melissa Mackenzie, AmSpectator
What if Vivek Ramaswamy Is the Future of Politics?
Ryu Spaeth, New York Magazine
President Biden's Haplessness Isn't Funny Anymore
Jenny Holland, Spiked
Biden Has a NH Problem. Enter Bernie Sanders
Kashinsky & Otterbein, Politico
Biden's Hispanic Vulnerability
Steve Cortes, Substack
Democrats Need To Get Excited About the Center-Left
Tobin Stone, The Messenger
Rejecting Populism a Big Mistake for Post-Reagan GOP
Daniel McCarthy, Spectator
What a UAW Strike Could Mean for Labor
Ellen Ioanes, Vox
America Is Losing Its Work Ethic
Don Feder, Washington Times
Troll Culture, Cancel Culture: Two Sides of a Coin
Addison Graham, RealClearPolitics
Disinfo-Nation: The New Censorship Is Here To Stay
Peter Wood, The Spectator
'24 Polls: NYP: Trump 44, Biden 41 | GOP Post-Debate | Odds: GOP, Dem, Pres


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