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RealClearPolitics Week of June 8, 2026 Archives

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Monday, June 8
Beleaguered in DC, Platner Enters His Comfort Zone
Dave Weigel, Semafor
Platner and 'New Wave Left' Detest Western Exceptionalism
Julian Epstein, NY Post
Graham Platner & the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics
Joan Walsh, The Nation
Worst Case Scenario for Los Angeles
Sasha Stone, Substack
LA Voting Debacle Reflects a Democracy in Crisis
Joel Pollak, New York Post
Hypocritical GOP Tries To Shame Talarico for His Faith
Jacques Berlinerblau, MS Now
Pastor's Open Letter to James Talarico Says It All
Everett Piper, Washington Times
Democrats Finally Show Up to the Class War
Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
Why Centrists Can't Win the Dem Presidential Primary
Milan Singh, The Argument
The State of Freedom Conservatism
Avik Roy, RealClearPolitics
MAHA Moms Who Helped Elect Trump Out of Patience
Cheyenne Haslett, Politico
Democrats Can't Escape the Bidens and Their Drama
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Nigel Farage Is Insulting Henry Nowak's Memory
Nadeine Asbali, Metro
JD Vance Is Right About Henry Nowak
Ameer Kotecha, The Spectator
CBS News Is On Fire
Scott Pelley, New York Times
Scott Pelley Isn't a Serious Journalist
Jonathan Leaf, Washington Free Beacon
Can't Say I'm Excited for the World Cup--at $900 per Seat
Dave Schilling, Guardian
FT '28 GOP: Vance 38, Rubio 18, Trump Jr. 10, DeSantis 9, RFK 5, Cruz 3 | Dems
Tuesday, June 9
As Pratt Gets Bad News, CA Vote-Counting Fuels Distrust
Susan Crabtree, RCP


Democrats' Next Challenge: Fix California
Jonathan van Harmelen, The New Republic
Meet the 'Dishonest' Press
Nicole Russell, USA Today
What Andy Rooney Might Say About 60 Minutes' Downfall
Ben Fishel, LA Times
Vance and GOP's Golden Issue: Federal Fraud
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
Don't Give Up on Global Order
Philip Gordon, Foreign Affairs
Trump Asserting Blunt Power Over Israel
Birnbaum & Shih, Washington Post
RealClear Goes to London
David DesRosiers, RealClearWorld
Some of the Kids Are All Right
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Once on the Brink, U.S. Steel's Oldest Plant Gets a Big Renovation
Bob Tita, WSJ
How Bill Gates' Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research
Paul Thacker, RCInvestigations
The 'Battle Hymn' Can't Be Ignored
Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic
Can America Escape Race? The Paradox of Colorblindness
Glenn Loury, UnHerd
Jefferson's Greatest Sentence
Michael Gibson, City Journal
Why It's Futile To Debate Israel's Enemies
Sam Harris, The Free Press
California Still Counting
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Orwell the Fortune Teller
Kyle Smith, Wall Street Journal
SC GOP Gov (Trafalgar): Evette 22, Wilson 21, Reddy 18, Norman 16, Mace 14
Wednesday, June 10
5 Takeaways From Primaries in Maine & S. Carolina
Praveena Somasundaram, WaPo


Graham Platner Makes History
Andrew Stiles, Washington Free Beacon
Bernie Sanders & Progressive Allies Are on a Hot Streak
Steakin, et al, Politico
How the Machine Buried Spencer Pratt
Edward Ring, American Greatness
Nithya Raman: From Last-Minute Candidate to Runoff
Goldberg & Zahniser, LA Times
The Urgent Case for Fixing California's Broken Elections
John Fund, The Spectator
Nancy Mace Flames Out in South Carolina
Anthony Fisher, MS Now
The Barbarism in Belfast
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked
Trump and America From a Distance
Joe Klein, Substack
The Covid Lockdown Dissidents
Wall Street Journal
Time for Those Who Turned Down Covid Shots To Chat
Alex Berenson, Substack
No Excuse for Delaying Federal Housing Bill
Stephen Kent, RealClearPolitics
The Bidens Stir Up Voter Anxiety Dems Can't Afford
Chris Brennan, USA Today
Joe Biden's Return Could Be a Blessing for Democrats
Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd
MAGA Masculinity: These Clowns Are Ubermenschen? Please
Brynn Tannehill, TNR
Raising Girls Who Won't Be Bullied Off the Starting Line
Patti Garibay, RCP
Thursday, June 11
Low Math Scores Concern Researchers, Economists
Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post


