Week of September 17, 2018 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, September 17
Kavanaugh Allegations Are About the Present, Not Just the Past
Ezra Klein, Vox
Why Republicans Must Not Surrender to Cynical Dem Ploy
David Harsanyi, Federalist
Why God Is Laughing at Brett Kavanaugh
John Harris, Politico
Historic Midterm Trends Tell Us...Nothing
Doug Usher, RealClearPolitics
Not Deranged. Democrats Are Determined!
Charles Blow, New York Times
Why Mueller's Russia Hoax Is a Constitutional Crisis
Thomas Lifson, American Thinker
The Origins of America's Enduring Divisions
Michael Kazin, The New Republic
The Elephant in the Sacristy, Revisited
Mary Eberstadt, Weekly Standard
No, Paul Volcker Didn't Spark the Reagan Economic Boom
John Tamny, Forbes
Why the ICC Should Rejoice When America Attacks It
Thierry Cruvellier, NY Times
Bolton Underscores Administration Putting U.S. First
Rebeccah Heinrichs, Federalist
Tuesday, September 18
Democrats' Sleazy Attack Comes From an Old Playbook
Noemie Emery, DC Examiner


How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right
Anita Hill, New York Times
Accuser's Fuzzy Memory Shouldn't Bring Down Kavanaugh
Andrea Peyser, NY Post
Kavanaugh Could Widen the Midterms' Gender Gap
Dick Polman, The Atlantic
Why the Kavanaugh Ploy Will Backfire on Dems
Keith Koffler, White House Dossier
What Trump Doesn't Get About Defendants Who Flip
Timothy Heaphy, Politico
Time for Sunshine on Trump-Russia Investigation
Mark Penn, The Hill
Botched NYT Hit on Haley Shows Liberals Fear Her
Juliana Knot, The Federalist
Only a Fool Takes Vladimir Putin at His Word in Syria
Nic Robertson, CNN
In Syria, Assad Has Won and America Must Go
Gil Barndollar, The National Interest
The Problem With All Those Liberal Professors
Cass Sunstein, Bloomberg
Texas (Quinnipiac): Gov: Abbott (R) +19 | Sen: Cruz (R) +9 | RCP Senate Map
Wednesday, September 19
What the Kavanaugh Accusation Means for Red-State Dems
Michael Tomasky, NYT


If Kavanaugh Accuser Won't Testify, GOP Should Hold Vote
Andrew McCarthy, NRO
Republicans Aren't Acting in Good Faith
Greg Sargent, Washington Post
Have You No Sense of Decency, Senator Feinstein?
John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Cory Booker Wants to Give You a Hug (and Be President)
Jonathan Van Meter, NYM
John Hickenlooper Is Pondering a White House Run
Kyle Trygstad, National Journal
It's Fair to Question Accuser About Missing Details
Penny Nance, USA Today
Every Woman in America Is Watching
Nan Aron, The American Prospect
A Miscarriage of Justice for Everyone
Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist
Can Those Who Almost Brought Down the Media Save It?
Kara Swisher, NY Times
The Point of It All: My Dad's Final Book
Daniel Krauthammer, The Weekly Standard
Thursday, September 20
With Kavanaugh, McConnell's Throne Is On the Line
David Axelrod, CNN


Dems, Media Mob Have Unfairly Besmirched Kavanaugh
Sohrab Ahmari, NY Post
Kavanaugh Is a Blend of Toxic Male Privilege and Affluenza
Chauncey DeVega, Salon
Why the Left and Right Can Embrace Nationalism
F.H. Buckley, RealClearPolitics
China Bets on the Blue Wave
Jeff Spross, The Week
He's Not Trumpy, He's Hogany: Interview With MD Governor
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
How to Be a Democrat in Trump Country
Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
Dems' Kavanaugh Ploy May Come Back to Haunt Them
Joseph Wulfsohn, Federalist
A Growing Partisan Split Over Sexual-Misconduct Allegations
Peter Beinart, Atlantic
Ian Buruma and the Age of Sexual McCarthyism
Toby Young, The Spectator
The Value of All Things Crazily Rich and Asian
Joel Kotkin, New Geography
Friday, September 21
How the U.S. Senate Became a Campus Kangaroo Court
Rich Lowry, New York Post


Time to Stop Blaming Women for the Sins of Men
Rebecca Solnit, The Guardian
Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Hashtag Feminism
Jennifer Braceras, Boston Globe
Republicans Are Being Unfair. I Hope Ford Testifies Anyway.
Michelle Goldberg, NYT
Texas Race Offers Blueprint for Red Wave in November
Newt Gingrich, FOX News
How South's New Progressives Are Taking On Republicans
Bob Moser, Rolling Stone
Menendez in Jeopardy as NJ Senate Challenger Makes Push
Adele Malpass, RCP
4 Big Revelations From the Kim-Moon Summit
Sungku Jang, The National Interest
Kim Jong-un Has a Dream--U.S. Should Help Him Realize It
John Delury, NY Times
War on Vaping Threatens Public Health
Robert Goldberg, RealClearPolicy
Refusing Study in Israel Is a Bitter Lesson in Discrimination
Alan Dershowitz, The Hill
Sunday, September 23
What Color Is Ohio? Only Its Voters Know for Sure
Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
California a Model of Green Prosperity? Not Quite
Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee
No Justice in Guilt by Accusation
Ingrid Jacques, Detroit News
The Patriarchy Will Always Have Its Revenge
Jennifer Weiner, New York Times
Hold the Damn Vote
Derek Hunter, Townhall
How Trump Is Closing America Off From the World
Danny Westneat, Seattle Times
The Conspiracy Against President Trump
Wayne Allyn Root, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Will the Most Brutal Political Ad Ever Matter?
Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
A Kennedy Tweeting About Sexual Assault? That's Rich
Howie Carr, Boston Herald
Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong
Michael Hobbes, HuffPost
Stop Lying Tess, You're Morbidly Obese & It Will Kill You
Piers Morgan, Daily Mail


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