RealClearPolicy Week of January 5, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 5
Questions About Venezuela
Danielle Pletka What the Hell is Going On?
The Trump Doctrine
Srdja Trifkovic Chronicles
What Venezuela Reveals About the ‘Don-roe Doctrine’
Daniel McCarthy spiked
How Maduro Sealed His Own Fate
Juan David Rojas Compact
Trump’s Naked Imperialism
Kornbluh & LeoGrande The Nation
Americans Are Skeptical of Foreign Military Intervention
J.D. Tuccille Reason
Yes, Trump’s Action Against Maduro Was Legal
David Catron American Spectator
Trump’s Potential Next Targets After Venezuela
Chad de Guzman Time
Mamdani Pledges 'the Warmth of Collectivism'
Jonathan Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
Venezuelans vs. New Yorkers on Collectivism
Editorial Board Issues & Insights
The West Can Protect Itself from Terrorism and Urban Violence
H. Mac Donald CJ
January 6th and the Real Insurrection
Sasha Stone Free Thinking
Still, a Stubborn Fight Over the Basic Facts of Jan. 6
Scott MacFarlane CBS
Tim Walz Ends Reelection Bid Amid Welfare Fraud Scandal
Jeff Zeleny CNN


Tuesday, January 6
Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism and Tyranny
Paul Mueller The Daily Economy
Maduro's Capture Raises Unease Over International Law
Mike Corder AP News
Global Implications of Maduro’s Capture
Virginia Allen The Daily Signal
Dems Fake Outrage Over Maduro
Brianna Lyman The Federalist
Trump Was Right About Venezuela
Santiago Vidal Calvo City Journal
The 'Warmth of Collectivism' Is a Dangerous Fantasy
Samuel J. Abrams AEIdeas
Protecting Our National Sovereignty
Peter Huessy RealClearDefense
Creed, Culture, and the Electric Cord of the Declaration
R.M. Reinsch II Law & Liberty
On Immigration, Citizenship, Listen to George Washington
Michael Barone Wash Ex
A Deeper Look at the Anti-Establishment Moment
M. Baharaeen The Liberal Patriot
Democrats Try to Keep Their Focus on Affordability
Arit John CNN
Adam Smith’s Blueprint for the American Economy
Jonathan Hartley Civitas
The Latest Jew-Baiting: 'Judaism Without Zionism'
Melanie Phillips Substack
The Hidden Toll of Genderism
Helen Joyce Substack
Why Trans Is a Mental-Health Issue
Stella O'Malley spiked
Break up with Your AI Therapist
Brad Littlejohn Commonplace
Hotel Insurrection
John Hinderaker Power Line


Wednesday, January 7
Yes, Trump’s Venezuela Moves Are Legal
Ilya Shapiro & Santiago Vidal Calvo CJ
Trump’s Biggest Challenge With Venezuela Is Domestic
Gage Klipper Chronicles
Needed: A Reckoning About Biden’s ‘Venezuelan Migrants’
Andrew R. Arthur CIS
Capital, Not Rhetoric, Will Secure Venezuela’s Future
Nicholas Raineri RCPolicy
The 'Donroe Doctrine' in Action
J. Michael Waller The American Mind
Liberating Venezuela
Stonestreet & Padgett Breakpoint
Trump: Venezuela to Turn Over 30-50 Million Barrels of Oil to U.S.
J. Bragg Axios
The Fossil Fuel Empire Strikes Back
Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Stephen Miller Suggests the U.S. Is Entitled to Greenland
Steve Benen MS NOW
Red Apple: ‘Impoverish the White Middle-Class’
Jonathan Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
CA’s Next Gov Might Be More Irresponsible Than Newsom
Joel Kotkin Substack
Stop Big Tech From Stifling Competition
Kristen Osenga RealClearPolicy
The $20 Trillion Question: How to Spend It & How Not To
William Murray RCEnergy
Building Workforce Systems for Today’s Economy
Murray & desRosiers RCPenn
Samizdat Prize Honors Champions of Free Speech
Frank Filocomo Philanthropy Daily