Lockdowns, Rebels and the Arrogance of Censors
Matthew Hennessey, Wall St. Journal
Democrats Have Rolled the Dice in Maine. Will It Work?
David Smith, The Guardian
Congress Scrambles on FISA as Pulte Pick Sparks Revolt
Carolina Lumetta, RCP
Hegseth's D-Day Speech Gave Europe a Spot-On Warning
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Imperial Folly
Robert Borosage, The Nation
Are Bibi and Trump on the Same Page?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
ActBlue Is a Money Laundering Org for Foreign Cash to Dems
Mike Davis, War Room
Trump Sees Strength in Primaries. He May Come To Regret It
Layla Jones, TPM
USSS Agent Investigated for Role in Fraternity Hazing Incident
Susan Crabtree, RCP
From Marilyn Monroe to UFC Freedom 250
Tevi Troy, Wall Street Journal
Inside Trump's WH, Epstein Files Caused a Freakout
Haberman & Swan, NYT Magazine
Real Victims of Gerrymandering: Independent Voters
Anna Pingel, RealClearPolitics
The Hyphen and the Melting Pot
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
A Liberal Without the Elitism: Robert Coles
Richard Kahlenberg, Washington Monthly
The AI Lesson DC Should Have Learned From Social Media
Caleb Smith, RCP
Google Met German Officials in '22 To Talk Censorship
John Rosenthal, Daily Sceptic
Emerson: Trump Job Approval: 39% | Generic Ballot: Dems +10
Friday, June 12
AI Revives the Conglomerate
Liz Hoffman, Semafor


Vindication for Young Elon Musk
Jimmy Soni, Wall Street Journal
Rise of the Pro-Worker Conservative Is Changing U.S.
Oren Cass, Financial Times
For America's 250th, Pardon the East Haven Four
Jason Johnson, RealClearPolitics
Contradictions of 1776
Gerald Horne, The Nation
Left vs. Left Mayor Race a Bad Sign for LA's Future
Joel Kotkin, UnHerd
Dear Sen. Cornyn, Do the Right Thing, Help Pass SAVE America Act
Scott Presler, X
Principles, Power and the Platner Problem
Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics
The Descent of Britain Is a Warning
Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner
What Is the Democrats' Answer to America First?
Missy Ryan, The Atlantic
Talking Across the Divide
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
America's Teachers Can't Afford To Teach
Randi Weingarten, Time
New College of Florida: What Happened After the Takeover?
Jonas Du, Free Press
The Hidden Costs of Fast-Tracked Deportations
Levin & Cumberbatch, RealClearPolitics
The End of the Yuppie Dream
Paul Renfro, The New Republic
Police Seek Help IDing 2 Suspects in Penn State Homicide
Adam Sabes, FOX News
Comments on SEC Consolidated Audit Trail Due June 22
Little & Moyna, RCP
TDIH - June 12th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 40.3 | Obama 42.9 | Bush 36.4
Saturday, June 13
WH South Lawn Adds UFC Arena to Its Colorful History
Carolina Lumetta, RCP
SpaceX's IPO Is a Display of Musk's Dominance
Richard Waters, Financial Times
SpaceX Is About Taking the Fiction Out of Science Fiction
Elon Musk, SpaceX
U.S., Iran Edge Toward Interim Deal Signing?
Fiona MacDonald, Bloomberg
Tren de Aragua Leader Killed, Strike 'Coordinated' w/Venezuela
Williams et al., CNN
U.S. Funded Biolabs in Over 30 Countries, Including Ukraine
Tulsi Gabbard, ODNI
How To Get a Labor Rights Bill Through GOP House
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
Can Republicans Save the House Majority?
Bevan, Trende & Kraushaar, RCP on SiriusXM
Sen. Cornyn's Strange Exit Interview With the NY Times
John Nolte, Breitbart
Economy Is Propped Up by Government Spending
David Dayen, American Prospect
Nation's Report Card Delivers a Split Verdict
Bruno Manno, RealClearEducation
Mellon Foundation Funding a Fight Against Civics Schools
John Sailer, City Journal
Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic
Therapy Is Looking More Like Re-Education
Jonathan Alpert, Wall Street Journal
'Disclosure Day' on Faith, Aliens and Our Fundamental Beliefs
Dylan Scott, Vox
Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' Is a Dud
Will Rahn, The Free Press
Why Britain Banned Hasan Piker
Fraser Myers, The American Conservative
Maine Senate (Quantus): Platner (D) 46, Collins (R) 45 | RCP Senate Map
Sunday, June 14
Bernie Sanders Remaking the American Left
Matthew Continetti, Wall Street Journal
Why Hasan Piker Thinks Dems Are Moving in His Direction
Astead Herndon, Vox
'New Man' Platner Can't Stop Lying
Guy Benson, Washington Examiner
Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President
Michelle Goldberg, NY Times
Elon Musk Is a Genius, and a Litmus Test
Glenn Reynolds, Substack
We're Broke Because Billionaires Don't Pay Their Share
Rep. Greg Landsman, USAT
SpaceX, Hayek, and the Progressive War on Wealth Creation
James E. Thorne, X
Trump Can't Defeat Father Time. That's a Problem for Us All
David Smith, Guardian
President Trump Is Turning 80. So What?
Nicole Russell, USA Today
UFC Fight at WH a Grand Pageant for 80-Year-Old Boy King
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Trump's Birthday UFC Fight a Seminal Moment in US Politics
Freddie Gray, Spectator
Donald Trump Is Stealing Americans' Faith in Elections
Jackie Calmes, LA Times
California Dems Have Pulled Off Trifecta of Political Infamy
Gerard Baker, NY Post
Can Trump Get a Good Iran Deal?
Aaron Blake, CNN
The Struggle for the World
Francis Sempa, RealClearWorld
At the World Cup, America Can Start Dreaming Bigger
Sean Gregory, Time
Dr. Jill Biden Writes What She Knows
Andrew Stiles, Washington Free Beacon
NBC News: Trump Job Approval: 42% | Generic Ballot: Dems +5


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