Week of January 9, 2017 Archives
RealClearPolitics
Evening
Edition
Monday, January 9
Trump Will Find a Worthy Foe in Pugnacious Schumer
Albert Hunt
,
Bloomberg
Obamacare Failed Americans. It's Time for Relief
Sen. Mitch McConnell
,
FOX News
Why Republicans Still Lack Health Law Replacement Plan
Simendinger
&
Arkin
,
RCP
Jared Kushner: President-In-Law
Andrew Rice
,
New York Magazine
Why Meryl Streep's Golden Globes Speech Was a Dud
Mollie Hemingway
,
Federalist
Donald Trump and the Tainted Presidency
Charles Blow
,
New York Times
Hacking Report Is Indictment of Obama, Not Trump
Marc Thiessen
,
Washington Post
President Obama's Legacy of Deceit
Victor Davis Hanson
,
Defining Ideas
Jeff Sessions, an Extremist Then and Now
Sen. Patrick Leahy
,
Boston Globe
How Jeff Sessions Would Change the Justice Department
Byron York
, DC
Examiner
The Major Potential Impact of a Corporate Tax Overhaul
Neil Irwin
,
New York Times
Tuesday, January 10
The Case for Sessions
Rep. Gary Palmer
,
Washington Times
Sessions Should Not Be Attorney General
John Gross
,
USA Today
Why Trump Can Restore U.S. Global Leadership
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
,
MarketWatch
Beyond Liberal Internationalism
Samuel Moyn
,
Dissent
Goodbye, Obama
Gene Healy
,
Reason
Obama's Faith in America Will Cost Him His Legacy
Jamelle Bouie
,
Slate
Toward a National Productivity Strategy
Robert Atkinson
,
National Review
The Coming Assault on Regulation
Elizabeth Kolbert
,
The New Yorker
The Left's Toxic Identity Obsession
Noah Rothman
,
Commentary
The 10 Most Recent Cabinet Appointees to Go Down and Why
Josh Voorhees
,
Slate
Students Don't Want to Learn Anymore--Just Teach.
Michael Dougherty
,
The Week
Wednesday, January 11
Donald Trump Meets, and Assails, the Press
David Graham
,
The Atlantic
8 Years Later, Obama Still Offers Hope
Peniel Joseph
,
CNN
Obama's Hollow and Delusional Farewell Address
George Neumayr
,
American Spectator
Streep vs. Trump for America
Roger Cohen
,
New York Times
Trump Is Going to Be the Breath of Fresh Air We All Need
Michael Goodwin
,
NY Post
Liberal Identity Politics Will End in Bitter Recriminations
Damon Linker
,
The Week
Sessions Shed His Offensive Past. Was It an Act?
Dana Milbank
,
Washington Post
Media Turn Against Their Own Fake News Crusade
Charlotte Allen
,
Weekly Standard
The First 100 Days Resistance Agenda
Robert Reich
,
Huffington Post
Why We Should Rid Ourselves of Bubbles
Ben Domenech
,
The Federalist
The "Great White Middle" That Fueled Trump's Win
David Byler
,
RealClearPolitics
Thursday, January 12
Democrats Are Lost in a Foggy Swamp of Denial
John Moody
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FOX News
Trump, Sex and Lots of Whining
Gail Collins
,
New York Times
The Only Hookers in This Story Are Cheap, Lazy Journalists
Piers Morgan
,
Daily Mail
It's Open War Between the Dem Media and Donald Trump
Michael Goodwin
,
NY Post
Trump's Unchained Ego Takes Center Stage
Joan Vennochi
,
Boston Globe
The Comforting Fictions of Obama's Farewell Speech
David Harsanyi
,
The Federalist
Tillerson's Foreign Policy: Russia First
Dana Milbank
,
Washington Post
More CEOs, Please--Tillerson Hugely Impressive in Hearing
Roger L. Simon
,
PJM
Confirm or Deny: Peter Thiel
Maureen Dowd
,
New York Times
Academia May Now Be Beyond Satire
George Will
,
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
U.S. Becomes More Diverse, But It May Not Help Dems
Richard Alba
,
Washington Post
Friday, January 13
Can Mad Dog Mattis Save America From Trump?
John Cassidy
,
The New Yorker
At Bat Against Trump's Nominees: No Hits, No Runs, No Errors
Wesley Pruden
,
WT
Trump Gives a Good Show. But Don't Assume US Is Mesmerized
Paul Waldman
,
WP
Why the Media Lose to Trump
Rich Lowry
,
New York Post
Republicans' Obamacare Replacement Plan Fantasy
Michael Cohen
,
Boston Globe
A Good Obamacare Replacement Would Save $1 Trillion
Jeff Anderson
,
Weekly Std
Lack of Staff Raises Questions on First Family's Role
Emily Goodin
,
RealClearPolitics
Rex Tillerson: A Worthy Choice
Mario Loyola
,
National Review
Tillerson Worrying the Human-Rights Community
George Zornick
,
The Nation
Democrats' Only Man With a Plan Is Obama
A.B. Stoddard
,
RealClearPolitics
Dems Shouldn't Even Dream About President Beyonce
Jonathan Bernstein
,
Bloomberg
Sunday, January 15
Don't Kid Yourself - Trump Is Winning
Matthew Cooper
,
Newsweek
Republicans Should Make Hay Now While They Can
Jay Cost
,
Weekly Standard
President Obama's Memorable Parting Words
George Packer
,
The New Yorker
What President Obama Wants You to Forget
Genevieve Wood
,
Philadelphia Inquirer
Democrats Should Follow John Lewis' Lead
Michelle Goldberg
,
Slate
Today's Blood Libel: A Democratic Specialty
Ross Kaminsky
,
The American Spectator
Godspeed, Brother Obama. You Did Us Proud
Leonard Pitts
,
Raleigh News & Observer
President Obama's Disastrous Record on Race
Jon Gabriel
,
Ricochet
Will Mike Pence Be Trump's Bridge to Democrats?
Alex Wagner
,
The Atlantic
Can Peter Thiel Save California?
Roger L. Simon
,
PJ Media
Troy Aikman: The Last Great Cowboy
Clay Skipper
,
GQ Magazine