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RealClearPolitics Week of May 11, 2026 Archives

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Monday, May 11
It's Up to Us Whether American Experiment Succeeds
Justice Stephen Breyer, USAT
Remembering Washington's Patriotism
Dillon, Carney & Zeiger, RealClearPolitics
Private Call Reveals Dems’ Desperation Over Tossing of VA Map
Reid Epstein, NYT
Angry Left Plots To Purge Virginia's High Court
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Black Political Power Is Under Attack, Again
Symone Sanders-Townsend, MS Now
Louisiana v. Callais and the Long Run
J.R. Dunn, American Thinker
The Stakes of Trump vs. Xi
Kurt Campbell, Foreign Affairs
China's Theft of U.S. AI Tech Becoming More Brazen
Ian Williams, Spectator World
Trump Is Checkmated on Iran
Robert Kagan, The Atlantic
Iran on Its Knees, Can't Demand Anything From Trump
Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Welcome to the New World Order?
Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative
UK Politics Descends Into Chaos: A Lesson for Democrats?
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
Billionaires to California’s Rescue
Ken Khachigian, The American Spectator
I'm Not a Politician, I'm Just Trying To Save Los Angeles
Spencer Pratt, CBS News
We Need More Men To Join the Anti-Trump Resistance
Saul Austerlitz, The Guardian
A Changing Job Market Leans Against Men
Justin Lahart, Wall Street Journal
Left Is Weaponizing Women's Misplaced Empathy
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Tuesday, May 12
Murder of a New Yorker Could Have Been Averted
Kat Rosenfield, The Free Press


Seattle Turns Hostile to Great Businesses It Made
Howard Schultz, Wall Street Journal
Trump's Midterm Strategy Is a Disaster in the Making
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action for House Democrats
Doug Truax, RealClearPolitics
Is This the Best California Dems Can Come Up With?
Hart & Walters, NY Magazine
When Suicidal Empathy Leads to Irrational Policies
Gad Saad, New York Post
Ceasefire With Iran on 'Life Support'
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Musk, Cook Expected To Join Trump for Summit in China
Jeff Mason, Bloomberg
Fallout From Dems' Redistricting Loss in VA
Bevan, et al., RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Trump's War Against Wokeness Is Not New
Heather Parton, Salon
SCOTUS Libs Caught Slow-Walking Another Ruling
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
Wrong Move To Go After Susan Collins' Tremor
Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics
Behind the Boom in Psychiatric Medication
Adam Omary, Wall Street Journal
The Boy Problem: A Mother's Day Challenge
Joe Klein, Substack
Opposition to Animal Testing Is Bridging Political Divide
Leighton Woodhouse, RCI
Super El Nino Killed Millions in 1877. Are We Prepared?
Ben Noll, Washington Post
New York Times 'Greatest Songwriters' List Is a Disaster
Rick Beato, Everything Music
Wednesday, May 13
At China Summit, Trump Holds All the Cards Against Xi
Gordon Chang, USA Today


As Trump Meets Xi, How Beijing Sees the World Now
Yu Jie, Time Magazine
Trump Has Historic AI Opportunity in Beijing
Brendan Steinhauser, RealClearPolitics
Hamas' Depravity on 10/7 Was Beyond All Imagination
Lisbona, et al, Daily Mail
NY Times' Libelous Campaign Against Israel Continues
Andrea Peyser, New York Post
Spencer Pratt and the Temptations of Populism
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
L.A. Needed a Savior. Enter Spencer Pratt
Peachy Keenan, Substack
Democrats' Bizarre Gambit in Nebraska
Bevan, Trende & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
The Vance-Rubio 2028 Question Pops Up Again
Byron York, Washington Examiner
SCOTUS' Takedown of American Democracy Is Complete
Austin Sarat, The Guardian
VA's Redistricting Flop Leaves Dems Frustrated, Dangerous
Jonathan Turley, NY Post
Was 1935 the Worst Year in History?
Alan Dershowitz, RealClearPolitics
Inside Marty Makary’s Downfall at the FDA
Whyte & Dawsey, Wall Street Journal
Writing the Trump Years Into History
Jill Lepore, The New Yorker
Social Media Meets the Flat Earth Society
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Where Have the Men Gone?
Jeffrey Tucker, The Epoch Times
Six Strings for Life: When You Get Out of Tune, Stop and Listen
Eric Church
Battle for Senate: Polls: MI Dem,General |TX,LA,AL GOP | MA Dem | Senate Map
Thursday, May 14
Berenson v. Biden a Huge Victory for Free Speech
Joe Nocera, The Free Press


