Week of February 4, 2019 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, February 4
Northam, Democrats Have a Lot of Explaining to Do
Adriana Cohen, Boston Herald
Northam's Cluelessness Is About Southern Whiteness
Monica Potts, The Daily Beast
Dem Outrage Over Blackface, Silence Over Killing Babies
Charles Hurt, Wash Times
The Second Coming of Nancy Pelosi
Todd Purdum, The Atlantic
Politics Is Like Poker, and Trump Is the Wild Card in 2020
Ed Rollins, FOX News
A Long Talk With Julian Castro
Gabriel DeBenedetti, New York Magazine
Trump Is Getting It Right on Veterans Care
Anuradha Bhagwati, New York Times
In CA, Assume 'Mad Max' Conditions at Any Time
Victor Davis Hanson, Am. Greatness
The NFL's Truce With Trump Wasn't Worth It
Jemele Hill, The Atlantic
Not a Problem: Rams Said Team Might've Skipped WH Visit
Joseph Curl, Daily Wire
The Most and Least Awful Commercials From the Super Bowl
Justin Peters, Slate
Tuesday, February 5
President Trump's Hollow Call For Unity
John Dickerson, The Atlantic


Democrats: The Party of Illegal Immigration
Ford O'Connell, The Hill
Can Stacey Abrams Break the SOTU Response Curse?
Ledyard King, USA Today
Trump's AIDS Moonshot: Will It Fly Tonight?
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
GOP's Festival of Phony Outrage Over Late-Term Abortion
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Why Democrats Can't Talk Honestly About Abortion
David Harsanyi, The Federalist
Howard Schultz Can Keep Both Parties Moderate
Frank Donatelli, Detroit News
Northam Would Be Wise to Step Down
Jesse Jackson, Chicago Sun-Times
Howard & Ralph Are Victims of a Culture They Helped Create
Scott McKay, TAS
May's Deal Won't Supply the Brexit We Crave
Tony Blair, The Guardian
Trump Admin Threads the Needle in Venezuela
Charles Lipson, RealClearPolitics
Hey GCU, Let Ben Shapiro Speak
Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
Wednesday, February 6
In State of the Union, Trump Comes Out as a Feminist
Frank Bruni, New York Times


Donald Trump Chooses Greatness--and So Should We
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
I Liked Parts of Trump Speech, Then I Remembered His Presidency
Ezra Klein, Vox
A Reminder of Why Trump Is a Formidable Candidate
Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
Why Euphoria After Trump's SOTU May Be Short-Lived
Ed Rogers, Washington Post
Democrats Need to Find a Centrist or They're Doomed
Conrad Black, New York Sun
Abrams Shows Dems How to Win the Abortion Fight
Christina Cauterucci, Slate
Kermit Gosnell for Governor of Virginia?
Charles Hurt, Washington Times
The Real State of the Union, in Charts
David Leonhardt, New York Times
The State of Media 'Fact-Checking' Is Completely Useless
David Harsanyi, Federalist
Five Tips for New Members of Congress
Tim Roemer, RealClearPolitics
Thursday, February 7
How Media Tries to Cover Up Dems' Abortion Extremism
Salena Zito, DC Examiner


Trump Lied About Abortion in State of the Union
Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
Why Yearbooks Matter
Lili Loofbourow, Slate
Fairfax Accuser Felt 'Powerless' After WP Spiked Her Story
John Nolte, Breitbart
Pelosi Is Clearly Relishing Return to the Speaker's Chair
Caygle & Ferris, Politico
No Wall, No Peace
Christopher Buskirk, New York Times
Push for Border Wall Is Hurting Trump and Republicans
Ron Brownstein, The Atlantic
Trump Is Divisive. He Splits His Opposition Perfectly
Freddy Gray, The Spectator
No Trade Deal Can Dictate Our Relationship With China
Larry Summers, Wash Post
A Bull in the China Shop
Jim Talent, RealClearPolitics
The World Might Actually Run Out of People
Megan Molteni, Wired
Friday, February 8
Trump's Annihilation of the Democratic Party
Conrad Black, American Greatness


Clues From Wisconsin on How to Beat Trump in 2020
Paul Fanlund, WI State Journal
In What States Are Infanticide & Socialism Winning Issues?
Patrick Buchanan, TAC
Why Dems Should Embrace the Green New Deal
David Wallace-Wells, NY Magazine
More Like Mao's Cultural Revolution Than FDR's New Deal
Mark Penn, FOX News
Republicans Aren't Just Hypocrites, They're Nihilists
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
It's Time to Stand Up to the Race Grievance Predators
Robert Woodson, The Hill
Bernie Is Ready to Rumble
Edward-Isaac Dovere, The Atlantic
Has Beto Already Blown It With 3 Big Blunders?
Bryan Preston, PJ Media
Bezos & Amazon: Privacy for Me, But Not for Thee
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
The Biggest Threat to Press Freedom Is the Media Itself
Mark Hemingway, Federalist
The Hill/HarrisX: Trump Approval Jumps Post State of Union Speech to 47%
Sunday, February 10
Our Brains Aren't Designed to Handle the Trump Era
Jennifer Senior, New York Times
Democrats' Disastrous Week Highlights Trump's Sanity
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
The State of the Union Was Political Malpractice
Rahm Emanuel, The Atlantic
Virginia: When Identity Groups Collide
Clarice Feldman, American Thinker
The Endless Hypocrisy of Anti-Abortion Messaging
Danielle Campoamor, NBC News
Who's Afraid of Neomi Rao?
Jennifer Braceras, The Hill
Book: Roberts Let Politics Sway His Obamacare Ruling
Christopher Jacobs, Federalist
Democrats Finally Have a Bully Pulpit of Their Own in the House
Julian Zelizer, CNN
The Case for Russia Collusion...Against the Democrats
John Solomon, The Hill
Data Is Clear: The American Dream Is Alive and Well
Samuel Abrams, New York Times
Will Iraq Ask U.S. Troops to Leave the Country?
Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor


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