April 19, 2020 Archives

Week of April 13, 2020 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, April 13

The Global Race to Prevent Another Depression

White, Guida & Karnitschnig, Politico

How to Reopen America Safely, But Soon

Steve Hilton, FOX News

Domestic Violence Is on the Rise With Lockdown

Natasha Lennard, The Intercept

Virus Puts Spotlight on Racial Health Disparities

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit FP

The Worst Governor in America

Robert Stacy McCain, The American Spectator

The President and the Plague

Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone

Dems Prefer to Blame Trump Not China for Pandemic

Roger L. Simon, Epoch Times

What Went Wrong With the Media's Coronavirus Coverage?

Peter Kafka, Recode

Bashing of Fox News Over COVID Coverage Is Hypocritical

Ed Schafer, RCP

U.S. Public Service Under Grave Threat From Trump

Francis Fukuyama, Wash Monthly

In Defense of Presidential Purges

Robert Merry, The American Conservative

Police: Racist Threats & Attacks on CA Campus Were Faked

Andy Ngo, Newsweek

Full Replay: Trump, Coronavirus Task Force Hold White House Briefing

Tuesday, April 14

It's Time to Reopen and Relaunch Our Economy

Conrad Black, American Greatness

Being an Actual Authoritarian Is Too Much Work for Trump

Jurecic & Wittes, Atlantic

Pelosi Skewers Trump Over Move to Reopen Country Soon

Ferris & Caygle, Politico

Shutdown Could Kill More Americans Than Covid-19

Betsy McCaughey, Townhall

Art Laffer's Inside Track to Trump's Economic Recovery Team

Susan Crabtree, RCP

When Will Life Be Normal Again? We Just Don't Know

Charlie Warzel, New York Times

Why Are NYT & Wash Post Driving Unfounded Narratives?

Alex Berenson, Twitter

Dems and Their Impeachment Fairies Go Full Wuhan

Charles Hurt, Washington Times

Biggest Meltdown I've Ever Seen--Walls Are Closing In on Trump

Jim Acosta, CNN

Xi Jinping's Corrupt Regime Did This

Cotler & Abitan, Times of Israel

The Plight of a Hospital Chaplain During Coronavirus

Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker

Wednesday, April 15

China Delayed Warnings to Public For 6 Key Days in January

Associated Press

Trump Is To Blame, Not the World Health Organization

Nicholas Kristof, NY Times

Timeline Proves WHO Helped China Make Pandemic Worse

Marion Smith, Federalist

Dems: Trump's Freeze of WHO Funds Illegal, Same as Ukraine

Caitlin Emma, Politico

Herd Immunity vs. Herd Mentality

Roger Kimball, American Greatness

Husband & Wife Helped Solve Hospital Mask Shortage

Didi Martinez, NBC News

Hell Freezes Over: Liberal Media Embraces Federalism

John Kass, Chicago Tribune

Operation Gridlock Protests Whitmer’s Stay-At-Home Order

John Sexton, HotAir

Think This Pandemic Is Bad? A Worse Crisis Is Coming

Rhiana Gunn-Wright, NYT

Beware the Left's 'Degrowth' Movement

Stephen Moore, Washington Times

The Secret Weapon Hidden in Obama's Endorsement of Biden

Joe Lockhart, CNN

Why the MSM Won't Take Tara Reade Seriously

Amber Athey, Spectator USA

Thursday, April 16

Trump's Brain: A Guided Tour

Jennifer Senior, New York Times

How Trump Can Defeat the Xi Jinping Batflu

David Warren, Essays in Idleness

Covid Is Likely More Prevalent, Less Deadly, Than We Thought

Ross Clark, Spectator

Trump's Funding Cut Won't Fix the WHO's Problems

David Fickling, Bloomberg

The Media's Coverage of Kavanaugh Was Criminal

Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist

The Allegations Against Biden Don't Stand Up to Scrutiny

Joan Walsh, The Nation

Tom Friedman's Foolish Biden Fantasy

Conrad Black, National Review

The 'Trump Bump' and Its Likely Demise

Brady & Parker, RealClearPolitics

Shutdown Lawsuits Are Coming for Governors and Mayors

David Golove, Slate

Federal Retirement Funds May Invest in China Defense Firms

Christine Dolan, JTN

Stolen COVID-Care Supplies: Big Issue or Just Political One?

Philip Wegmann, RCP

Trump Job Approval: Rasmussen 46% | Gallup 43% | Ipsos 46% | RCP Avg 45.7%

Friday, April 17

Stanford Study: Covid Is More Widespread Than Realized

Ross Clark, The Spectator

No, We Aren't Overreacting to Coronavirus

German Lopez, Vox

Covid Panic Magnifies the Worst Impulses of the Elite

Stella Morabito, The Federalist

Will Covid Cure Voters of Their Preference for a TV President?

Dahlia Lithwick, Slate

Democratic Obstruction Is Starving Small Businesses

Washington Free Beacon

How Sen. Murphy, a Rising Democratic Star, Would Run the World

The Alarming Problems With Mail-In Voting

Adams & Von Spakovsky, FOX News

Now Is Exactly the Time to Investigate WHO's Internal Rot

Claudia Rosett, PJ Media

Trump's Decision to Halt WHO Funding Will Backfire Horribly

David Fidler, Slate

Trump Campaign: 'Biden Has a Big China Problem'

Simonson & Dunleavy, DC Examiner

Stacey Abrams: 'I Would Be an Excellent Running Mate'

Melissa Harris-Perry, Elle

Sunday, April 19

The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead

Donald McNeil, New York Times

Trump's Guidelines Will Get America Back to Normal

Andy Puzder, FOX News

Quarantine Is the Answer to Opening Our Economy

Nancy Pelosi, Fox News Sunday

Pelosi's Hypocrisy Has Real Costs for Small Businesses

Kaylee McGhee, Examiner

How China Sees the World--and How We Should See China

H.R. McMaster, Atlantic

China's Economy on Life Support--Turn Off the Ventilator

Steven Mosher, NY Post

Can History's Biggest Stimulus Stave Off Depression?

Zachary Karabell, ForeignAffairs

Trump Prioritizes Public's Mental Health in Crisis

Paris Dennard, RealClearPolitics

Mail-In Voting Is Only Safe Way to Hold 2020 Election

Noah Feldman, Bloomberg

A Mail-In Election Would Be Rife With Fraud

Francisco Canseco, Washington Examiner

The Oklahoma City Bombing, 25 Years Later

R. Trent Shores, RealClearPolitics

NBC/WSJ: Trump Approval 46% | Biden 49, Trump 42 | State Polls: FL, IN | Map