RealClearPolitics Week of August 17, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Editorials

Monday, August 17

Democrat Court-Packing Scheme Would Destroy Nation

Washington Examiner

Energy Needs Projected To Boom. Battery Storage Must Grow, Too

Boston Globe

Illinois Spent Big. Who Was Watching the Bills?

Chicago Tribune

Boys Will Be Boys--But in the WNBA?

Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, August 18

Mark Cuban Bests Rep. Khanna on Wealth Taxes

Washington Post

They Should Be Weeping, Not Cheering in Massachusetts

Washington Times

Johnson Does the Right Thing on Pensions

Chicago Tribune

Trump Romances Kim Jong Un Again

Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, August 19

Washington’s $40 Trillion Debt Milestone

Washington Post

Medicaid and Transgender Treatments for Kids

Wall Street Journal

Britain Must Meet Putin's War of Words With Action

The Independent

The Left's Crocodile Tears Over the USS Abraham Lincoln Crew

New York Post

Thursday, August 20

Better To Fear Price Controls Than 'Dynamic Pricing'

Washington Post

The Great Health Care Mirage: Empty Wallet, Broken System

Deep Background

The Growing Political Isolation of the Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago Tribune

SC Bans Funds for Ad Agencies Using NewsGuard, Censor Schemes

Newsmax

Friday, August 21

How Data Centers Can Stanch the Political Bleeding

Washington Post

Ro Khanna Gets a Wealth Tax Education

Wall Street Journal

California's Wealth Tax Is Already Failing

Washington Examiner

Trump’s MMR Order Endangers Kids He Claims To Care About

The Guardian

Saturday, August 22

The Vindman File

TIPP Insights

Trump Hits Pause on a Free-Trade Beef

Washington Post

Rep. Khanna, Race Hustler

The Free Press

How the U.S. Went $40 Trillion in Debt

Wall Street Journal

Sunday, August 23

Building Data Centers Right

Washington Examiner

World Hunger Decline Is the Fruit of Growth

Washington Post

Mikie Sherril’s Still Ducking on NJ’s Noncitizen-Voter Scandal

New York Post

World Facing Biggest Credit Crunch in History - Thanks To Trump

The Independent