Thursday, January 8
The Left Bears FULL Blame for the Minneapolis ICE Shooting
Editorial Board NYP
Minneapolis Mayor Demands ICE Leave City
Rebecca Schneid Time
America Needs a Moral Reckoning in 2026
Chauncey DeVega Salon
Top Dems Agitating for Insurrection & Vigilantism
John Daniel Davidson Federalist
Familiar Groups Mobilize After ICE Shooting
Nomani & Baehr FOXNews
Dems Get More Blood; It Will Never Be Enough for Them
Derek Hunter Townhall
A Post-Liberal Takes New York
Tal Fortgang Civitas
Socialism Is a Hate Crime
James Piereson The New Criterion
The Housing Crisis
Joel Kotkin Quillette
America’s Affordability Crisis
Ryan Neuhaus Chronicles
Trump’s War Against the Watergate 'Reforms'
John Yoo The American Mind
The Problem with Our Response to Mass Shootings
Carolyn D. Gorman City Journal
Trump's New Doctrine of Precision Deterrence
Garrison Moratto RCDefense
Venezuela Puts Trump's 'America First' Stance to the Test
Gary Abernathy Substack
Don’t Send Alabama Homeless Back to the Streets
Russell Bennett RealClearPolicy
Netflix Comes Out Ahead in House Antitrust Hearing
Peter Mihalick RealClearPolicy
‘The Last Generation of Freedom’?
Mohamed Moutii The Daily Economy


Friday, January 9
The Minnesota Incident
Scott Johnson Power Line
Can ICE Officer in Fatal Shooting Be Prosecuted?
Lee & Beitsch The Hill
Was the Minnesota ICE Shooting Justified?
Mark R. Weaver American Spectator
What Both Sides Get Wrong About the ICE Shooting
Luke Gittos spiked
The Immigration Divide
Andrew R. Arthur CIS
ICE Is Not the Victim
Amanda Marcotte Salon.com
Dem Politicians Pander to the Mob
Jonathan Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
Dear Democrats: What Is Your List of Demands?
Sasha Stone Free Thinking
Minnesota's Senator 'Disgusted' by Kristi Noem
Jennifer Bendery HuffPost
Jimmy Kimmel Just Crossed a Big Red Line
Christian Toto HiT
Minnesota Officials Blocked from Investigating ICE Shooting
Rabinowitz et al CNN
Trump Forces the New York Times’s Hand on Crime
Heather Mac Donald City Journal
What Normalizing Antisemitism Looks Like
Jonathan S. Tobin JNS
GOP Rejects Trump on Numerous Congressional Votes
David Dayen TAP
Why California Is Bleeding Tech Jobs
Vance Ginn The Daily Economy
Trump’s Foreign-policy Third Way
David DesRosiers The Spectator
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Saturday, January 10
Minneapolis Uncovered
Scott Johnson Power Line
The Woke Left Is Far from Defeated
Paul Gottfried Chronicles
Dem Politicians Pander to the Mob
Jonathan Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
ICE Is Not the Victim
Amanda Marcotte Salon.com
Yes, Somali Immigrants Commit More Crime Than Natives
Lilley & VerBruggen CJ
Gov't’s Addiction to Spending Other People’s Money
Pete Connolly Am. Spectator
A Post-Liberal Takes New York
Tal Fortgang Civitas
The 'Warmth of Collectivism' Is a Dangerous Fantasy
Samuel J. Abrams AEIdeas
Socialism Is a Hate Crime
James Piereson The New Criterion
Stop Big Tech From Stifling Competition
Kristen Osenga RealClearPolicy
Sunday, January 11
Why Exactly Are They Protesting?
Jerry Rogers RealClearPolicy
The Most Egregious Criminal Aliens Arrested in Minnesota Surge
Bill Melugin X
On the Dangers of Cosplay
Alex Berenson Unreported Truths
Immigration Arrests: Minnesota Braces for What's Next
Santana et al AP News
Noem Says Hundreds More Agents Going to Minneapolis
Rebecca Schneid Time
Dem Senator Goes After Trump on Immigration Operations
Tara Suter The Hill
‘Reckless’ Dems Blasted for Skewed Portrayal of ICE Shooting
Anna Young NYP
Free Speech and the Future of the American Experiment
Maggie Miller RCI
We’re in a Slow-Rolling Civil War
Derek Hunter Townhall
Mamdani's Housing Czar vs. Entire Field of Economics
Quoth the Raven ZeroHedge
Even Jeopardy! Hates Trump
Staff Unleash Prosperity


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