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RealClearPolitics Week of November 10, 2025 Archives

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Monday, November 10
Dems Fracture, Paving Way for Government To Reopen
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic
The Race for the Trump Economy
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
An Open Letter to Bill Maher Explaining the Economy
Quoth the Raven, Substack
Dems' Election Victories Weren't Just About the Economy
Lee Carter, FOX News
Mamdani Showed How 'Identity Politics' Can Win Elections
Nesrine Malik, Guardian
Has America Found Its Mussolini in Mamdani?
Roger Simon, Substack
Holding Trump Accountable for Turning Military on Cities
Sen. Dick Durbin, MSNBC
If Arctic Frost Isn't a Coup, What Would Be?
Sen. Lindsey Graham, FOX Business
Newsom Won on Prop 50, But Presidency Is Still a Reach
Mark Z. Barabak, LA Times
The Covid Failure Haunting Kathy Hochul
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
When Dems Win, We Need to Pack the Court
James Carville, Politics War Room
Our Imperial Judiciary
H.A. Scott Trask, Chronicles
BBC Caves To Coordinated, Politically Motivated Attack
Jane Martinson, Guardian
Jimmy Kimmel and His Wife: The Monsters of Late Night
Sasha Stone, Substack
Happy Birthday, Marines
Jed Babbin, The American Spectator
A Life Worthy of Marines' High Standard
John Waters, RealClearDefense
Tuesday, November 11
Deal To Reopen Government Passes Senate
Beggin & Meyer, Washington Post


Why Democrats Couldn't Keep Shutdown Going Any Longer
Andrew Prokop, Vox
Why Fetterman Opposed Shutdown From the Beginning
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Schumer May Need To Take the Fall To Keep Dems United
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Honor Sacrifice by Restoring Military's Warrior Ethos
Doug Truax, RealClearPolitics
Reasons To Be Bearish About China's Rise
Rana Foroohar, Financial Times
Transgenderism in Rapid Decline Among Young Americans
Eric Kaufmann, Skeptic
Ohio State's Activist Hiring Program
John Sailer, City Journal
Pelosi's Lessons in Power
Jason Howard, Salon
Can Teddy Roosevelt Help Save America From the Left?
Shane Harris, AMAC
Rule by Deal
Chris Hughes, American Prospect
The Rise of Latino America
Kotkin & Hernandez, RealClearInvestigations
Is Google Really Done Trying To Rig Elections?
Robert Epstein, The Daily Caller
The Invention of the Modern Self
David Bell, The Nation
The Making of an Elite: Japanese Christians
Cremieux Recueil, Substack
University of Austin: Freedom of Thought, Free Tuition
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Harvard Grade Inflation Report Shows Higher Ed Rot
Christopher Jacobs, Federalist
Wednesday, November 12
Toxic Dems Get Shut Down, Trump Gets Big Win
Michael Goodwin, New York Post


What if Dems’ Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out To Be a Win?
Annie Karni, NY Times
Dems Responsible for Shutdown Suffering
Christopher Tremoglie, Washington Examiner
Chuck Schumer Needs To Go
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Newsom Sees Dems' Man Problem, But Can He Fix It?
Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd
The Nightmare of Californication
Derek Parker, Chronicles
Can Mamdani Deliver? 'Yes! It's an Unqualified Yes!'
John Nichols, The Nation
Conservatives Must Confront the Mamdani Machine
Adam Johnston, AMAC
Why Latino Voters Turned Out Against Trump
Sen. Ruben Gallego, MSNBC
The Trans Reckoning Has Arrived
Stella O'Malley, Spiked
At PA Medical Society, Activism Crushed Medicine
Kurt Miceli, RealClearPolitics
My Job Is To Educate Conservatives About the Facts
Abby Phillip, The Joy Reid Show
BBC Scandal, Trump and Farage
Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner
We're All Working for the Algorithm Now
Taylor Crumpton, Time
Trump's Second Term Is Reshaping America & the World
Peter Feaver, Foreign Affairs
How Hegseth Is Strengthening the Military
Clifford Bates, The American Mind
The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah
PBS
Latest Polls: Dem Lead Grows in Generic Ballot | Trump Approval Slides to 42.8
Thursday, November 13
Trump Signs Funding Bill To Reopen the Government
Wasson, et al., Bloomberg


Ordinary Dems Didn't Want a Shutdown. Leftist Nonprofits Did
Barton Swaim, WSJ
Schumer Doesn't Deserve This Heat
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
Evidence Contradicts Comey Claim His Indictment Is Political
Mike Davis, Federalist
Trump's Enemies List Keeps Growing
Heather Parton, Salon
Baric Discussed 'Human Adaptation' With CIA Before Covid
Alex Berenson, Substack
Ellis Island Built U.S.; Biden's Chaos Dismantled It
Victor Davis Hanson, Am. Greatness
Epstein Files Could Finally Sink Trump
Chris Lehmann, The Nation
The Left Pushes Another Hoax That Makes No Sense
Miranda Devine, New York Post
What Happens After Congress Votes on Epstein Bill
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
The Rise of Schizo-Politics
Christopher Rufo, City Journal
JFK's Grandson Is Running for Congress
Zhou & Demianyk, HuffPost
Trump's Grip on Florida Tested by Upstart Conservative
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Did GOP Blow Its Window To Capture Trump's Coalition?
Rich Baris, People's Pundit
Dems Were in Array Last Week, Now They're Back in Disarray
Tamara Keith, PBS
Meet the Student Sharing Bumper Stickers To Save Unborn
Francesca Fenton, CNA
The DJIA Is Near 50,000: How Did We Get Here So Fast?
Kenneth Pringle, Barron's
Friday, November 14
San Francisco's (Partial) Comeback
Sanjana Friedman, City Journal


