RealClearPolicy Week of March 2, 2026 Archives

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Monday, March 2
Khamenei, Haman, and a Purim for the Ages
Mike Watson Free Beacon
Hope Was ALWAYS on the Way
Roger Simon American Refugees
The War Widens
Gambrell et al. AP News
Trump Should Have Made His Case for War to Congress
J.D. Tuccille Reason
Trump’s Lawless Regime-Change War in Iran
Michael Tomasky The New Republic
Trump, Past Dem Presidents, & the Attack on Iran
Jonathan Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
The Democrats’ Epic Fury Over Iran Strikes
David Catron American Spectator
Dems Are Red-Pilling People By the Minute
Sasha Stone Free Thinking
Two Defining Moments for Trump and Democrats
Editorial Board Issues & Insights
After Khamenei
Adi Nirman JNS
How Will Universities Respond to a Post-Ayatollah Iran?
Ian Oxnevad MTC
GOP Will Use Iran to Pressure Dems in DHS Funding Fight
Bazail-Eimil et al. Politico
The Case for a Radically Simple Democratic Agenda
Justin Vassallo Liberal Patriot
Can James Talarico Convince Dems He’s the Fighter They Need?
Tim Murphy MJ


Tuesday, March 3
Trump’s SOTU Speech a Win, But It’s Not Enough
David DesRosiers RCP
Common-Sense Case for Nationalizing US Elections
Brian T. Kennedy Blaze Media
Trump’s Way of War
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness
Just War in Iran?
John Stonestreet Break Point
Does Trump Need a Declaration of War?
Danielle Pletka Middle East Forum
Americans Oppose Trump’s Strikes on Iran
Alex Nguyen Mother Jones
Americans Skeptical of Iran Strikes. That’s a Good Thing
Scott McKay Spectator
An Uncomfortable, But Justified, War
Quoth the Raven ZeroHedge
Trump’s Axing of Evil Ends Both Neocon and Mad MAGA Ideology
T. McArdle I&I
Kaine’s War Powers Resolution Is an 'Imminent' Failure
J. Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
After Khamenei: What Iran, and the World, Face Next
Hamidreza Azizi Time
Dems Already Jostling to Oppose Trump’s War
Ryan Cooper The American Prospect
Mastering the Deal: Trump’s Winning Playbook
Michael Smith Unlicensed Punditry
Operation Epic Fury and Europe’s Crisis of Resolve
Kristen Ziccarelli American Mind
First Amendment: The Lemon Test
David Elder Law & Liberty
Fetterman: Punishing Political Nonconformity
Michael Baharaeen Liberal Patriot
The Politicization of American Parenting
Leonard Sax Commonplace
Strong Businesses Depend on Strong Families
Margaret Iuculano RealClearPolicy
SCOTUS Halts Effort to Redraw NY Congressional Seat
Gerstein & Mahoney Politico


Wednesday, March 4
Should Iran Be Held Responsible?
Francis Menton Manhattan Contrarian
The Trump Doctrine Is Here. It Ends Forever Wars.
Marc Thiessen WaPo
Don't Buy the Fake News. MAGA Is Not Split on Iran.
Batya Ungar-Sargon Substack
Can Congress Stop Mad King Trump’s Mad War on Iran?
Ryan Cooper TAP
Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates
Michael Smith Unlicensed Punditry
Trump ‘SOTU Bump’ on Immigration
Andrew R. Arthur CIS
Trump’s SOTU Speech a Win, But It’s Not Enough
David DesRosiers RCP
Immigration Enforcement Saves Lives
Daniel McCarthy Chronicles
Under Trump, Skilled Immigration Is Still Working Fine
Joel Kotkin City Journal
Birthright Citizenship and the Catholic Bishops
C. C. Pecknold The American Mind
James Talarico’s Backward Christianity
Colin Redemer First Things
Will There Be a Significant Third-Party Effort in 2028?
John Halpin Liberal Patriot
Common-Sense Case for Nationalizing US Elections
Brian T. Kennedy Blaze Media
Brutal Night in Texas: Trouble Ahead for House members
Andrew Solender Axios
App Store Accountability Act: Restore Parental Authority
Penny Nance RCPolicy


