RealClearPolicy Week of February 16, 2026 Archives

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Monday, February 16
The Worst President Ever
Jonathan Alter Washington Monthly
Inflation Down, Wages Up, Affordability Up
Staff Unleash Prosperity
A 'Woman' Did Not Commit Mass Murder in Canada
Sasha Stone Substack
The Decline of Trust in the News
Jed Babbin American Spectator
'Free Speech' Bullying Shows Sorry State of Hollywood
Christian Toto HiT
The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox
Dave Zirin The Nation
Ro Khanna and the Impunity of 'Wealthy, Powerful Men'
J. Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
Hillary’s Script, Interrupted
David Manney PJ Media
It's Patriotic to Root Against Anti-American Olympians
Shawn Fleetwood FDRLST
Spike Lee Makes Anti-Israel Statement at NBA All-Star Game
Amy Curtis Townhall
Why LA’s Fire Recovery Is Stalled
Julia R. Cartwright Daily Economy
EPA's Greenhouse Gas 'Endangerment Finding': Finally Gone
F. Menton Substack
Samizdat Prize Is a Defense of Free-Speech Courage
David DesRosiers RCP
Why the Democratic Party Can’t Moderate
Alicia Nieves Compact
Hamilton, Economic Policy, & American Prosperity
J.H. Cullum Clark Bush Center
Why George Washington Should Still Inspire Every American
Editorial Board NYP


Tuesday, February 17
2028 Democrat Contenders’ Pilgrimage to Europe
Scott McKay American Spectator
The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too.
Corbin Trent The Nation
Trump Has the Tools He Needs to Control Illegal Immigration
Andrew R. Arthur CIS
Visualizing the World's Countries by Political System
Tyler Durden ZeroHedge
The Great Revolt Against Greenism
Brendan O'Neill spiked
Teachers Are Fomenting Anti-ICE Hysteria
Larry Sand American Greatness
Students Protesting ICE Would Fail Citizenship Exam
Nicholas Giordano FDRLST
Tim Walz’s K–12 Racial Ideology Regime
Katherine Kersten First Things
Black History at the Heart of America’s Story
Gail C. Christopher Washington Monthly
Why Jesse Jackson's 'Keep Hope Alive' Is Important Now
Joe Danborn MS NOW
Newsom & AOC Pitch High Tax, High Regulation Policies
J. Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
They Made Up 'Whiteness'
Michael Schwarz The Western Journal
Moore's Bitter Maryland Fights Weigh on Push to '28
Otterbein & Thompson Axios
Why Bret Stephens Is Wrong
Melanie Phillips Substack
The Futility of Purity Politics
Michael Baharaeen Liberal Patriot
The Democrats' Middle Class Problem
Michael Smith Unlicensed Punditry
AOC Crashes and Burns in Munich
Sasha Stone Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning


Wednesday, February 18
Why the Filibuster Over Voter Photo ID?
John Lott Jr. RCP
Save the SAVE Act: Sunset the Filibuster
Deroy Murdock American Spectator
Trump Plans to Delegitimize This Fall’s Elections
Harry Litman The New Republic
Running Out the Clock Won’t Save the Majority
Eric Burlison Blaze Media
Wes Moore 2028 Drowning in River of Bullsh*t
Editors Free Beacon
Many Democrats Are Still Down on the Democrats
Linley Sanders AP News
The Freak World of Nicholas J. Fuentes
Thorpe & Rufo City Journal
Culture, Not Color
Michael Smith Unlicensed Punditry
'You Are Dust and to Dust You Shall Return'
John Stonestreet Break Point
Enforcing Immigration Law Benefits Americans
Steven Camarota DC Journal
States Should Charge Tuition to Illegal Alien Children
Virginia Allen The Daily Signal
Liberal Education Can Aid America’s Renewal
Jonathan J. Sanford American Mind
Keep Firing Federal Freeloaders
Editorial Board Issues & Insights
Are Transfers Replacing Work for America’s Poor?
Tyler Turman The Daily Economy
How Not to Build Infrastructure Projects
Gabrielle Gurley The American Prospect
Solving California’s Transportation Problems Before 2038
Paul Steidler RCPo