Affordability for Americans Stuck in Political Crosshairs
Goswami & Mueller, Semafor
30 Million Illegal Immigrants Raise Housing Prices
Vice President JD Vance, FOX News
The Moral Cost of the Democrats' Shutdown Strategy
Michael Powell, The Atlantic
Shutdown Just Latest Battle in Democrats' Long War
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
Comey and James Make Bid To Disqualify Prosecutor
Lybrand, et al., CNN
Why Old Guard GOP Is Attacking Heritage Foundation
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Karine Jean-Pierre Is Not a #GirlBoss
Jerusalem Demsas, Substack
Secret Service in Denial That DEI Contributed to Butler Attempt
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Is 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' Real?
Jonathan Alpert, Wall Street Journal
How the Left Must Build Its Infrastructure
Amanda Litman, The Nation
The Prophet of Gender Madness
Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd
The World Needs a New Pandemic Playbook
Bhattacharya & Memoli, City Journal
Why Party Elders Can't Save China From Xi
Deng Yuwan, Foreign Affairs
There Is No Argentina 'Bailout'--U.S. Earned a Profit
John Lott, RealClearPolitics
Europe's Moral Collapse and the Return of Antisemitism
Fiamma Nirenstein, JNS.org
Catholic Traditionalism After Francis
Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal
Trump Job Approval: Rasmussen 44%, Reuters 40%, RCP Average 42.3% | More
Saturday, November 15
Schumer Isn't Going Anywhere, Yet
Ross Barkan, New York Magazine
Can the GOP Learn How To Play Offense?
Nathan Stone, The Federalist
Why Trump's Latest Border Patrol Deployment Will Fail
Billy Ball, MS Now
What Do Mainstream Democrats Stand For?
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Something Feels Different About the Economy
Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic
For Big AI, the Creepiness Is the Point
Cass & Kishi, Commonplace
I'm Withdrawing My Support of Marjorie Taylor Greene
President Trump, Truth Social
Trump's America First Movement Is Fracturing
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
The Democrats' Wage-Suppression Campaign
Harrison Berger, American Conservative
How Congress Has Bankrupted the Future
Kim & Steuerle, Washington Monthly
Open Primaries Would Keep Government Open
Nick Troiano, RealClearPolitics
The 'Anti-Trafficking' Racket
Michael Tracey, Compact Magazine
Shelby and Eli Steele on Victim Politics in 2025
Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal
Mamdani's Win Marks Shift in Voter Support for Israel
Guy Chazan, Financial Times
Harvard Isn't Ready To Stop Inflating Grades
Neetu Arnold, City Journal
Can You Win Best Picture If You Flop?
Julianna Ress, The Ringer
They Tried To Kill My Dad, Like How They Killed Charlie Kirk
Eric Trump, Smerconish
Sunday, November 16
White House Hunts for Ways To Lower Cost of Living
Leary, et al., Wall Street Journal
Wall Street CEOs Push Back on Trump's Rosy Outlook
Charles Gasparino, NY Post
The Looming, Big American Boom
Jason Trennert, Strategas
Your Check From Trump Is Not in the Mail
Chris Brennan, USA Today
Is MAGA Growing Restless With Trump?
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Sorry, GOP: 'Socialist’ No Longer a Career-Ender in U.S.
Glenn Altschuler, The Hill
Charlie Kirk's Plan for American Economic Revival
Andrew Kolvet, War Room
The Epstein Files Sinkhole Widening Under Trump
Philip Bump, MS NOW
Jeffrey Epstein's Resentment Toward Donald Trump
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Admit It. Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-Runner
Jonathan Martin, Politico
Newsom, Bass Abandoned LA as It Burned
Joel Pollak, New York Post
JFK's Grandson Gives Politics a Try
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Et Tu, Seattle? 'Democratic' Socialism Goes Bi-Coastal
Roger Simon, Substack
Why Are Deranged People Walking Chicago's Streets?
John Sexton, Hot Air
How a Tech Billionaire Got Caught Between Trump & San Fran
Lisa Bonos, WP
Shifting the Culture in Silicon Valley to Being Pro-America
Alex Karp, New York Post
Professor George Is Right: Principle Sustains Conservatism
Peter Berkowitz, RCP
TDIH - Nov 16th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 42.3 | Obama 41.3 | Bush 38.3


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