President Trump's Leverage in Beijing
Zakheim & Stanton, RealClearPolitics
Trump, Iran Is Same Disaster as Biden, Afghanistan
Joe Scarborough, Morning Joe
Strange Trip: How Iran War Exposed China's Weakness
Lee Smith, Tablet Magazine
Trump, XI Will Both Declare Summit a Great Success
Graham Allison, National Interest
Vance Takes On Healthcare Fraud, Tamps Down 2028 Chatter
Carolina Lumetta, RCP
Good Riddance to the Awful Thomas Massie
Kurt Schlichter, Townhall
Dems Get What They Want for NE Senate: No Candidate
Kevin Robillard, HuffPost
Billions for Medicaid Spending Congress Never Approved
Walter Curt, RCI
Trump Is Trying To Fool Americans With Gas Tax Holiday
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Dems Got More Anti-American as Union Members Shifted
Sen. Fetterman, Reason
A Call to Arms Against the SEC's Spy Games
Little & Moyna, RealClearPolitics
Princeton Changes Its 133-Year-Old Honor Code
Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic
JFK's Revenge
James Piereson, The New Criterion
Decoupling From China Proceeds Slowly, But It Is Proceeding
Noah Smith, Substack
What's at Stake in China?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
The Lai Family, Cursed by Communism
Jillian Melchior, Wall Street Journal
KY-4 GOP (Quantas): Gallrein 53, Massie 45 | CA Gov: Emerson: Becerra (D) +2
Friday, May 15
Mr. Xi Can Saber-Rattle, But Mr. Trump Has the Goods
Larry Kudlow, New York Sun


China's Iran Calculus Extends Beyond Hormuz
Amena Bakr, Semafor
After the Ayatollah
Jason Greenblatt, Tablet Magazine
The Iran Nutcracker
Joe Klein, Substack
Trump's Head-Scratching Iran Comments
Bevan, Porter & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Chicago Closure Another Case Study in Leftist Failure
Guy Benson, DC Examiner
Illegal Immigrant Crime Is Its Own Kind of Tragedy
Charles Lane, The Free Press
Why Did Every Democrat Skip Senate Hearing on Fauci?
David Marcus, FOX News
Vance Wants You To Think Fraud Is Only Blue State Problem
Paul Waldman, MS Now
Becerra Feels the Heat in Final CA Governor Debate
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Who Will Win the House? The Scales Are Shifting
Henry Olsen, Washington Post
Thinking Through the Implications of Annexing Venezuela
Matt Ford, New Republic
CIA Director Travels to Cuba as Island's Fuel Reserves Hit Zero
Marc Caputo, Axios
China Solar Market Remade Itself Around U.S. Forced Labor Law
Adrian Zenz, RCP
AI Is Incapable of Poetry
Katha Pollitt, The Nation
The Moral and Political Wisdom of C.S. Lewis
Daniel Mahoney, The American Mind
Pay Attention: Essential Advice for the Class of 2026
Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic
Saturday, May 16
Is There Hope for the Polarized State of American Politics?
Steve Israel, The Hill
Bad Idea: Harris Is at It Again
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Trump Doubles Down on Clanger: 'Short-Term Pain'
Anthony Orrico, HuffPost
The 'Free Trade' Tax on Americans
Thaddeus McCotter, American Greatness
Why Warsh Wants the Fed To Keep Quiet
Gillian Tett, Financial Times
Leftist Crime Delusion Costing Lives
Alicia Nieves, UnHerd
MI's Dem Senate Primary Needs Non-Aggression Pact
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Inside Trump's Midterm Strategy
Leary & McGraw, Wall Street Journal
Hamas Chief Who Helped Plan Oct 7 Killed in Strike
Bohbot & Roitman, Jerusalem Post
How David Ben-Gurion Got Palestinians Wrong in 1948
Refaat Ibrahim, Al-Jazeera
Nicholas Kristof and the Collapse of Journalistic Standards
Nancy Jacobson, RCP
Rubio Wants To Send YOU Abroad
Hunter Ryerson, Pirate Wires
Communist Cuba Is Leaning on Capitalists After Oil Runs Out
Jim Wyss, Bloomberg
What Comes Next After Trump-Xi Summit
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Has the University of Wisconsin Really Abandoned DEI?
Neetu Arnold, City Journal
The School Trying To Rebuild Education for an AI World
Maya Sulkin, The Free Press
Missed Messaging: Data Centers' Fall From Grace
Dustin Siggins, RealClearPolitics
KY-4 GOP: Big Data: Massie 51, Gallrein 49 | Quantus: Gallrein 53, Massie 45
Sunday, May 17
Cassidy’s Defeat Shows Price of Obstruction in Trump’s GOP
Sahil Kapur, NBC News
Thomas Massie’s Lonely & Expensive Fight Against Trump
Siobhan Hughes, WSJ
Massie's Grandstanding Growing Old to Republican Voters
Joe Concha, DC Examiner
Can Democrats Take Back the Senate?
Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker
Who Wins the Re-Redistricted House?
Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
I Need More Time To Complete Many Items on My Agenda
Karen Bass, MS Now
Democrat Voters Keep Making the Same Mistakes
Larry Elder, New York Post
Pratt Heads to the Valley, Wooing Voters in Rival's District
David Zahniser, LA Times
The Golden Thread and the Defense of the West
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Xi Jinping Was Only Humoring Trump
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic
Kevin Warsh Just Took an Impossible Job
Quoth the Raven, Substack
Pope Leo Takes On AI
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Generation AI Has Its Doubts
Spencer Neale, The American Conservative
Inside the Fight Over America's Data Centers
Astead Herndon, Vox
Hollywood Sold Out. I’m Betting on America To Bring It Back
Chris Fenton, RCP
We Drove Route 66 for the Story - and Came Back Changed
Sarah Wire, USA Today
America's Love Affair With the Road Endures
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
Arizona Gov (NPI): Hobbs (D) 41, Biggs (R) 37 | Hobbs (D) 42, Schweikert (R) 35


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