January 26, 2020 Archives

Week of January 20, 2020 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, January 20

Will McConnell Be an Asset for Democrats in the Fall?

Albert Hunt, The Hill

None of the Dem Candidates Are Ready to Be President

Rebecca Grant, FOX News

The Strongest Case for Joe Biden

Damon Linker, The Week

'Middle Class' Joe Biden Has a Corruption Problem

Zephyr Teachout, The Guardian

Phase One of Trump's Trade Deal Is a Win for U.S.

Scott MacDonald, National Interest

Strong Economy Is in Spite of Tariffs, Not Because of Them

Ramesh Ponnuru, NRO

Why Manhattan's Skyscrapers Are Empty

Derek Thompson, The Atlantic

On January 20, Timeless Words That Echo From Past

Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics

The Covington Kids' Revenge, One Year Later

Peter Van Buren, American Conservative

How Misinformation Is Overwhelming Our Democracy

Sean Illing, Vox

Iran and China--Black Swans No One Mentions

Rich Karlgaard, Forbes

New Jersey (Emerson): Biden 28, Sanders 25,Warren 15, Bloomberg/Buttigieg 6

Tuesday, January 21

No Slam 'Debunk': Analyzing the Dems' Repetitive Impeach Text

Eric Felten, RCI

WH Doubling Down on Dumb Impeachment Defense

Paul Waldman, Washington Post

Trump Team: There's No Crime; Senate Must Acquit

Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics

With Biden, Would Democrats Be Both Safe and Sorry?

Jeff Greenfield, Politico

Trump Rounds Third w/Enviable Big-League Record

Deroy Murdock, National Review

Hillary Clinton: Nobody Likes Bernie Sanders

Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter

Why Is Hillary Attacking Bernie Now?

Ethan Epstein, Washington Times

Guns Are No Mere Symbol

Garret Epps, The Atlantic

Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?

Patrick Buchanan, The American Conservative

On Abortion Rights, Protecting Roe Isn't Enough

Megan Donovan, USA Today

Some in Media Continue the Covington Catholic Smear

Robby Soave, Reason

Trump Approval: CNN 45% | The Hill 47% | Monmouth 43% | RCP Average 44%

Wednesday, January 22

'End This Ridiculous Charade and Go Have an Election'

Michael Goodwin, NY Post

Trump's Flawed 'Jekyll and Hyde' Impeachment Defense

Shanlon Wu, CNN

The Media Is Devoted to Not Covering Biden's Corruption

Kevin Williamson, NRO

Relax, Democrats: Your Nominee Will Win

Art Cullen, The Guardian

Why the Women's March Shrunk to a Mere 10K

Tammy Bruce, Washington Times

I'll Never Be Ashamed of My Abortion

Ylonda Gault, New York Times

As Democrats Move Left, a Backlash in Virginia?

John McCormack, National Review

Trump's Backward March on Trade

Anne Krueger, Project Syndicate

How I Became a China Skeptic

Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

A Class War for Our Time

J.D. Vance, American Greatness

Glenn Greenwald on Brazil's Charges Against Him

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker

Thursday, January 23

How Joe Biden Will Float to Victory

Lili Loofbourow, Slate

Trump Draws Battle Lines Against Dems, 'Prophets of Doom'

Rupert Darwall, The Hill

12 States Where Democrats Could Flip the Senate

Steve Phillips, The Nation

6 Democratic Senators to Watch in Impeachment Trial

Mollie Hemingway, Federalist

Schiff Asked GOP Senators a Tough Question

Greg Sargent, Washington Post

The Media Loves - And, I Mean, Really Loves - Adam Schiff

David Harsanyi, NRO

Sanders's Path to the 2020 Democratic Nomination

Ella Nilsen, Vox

Soft-on-Crime Liberals Are Ruining America's Greatest Cities

Bernard Kerik, RCP

Youth Climate Activists Fighting for Change in Davos

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

Why Isn't Greta Sailing to China to Whine at President Xi?

Daniel Turner, Daily Caller

Why Glenn Greenwald's Prosecution Is an Outrage

Ken Klippenstein, The Nation

The Year of Reason in the Cancel-Culture Wars?

Barbara Kay, National Post

New Hampshire (WBUR): Sanders 29, Buttigieg 17, Biden 14, Warren 13 | More

Friday, January 24

The Real Motivation Behind Dems' Impeachment Push

Sen. Tim Scott, FOX News

Trump Is Still Flouting the Law, Even During His Trial

Dahlia Lithwick, Slate

Trump Acts Like a Politician. That's Not Impeachable

Josh Blackman, New York Times

Schiff's Case and the End of Implausible Deniability

Matt Ford, The New Republic

70% of Americans Want Significant Abortion Restrictions

Kylee Zempel, Federalist

Pro-Lifers Will Regret Their Alliance With Trump

Damon Linker, The Week

Can Any of These Candidates Win the Democratic Nomination?

Sean Trende, RCP

Biden Goes To His Secret Weapon to Close the Deal in Iowa

Chris Cillizza, CNN

Why Is the Media So Gentle About Biden's Troubling Record?

Dan Froomkin, Salon

No Giver Is Safe: How the Left Is Poisoning Philanthropy

Karl Zinsmeister, RCP

The Young People at the Heart of Hong Kong's Rebellion

Laignee Barron, Time

ABC/WP: Trump Job Approval 47% | Impeachment/Removal: Yes 45, No 51

Sunday, January 26

Impeachment Has Been a Dud for Democrats

Liz Peek, The Hill

Schiff Tries to Punch Through the Republican Wall

Errol Louis, CNN

Schiff and His Media Allies Are Worse Than Joe McCarthy

Rowan Scarborough, WT

Impeachment and the Short-Term Thinking of the GOP

Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker

Hillary Clinton Is the World's Greatest Gift to Republicans

Kyle Smith, New York Post

Let Us All Now Weep for Donald Trump

Frank Bruni, New York Times

State of Things for Dems: Gloomy & Getting Gloomier

Steven Hayward, PowerLine

A Reckoning Over Iowa

Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic

Will Texas Flip Because of Blue-State Migrants? Don't Bet on It

Chuck DeVore, FOX

Why Tourism Should Die—and Why It Won’t

Chuck Thompson, The New Republic

Make 2020 the Year Cancel Culture Gets Canceled

Toby Young, The Spectator