May 17, 2020 Archives

Week of May 11, 2020 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, May 11

Search for Answers in FBI's Mishandling of Flynn Case

Jason Foster, Newsweek

13 Unanswered Questions About Dismissal of Flynn Case

Jurecic & Wittes, Atlantic

Why Did Obama Tell the FBI to Hide Its Activities?

Margot Cleveland, The Federalist

Allow Young to Restart Their Lives & the Economy

Andrew Oswald, The Irish Times

The Real Center of the Pandemic: Nursing Homes

Chris Pope, City Journal

Biden Is Planning an FDR-Size Presidency

Gabriel Debenedetti, New York Magazine

Reagan-Trump Model Is the Answer to Economic Crisis

Newt Gingrich, FOX Business

Why Aren't Editorial Boards Calling for Trump's Resignation?

Joe Lockhart, CNN

Stelter Melts Down as CNN Russia Conspiracies Exposed

Tristan Justice, Federalist

Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Dead at 92

Peter Keepnews, NY Times

The Natural: Baseball Legend Recalls 27-Strikeout Game

Salena Zito, DC Examiner

Tuesday, May 12

Elon Musk Risks Lives by Reopening Tesla Factory

David Wheeler, NBC News

Democrats Charge Into a Political Cul-de-Sac

Conrad Black, American Greatness

No, the Covid Fight Isn't Like WWII--and That's Bad News

Jeff Greenfield, Politico

Facebook's Evidence-Free 'False' Rating

Kalev Leetaru, RealClearPolitics

Trump's Latest Baseless Obama Conspiracy Theory

Aaron Rupar, Vox

Obama Gets the Facts, Precedent and Law Wrong on Flynn Case

Jonathan Turley

Tara Reade, Megyn Kelly and the Politics of Believability

Doreen St. Felix, New Yorker

'Sundays Are for Jesus & Football'--Well, Maybe Not in California

Bill Whalen, RCP

Did Missouri Just Out-Lawfare China?

Wilson VornDick, The National Interest

Steve Bannon Strikes Again

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect

Protect Essential Businesses That Support Our Communities

Wayne Sasser, RCP

2020: OH(Emerson):Trump +3, WI(Marquette): Biden+3, TX(Emerson):Trump +6

Wednesday, May 13

Officials in Flynn Case Need to Be Brought to Justice

Michael Walsh, Epoch Times

'Obamagate' an Attempt to Distract From Trump's Failures

Richard Wolffe, Guardian

The Media Know 'Obamagate' Is a Huge Scandal

John Davidson, The Federalist

60 Days Into Crisis, White House Still Has No Plan or Goal

Ezra Klein, Vox

COVID-19 and the Defense Industrial Base

Rep. Mac Thornberry, RealClearPolitics

Prioritize Workers' Rights to Reopen Economy

Rep. Adam Smith, Seattle Times

The 'Lockdown Left' Is No Friend of the Working Class

Brendan O'Neill, Spiked

Some Were Already Doubting Trump. Virus May Seal His Fate

Art Cullen, Guardian

New Memos Expose Contact Between U.S. Embassy, Burisma

John Solomon, JTN

Sweden's Strategy Will Soon Be the World's

Karlson, Stern & Klein, Foreign Affairs

Without a Vaccine, Herd Immunity Won't Save Us

Rogers, Wolfe & Bronner, 538

Mark Kelly Silent on Firm's Windfall From Chinese Tech Giant

Susan Crabtree, RCP

Thursday, May 14

'Unmasking' Flynn Was a Routine Part of Intelligence Work

Elie Honig, CNN

Flynn Case Should Be Stripped From Judge Sullivan

Margot Cleveland, The Federalist

Dropping Flynn Charges Shows Barr's Lawlessness

James Carville, NBC News

How Dem Operatives Fed Russia Hoax to Media

Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigations

Nobody Is Protected From President Trump

Frank Bruni, New York Times

CNN Buries Its Own Poll Results on Trump. Guess Why.

Kyle Smith, National Review

People Need to Stay Home, Businesses Need to Stay Closed

Yaneer Bar-Yam, CNN

When Did Flattening the Curve Turn Into Finding the Cure?

Dave Portnoy, Barstool

Covid Danger at the Voting Booth Is Exaggerated

John Lott, RealClearPolitics

Not Even the People Ranting About Obamagate Know What It Is

Jeremy Stahl, Slate

The Line Between Lawful Unmasking & Political Spying

John Solomon, Just the News

Friday, May 15

Memo to McConnell: You Won't Get Your Judges

Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist

Trump Begins His Final Authoritarian Push

Brian Beutler, Crooked Media

Timeline of Media's Role in Selling the Russia Collusion Myth

Sharyl Attkisson, JTN

Judge Sullivan Is Right to Be Skeptical of William Barr

Carissa Hessick, Slate

Tesla and Elon Musk Belong in Texas

Hal Lambert, RealClearPolitics

Right-Wing Protesters Have No Idea What 'Liberty' Means

Marcie Bianco, NBC News

Extended Lockdowns Are a Manmade Disaster

Lionel Shriver, The Spectator

The Perils of Facebook's 'Hateful Meme' Competition

Kalev Leetaru, RealClearPolitics

We Must Set Aside Crude Nationalism on China & Covid's Origins

Kevin Rudd, Time

Why Fink Should Divest BlackRock From Chinese Companies

Peter Flaherty, NLPC

Is a Coup Really Looming in Turkey?

Kadri Gursel, Al-Monitor

Latest Polls: FL, NC, NJ, WI,OH,TX | Map | Betting Odds | Sen Polls: NC, MA Dem

Sunday, May 17

Biden, Dems Hunting for Big Ideas to Meet Pandemic Moment

Alexander Burns, NYT

Why Biden and the Democrats Are Going to Lose Big

Roger L. Simon, Epoch Times

U.S. Must Stay the Course in Battle Against Covid

Sanjay Gupta, CNN

Reality Will Win Over Media Fear Mongering But Only If Fought For

Protecting Our Economy and Health in a Pandemic

Graham & Miller, RealClearPolitics

Someone Committed a Crime in Flynn Case. It Wasn’t Him

Marc Thiessen, WashPost

The Investigation That Trump Defenders Are Banking On

Obama Admin Politicized and Weaponized Justice Dept.

Chris Christie, This Week

Nancy Pelosi, the Most Powerful Woman in U.S. History

Lloyd Green, Guardian

A Disturbing Attempt to Exclude Conservatives From Legal Debate

George Will, WP

In a Time of Pandemic, Another Rural Hospital Shuts Its Doors

Jenny Jarvis, LAT