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RealClearPolitics Week of July 7, 2025 Archives

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Monday, July 7
A New Palestinian Offer for Peace With Israel
Elliot Kaufman, Wall Street Journal
Netanyahu’s Legacy Won’t Be Made on Battlefield Alone
Dennis Ross, Wash Post
Big, Beautiful Bill Is Jet Fuel for the Economy
Speaker Mike Johnson, Fox News Sunday
GOP’s New Bill Is Structural Racism at Its Deadliest
Carmen James Randolph, MSNBC
The Frightening Dream House of Mamdani
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Behind the Vicious Racist Attacks on Zohran Mamdani
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
I Lived Mamdani's Socialist Dream, Fled To Survive
Franklin Camargo, FOX News
The Other Winner in NY's Primary: Ranked-Choice Voting
David Daley, The Guardian
The Progressive Paucity Agenda - From New York to California
Allysia Finley, WSJ
CIA Admits Shadowy Officer Monitored Oswald
Marc Caputo, Axios
Did John Brennan Perjure Himself Over Russia Hoax?
Miranda Devine, New York Post
How Trump's Bill Will Supercharge Mass Deportations
Lauren Gambino, The Guardian
A Big, Beautiful Financial Weapon Against Illegal Immigration
Peter Van Buren, TAC
Are Americans Ready To Celebrate Our 250th Birthday?
Trevor Hughes, USA Today
To Tame DC, We Need DOGE 2.0 - Done Right This Time
Daniel Huff, New York Post
The NY Times Wants Your Private ChatGPT History
Jay Edelson, The Hill
London 7/7: The Atrocity We Don't Talk About
Tim Black, Spiked
Tuesday, July 8
How a Flash Flood Turned Camp Mystic Into a Disaster Zone
Chaffin, et al., WSJ


Deadly Floods Showed Texans’ Heroism & Their Failed Politics
Ana Marie Cox, TNR
Condemn the Texas Hill Country River Ghouls
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
Trump's Iran Strike Parallels JFK's Soviet Missile Crisis
Penn & Stein, RealClearPolitics
The Islamic Republic's New Lease on Life
Mohammad Tabaar, Foreign Affairs
Israel Must Drop the Charges Against Netanyahu Immediately
Mike Davis, RCP
Can Trump Make Peace in Middle East?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Big Beautiful Bill May Carry Big Political Peril
Michael Baharaeen, The Liberal Patriot
Passing 'Big Beautiful Bill' Saved the GOP's Future
Daniel McCarthy, New York Post
How Elon Musk’s Third Party Gamble Could Succeed
Alexander Burns, Politico
Musk Is America's Dumbest Smart Person
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Public Needs Transparency on Epstein Files
Shellenberger & Gutentag, Substack
Obama Responsible for Pushing Russia Collusion Hoax
Margot Cleveland, Federalist
Is the NY Times Trying To Wreck Mamdani's Mayoral Bid?
Margaret Sullivan, Guardian
Mamdani's 'Radical Ingratitude' to New York City & America
Martin Gurri, NY Post
Schumer Should Step Aside
Norman Solomon, The Hill
A Kamala Harris Comeback?
Kelly Sadler, Washington Times
Wednesday, July 9
FBI Launches Criminal Investigations of Brennan, Comey
Brooke Singman, FOX News


CIA Contradicts Obama Officials' Sworn Denials About Russiagate
Paul Sperry, RCI
A New Generation of Democrats Takes Center Stage
Brad Bannon, The Hill
Disturbing Glimpses of Democratic Anger
Byron York, Washington Examiner
How the GOP Beat Democrats to a Child Care Win
Rachel Cohen, Vox
Ending the Corruption Known as 'Climate Policy'
Holman Jenkins, Wall Street Journal
Republicans Try a Novel Pitch: Make Virginia 2021 Again
David Weigel, Semafor
Mamdani's Identity Games
Olivia Reingold, The Free Press
This Isn't the First Misstep for Powell's Fed
Peter Navarro, Washington Times
A New Twist on an Old Bet With Buffett
Ted Seides, Financial Times
New Economic Plan, Old Economic Folly
Neal Freeman, National Review
Peace Looks Possible in the Middle East
Andrea Widburg, American Thinker
Meloni Should Lead the Way on Ukraine's Economic Recovery
Kurt Volker, CEPA
Members of Antifa Cell Charged Following Attack in North TX
Andy Ngo, Substack
MAGA Melts Down, Dems Exult as 'Epstein Files' Evaporate
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
The Epstein Indictment and the Mop-Up Operation
Mike Cernovich, TimCast
Sweden Cracks Down on OnlyFans--Will U.S. Follow Suit?
Addison Graham, RCP
Thursday, July 10
Trump Nobel Nomination Deserves Serious Consideration
Nicole Russell, USA Today