Thursday, February 19
The 'Whiteness' Double Standard
Christopher F. Rufo City Journal
Wes Moore Called on White America to Look at Trump's Actions
Ian Schwartz RCP
Trump: Thank God for the Strength, Grit of Black Americans
Ian Schwartz RCP
Western Civilization Is Worth Defending
John Stonestreet Break Point
Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?
Victor Davis Hanson AG
A True Comparison of ICE Arrests Under Trump II and Biden
Andrew R. Arthur CIS
CNN Panel Erupts Over AOC Fiasco in Munich
Madison Colombo MSN
AOC Was a Much Bigger Success Than Her Critics Realize
Doug Schoen Fox News
Dems Throw Jasmine Crockett Under the Bus
Sasha Stone Substack
End the Epstein Madness
John Hinderaker Power Line
Colbert Hits Back
Callum Sutherland Time
Colbert Cries Censorship, But the Joke’s on Him
Editorial Board Issues & Insights
A Critique of the New Right Misses Its Target
Robert Bellafiore First Things
The Democrats’ Fraud Problem
Ruy Teixeira The Liberal Patriot
Bernie Sanders Rallies Support for Wealth Tax in California
Daniel Miller Politico
Wealth Tax Counterstrike
Mike Solana Pirate Wires
When Police Can Keep Seized Cash, Abuse Follows
Dan Alban Reason
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Friday, February 20
Wes Moore Stumbles Over Falsehoods in His Life Story
Andrew Kerr Free Beacon
Californication Catches Up with Colorado
Aaron M. Renn City Journal
Leavitt: Dems’ Offer to End DHS Shutdown ‘Unserious’
Julia Manchester The Hill
DC Water CEO: 'We Had Too Many White Men in Charge'
Matt Vespa Townhall
Deporting Censorship: U.S. Targets U.K. Government Ally
Paul D. Thacker RCI
AOC and Progressive Blind Spots on Foreign Policy
Henry Olsen The Liberal Patriot
Trump’s Trade Revolution Is Working
Matthew Lynn Commonplace
America Is Enjoying an Industrial Renaissance
Tom Bailey spiked
We're Officially in a Vibecession
Batya Ungar-Sargon Substack
U.S. Economy Slows to 1.4% GDP Growth in Q4
Neil Irwin Axios
Here's Why U2, Springsteen Joined Anti-ICE 'Resistance'
Christian Toto HiT
Social Media: What Were We Thinking in 2008?
Mark Bauerlein Chronicles
The People vs. AI
Andrew R. Chow Time
Saturday, February 21
SCOTUS Ruling MUST Not Stop Trump’s Push for Trade Justice
Ed. Board NYP
SCOTUS Ruled on Tariffs, but Who Will Ultimately Pay?
Jonathan Turley The Hill
On Tariffs, the Supreme Court Delivers a Reminder
Ilya Shapiro City Journal
Trump Raises Global Tariffs to 15% After SCOTUS Decision
Courtenay Brown Axios
Poll Demonstrates Why Immigration Enforcement Is Hard
Andrew R. Arthur CIS
Refuting the Media’s Latest Immigration Propaganda
Matt O'Brien American Mind
MAHA Denounces Trump's Backing of Pesticide
Brown & Haslett Politico
The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too.
Corbin Trent The Nation
AOC Crashes and Burns in Munich
Sasha Stone Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning
Wes Moore 2028 Drowning in River of Bullsh*t
Editors Free Beacon
Why the Filibuster Over Voter Photo ID?
John Lott Jr. RCP
Trump: Thank God for the Strength, Grit of Black Americans
Ian Schwartz RCP


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