Thursday, March 5
Why Gen Z 'Nones' Are Reconsidering Religion
Stonestreet & Sunshine Break Point
The Case for Christian Nationalism
R. R. Reno First Things
Does Science Prove God Is Dead?
Richard Smith Acton Institute
The Blinding Narcissism of Online Tribalism
Noel Yaxley Chronicles
Candace Owens: A Disney Villain of Her Own Making
Sasha Stone Free Thinking
The Incredibly, Unacceptably Weird James Talarico
Scott McKay American Spectator
The Future in Texas Is Bright and Terrifying
Tim Murphy Mother Jones
Gavin Newsom Calls Israel ‘Sort of an Apartheid State’
Harold Meyerson TAP
Who Will Lead Dems to Promised Land of a New Israel Policy?
R. Yeselson TNR
Will Never-Trumpers Ever Admit They Were Wrong?
Editorial Board Issues & Insights
Don't Buy the Fake News. MAGA Is Not Split on Iran
Batya Ungar-Sargon Substack
Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates
Michael Smith Unlicensed Punditry
Israel’s Unfinished Business in Lebanon
Eyal Zisser Tablet Magazine
The Iran War Began on 7 October
Brendan O'Neill spiked
Growing Problems with Parents in Blue States
Jonathan Turley Res Ipsa Loquitur
Illegal Immigration: A Winner for Republicans
John Hinderaker Power Line
Whither the Democratic Primary Electorate?
Ruy Teixeira The Liberal Patriot
Bernie Sanders’s Radical Wealth Tax
Allison Schrager City Journal
Yes, Trump Can Do That with Tariffs
Peter E. Harrell Commonplace
App Store Accountability Act: Restore Parental Authority
Penny Nance RCPolicy


Friday, March 6
Who Wants This War?
Lee Smith Tablet Magazine
On Iran, Dems Thread the Needle with a Single Word: ‘But’
Zack Stanton MS NOW
An Alliance of Light Against Darkness
Melanie Phillips Substack
The Cult of Imminence
John D. Heubusch Substack
Iran: Obama Displayed 'The Art of the Deal'. Trump Didn’t
Bill Scher Wash Monthly
Trump Kept, Delivered His Promise to Eliminate Our Enemies
Douglas Murray NYP
Trump's Iran War Strategy and Exit Plan? Win.
Gary Abernathy Substack
Country by Country, How War Is Affecting the Middle East
Julia Frankel AP News
War in Iran Not Just About the Middle East
Batya Ungar-Sargon Substack
China’s Birthright Infiltration
John Shu Commonplace
Dems Aren’t Sure Whether to Spend Big to Flip Texas
Elena Schneider Politico
James Talarico’s Creepy ‘White Skin’ Tweets
Charles C. W. Cooke National Review
In Defense of Israel’s Legitimacy
Pierre Manent Civitas
Progressive Revolt Against Israel's Refusal to Die
Bob Goldberg New Zionist Times
U.S. and Venezuela Reach Historic Agreement
Rebecca Falconer Axios
Kristi Noem Is Out at Homeland Security
Alex Berenson Unreported Truths
Suing Schools That Hide Trans Kids’ Identities From Parents
John Murawski RCI
The People Our Founders Intended Us to Be
William A. Schambra Giving Review
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Saturday, March 7
Mixed Jobs Report for February
Bill Glahn Power Line
California Wealth Tax Would Cost the State $25 Billion
Jack Nicastro Reason
America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Romina Boccia The Daily Economy
Democrats Seize on the Iran War’s Enormous Daily Price Tag
Steve Benen MS NOW
Two Days Over Iran
Michael Smith Unlicensed Punditry
Trump Demands 'Unconditional Surrender' From Iran
Tiago Ventura Time
Gavin Newsom Advocates Regime Change for Israel, Not Iran
Ben Cohen JNS
SCOTUS Streamlines Review of Asylum Decisions
Andrew R. Arthur CIS
In Our Interest: How to Increase Skilled Immigration
Robert VerBruggen City Journal
The Midterm Elections: Common Sense—Or Else
Thaddeus G. McCotter Chronicles
Make America Cook Again
Joseph Mackinnon Blaze Media
Trump Adm's Embattled FDA Vax Chief Is Leaving (Again)
Matthew Perrone AP


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