Criminal Investigation of Comey and Brennan Is a Warning
Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
Brennan, Comey and the Reckoning Long Overdue
Gregg Jarrett, FOX News
Why the Big Bill Might Not Be the Elixir Dems Imagined
Lauren Egan, The Bulwark
WH Blasts Newsom's Wildfire Recovery Claims, S.C. Tour
Wegmann & Crabtree, RCP
Susie Wiles Brings Calm, Helping Trump Rack Up Wins
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Photo Essay: ICE in L.A.
Rian Dundon, American Prospect
After Police Cuts, Overtime Costs Strain LA's Budget
Ana Kasparian, RCInvestigations
Middle Class Bears the Consequences of Mass Migration
Charlie Kirk, RAV
The Truth Behind the 'Kids Can't Read' Discourse
Constance Grady, Vox
McDonald's vs. Media in the Closing Days of 2024 Election
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Can Americans Escape Their Overly Emotional Politics?
John Halpin, Substack
Mamdani's NY: Safe Haven for Criminal Illegal Immigrants?
Daniel Idfresne, RCP
Political Theater Makes Bad Drama
David Mamet, Wall Street Journal
Tom Wolfe's Sociology of the Weird
Nick Burns, The Nation
Calling On the Eagle Forum To Add to Its Legacy of Liberty
John Tamny, RCP
The Emptiness of AI Ethics
Mary Harrington, UnHerd
Friday, July 11
Troubling Signs for Democrats on Priorities and Messaging
Amie Parnes, The Hill


What If the Political Pendulum Doesn't Swing Back?
Michael Brenes, The New Republic
Brennan, MSNBC Can't Stop Lying
Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Analysts Behind Fake Russia Assessment Still at CIA
Margot Cleveland, The Federalist
Signs of Confusion in the Markets
Gillian Tett, Financial Times
Trump's OBBB Success Is Even Bigger Than It Appears
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
Democrats Should Prepare for Return of Debt Politics
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Chairman Jerome Powell Has Grossly Mismanaged the Fed
Russ Vought, OMB
Mamdani Is a Grave Threat, Detrimental for Democratic Party
Dean Phillips, CNN
The Idiocy of the Epstein Mythology
Michael Tracey, Compact Magazine
Why Trump Didn't Release the Epstein List
Victor Davis Hanson, Blaze TV
Transit Funding Crisis Unfolds in Pennsylvania
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
ICE, Antifa and the Democratic Party
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Divorce Bombshell Rocks Texas Senate Race
Taiyler Mitchell, HuffPost
Memes Are Legal Again: Justice for Douglass Mackey
Shane Harris, AMAC
Good Riddance to TSA's 'No Shoes' Airport Security Policy
Anthony Fisher, MSNBC
Why AI's Siren Song Is So Hard To Resist
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Saturday, July 12
U.S. Had Intel on Threat to Trump's Life Before Butler Rally
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Can Jay Powell Make It Through the Weekend?
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun
Democrats Finally Have a Plan. Sort Of
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
Why Isn't Obama Under Investigation?
Jesse Watters, FOX News
Why the GOP's Recycled Midterms Strategy Won't Work
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
What the Constitution Says About Birthright Citizenship
Nolan Rappaport, The Hill
The Absurdity of Affirmative Action
Thomas Williams, The Atlantic
How Foreign Enrollment Transformed Higher Ed
Marc Andreessen, Reagan Foundation
'America Party'? 'America Caucus' Could Change DC Faster
Nancy Jacobson, RCP
Bongino Weighs Quitting Over Handling of Epstein Files
Christenson, et al., NY Post
Rationale for Not Releasing Epstein Files
Bill O'Reilly, NewsNation
Grave Concerns Over Bondi's Lack of Judgment at DOJ
Sean Davis, X
What I Could Have Learned From Rene Girard
Robert Armstrong, Financial Times
July 4th Is Behind Us. The American Dream Is Not
Gonzalo Schwarz, RealClearPolitics
Disaffected Laptop Class Fears the AI Revolution
Mark Mills, City Journal
One More Wafer Thin Mint?
Eric Salzman, Racket News
Alaska Has the Rare Earths We Need
Frank Murkowski, Wall Street Journal
Sunday, July 13
Trump Survived. That Moment Changed Direction of U.S.
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
A Year Ago Today, 'Fight, Fight, Fight!' Was Born
Alayna Treene, CNN
The Praetorian Guard at the DOJ, FBI, CIA, Pentagon
Steve Bannon, War Room
Hijacking the Fed
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
The Troubling Priorities of the NEA Teachers Union
Corey DeAngelis, FOX News
Field Remains Unsettled in Battle for NYC Mayor
Nia Prater, New York Magazine
America's 'Useful Idiots'
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Trump Backs Bondi, Slams Focus on Epstein Files
Elizabeth Weibel, Breitbart
Judge Blocks Trump ICE Raids in LA
CK Smith, Salon
The Left's Weird Obsession With Illegal Immigration
Zachary Faria, DC Examiner
Humans Must Remain at the Heart of the AI Story
Marc Benioff, Financial Times
The Public Interest Fellowship at 10
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
Henry Abbott, The Atlantic
Diminishing Returns for University Endowments
Burton Malkiel, Wall Street Journal
There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran
Hillel Schenker, The Nation
The Very Sad Ending to Russia-Ukraine War
Ted Snider, The American Conservative
A Nation Comes Together To Bring Hope to Flooded Communities
Marie Hill, RCP


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