August 3, 2020 Archives

RealClearPolitics Week of August 3, 2020 Archives

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Monday, August 3
How the Pandemic Defeated America
Ed Yong, The Atlantic
The Coronavirus and Our War Against Nature
Christopher Roach, American Greatness
Trump Is Getting Desperate - and Increasingly Dangerous
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Media Silent as Steele 'Spymaster' Narrative Crumbles
Mollie Hemingway, Federalist
Trump Kind of Has a Point About TikTok
Mary Harris, Slate
Antifa the Natural Product of Our Education System
Roger L. Simon, Epoch Times
This Year's A.O.C., Jamaal Bowman, Says He's Ready to Fight
Julia Ioffe, GQ
Does Biden Have the Mental Stamina to Win?
Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times
Nancy Pelosi Always Finds Way to Make a Bad Situation Worse
Jim Geraghty, NRO
Remembering America's Worst Naval Disaster
Lee Habeeb, Newsweek
If You're Born With a Cervix, You're a Woman
Melissa Mackenzie, American Spectator
Tuesday, August 4
Mail-In Voting Will Cause Turmoil in a Close Election
Ari Fleischer, FOX News


Why Kamala Harris Should Be Biden's Running Mate
Ben Crump, CNN
Running Mate Contenders Jockey as Biden Nears Pick
Korecki & Cadelago, Politico
Why Do Liberals Pretend Decent Americans Are Racist?
Emily Jashinsky, Federalist
What Trump Gets Wrong About Law and Order
Lincoln Mitchell, CNN
YouTube Censored My Talk on Policing
Heather Mac Donald, New York Post
America's 'Frontline Doctors' Video Is Dangerous
Thomas Lew, USA Today
The Shame of the Teachers' Unions
Rich Lowry, National Review
The Economy Needs Help; Congress Already Has the Solution
Brian Johnson, RCP
Is the Next Economic Relief Deal Already Too Small?
Michael Grunwald, Politico
Chicago's Violence & the Children We'll Never Get to Meet
Rex Huppke, Chicago Trib
Election 2020: Electoral Map: 211 EV Toss Ups | Top Battlegrounds: Biden +5.5
Wednesday, August 5
The Two Critical Tasks Facing Joe Biden's Handlers
John Kass, Chicago Tribune


Biden's VP Pick Isn't Being Vetted. She's Being Scrutinized
Jessica Valenti, Medium
Trump Succeeding for Ohio Where Biden Failed
Steve Cortes, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Protect Teachers From Covid, Don't Rush School Reopenings
J.T. Barbarese, NYDN
Teachers Unions Attempting Political Blackmail
John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist
America's Unholy Crusade Against China
Jeffrey Sachs, Project Syndicate
A Closer Look at China's Cold War Against the U.S.
Cheng Xiaonong, Epoch Times
Thanks to Trump's Racism, I Just Bought My First Gun
Solomon Jones, Philly Inquirer
Young Blacks Not Sold on Biden, Dems or Voting
Barker & Fulwood, The Conversation
I Was a Proud Small Business Owner. Not Anymore.
Scot Donovan Blair, San Diego UT
America in 2020 Is a Failed State
Matthew Rozsa, Salon
The Humiliation of Western History
Frank Furedi, Spiked
Thursday, August 6
Biden's Running Mate Pick Should Hinge on This One Question
David Gergen, CNN


Hear a Dog Whistle? It's LeBron James and Democrats
Jason Whitlock, Outkick
Republican Party's Ethnonationalism Is Breaking American Politics
Ezra Klein, Vox
Yates: 'I Don't Remember' If Biden Brought Up Logan Act
Jerry Dunleavy, DC Examiner
Is Kindergarten Optional This Year?
Willa Paskin, Slate
Unreported Truths: A Brief History of Lockdowns
Alex Berenson, AlexBerenson.com
CNN's Dishonesty on Universal Vote-by-Mail
Mercedes Schlapp, RealClearPolitics
Kanye West's Bizarre 'Campaign' Is Designed to Help Trump
John Avlon, CNN
Biden Stumbled by Staying Silent on Our Summer of Violence
Andrew Stein, The Hill
Hiroshima: How America Sleepwalked Into the Atomic Age
Fred Kaplan, Slate
It's Clear Truman Was Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Joshua Lawson, The Federalist
Friday, August 7
Can Biden 'Ramble' His Way to Victory vs. Trump?
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics


I've Witnessed the Decline of the Republican Party
Norman Ornstein, The Atlantic
Biden's Capitulation to Left Is Alienating Dems Like Me
Scott Street, The Federalist
Biden Is the National Reset We Need on Covid-19
Andy Slavitt, USA Today
Never Has a Virus Been So Oversold
Lionel Shriver, The Spectator
Social Media Imposing Modern-Day Hays Code on Politics
Kalev Leetaru, RCP
Amend the Constitution to Protect Voting Rights
Sen. Dick Durbin, CNN
If You Liked Bush v. Gore, You'll Love Vote-by-Mail
Paul Mulshine, NJ Star-Ledger
Editor's Note on Mercedes Schlapp Column About Brianna Keilar
Carl Cannon, RCP
Tired of Hearing That Teachers Only Think About Ourselves
Katie Holbrook, Slate
The Closing of the Academic Mind
Joanna Williams, Spiked
Sunday, August 9
The Advent of a New Information War on Americans
Solomon & Bruner, JTN
The Trump Campaign Tries to Change the Subject
John Cassidy, The New Yorker
Left Has Abandoned Any Pretext That Black Lives Matter
Robert Woodson, Examiner
How 'San Francisco Democrats' Took Over the Country
Jeremy White, Politico
Why Biden's Basement 'Rose Garden Strategy' Is Risky
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
Is Trump Out of Tune w/Increasingly Diverse Suburbs?
Lauren Gambino, The Guardian
Biden Insults Black Voters; VP Pick His Redemption?
Bankole Thompson, Det. News
What Biden Really Needs From a Running Mate Pick
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
The Cold, Hard Truth About Returning to School
Barbara Kantrowitz, CNN
Biden Stands in Schoolhouse Door on Educational Choice
Deroy Murdock, FOX News
How Ellen DeGeneres's Facade of Kindness Crumbled
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox
Celebrities’ Gratuitous Apologies Make BLM All About Them
Kyle Smith, NY Post
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