Week of March 18, 2013 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, March 18
Europe Braces for Turmoil With Cyprus Seizure - Pat Donahue, BloombergInsanity in Cyprus: A Disgraceful Precedent - Thomas Pascoe, Telegraph
Rand Paul & the Future of Limited Govt - Charles Kesler, Claremont Review
What It Was Like to Oppose Iraq War in 2003 - John Judis, New Republic
Wolfowitz Admits U.S. Bungled in Iraq - Toby Harnden, Sunday Times
Much Rides on Obama's Visit to Israel - Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Republicans Have No Clue How to Woo Women - Ana Marie Cox, Guardian
Young Bucks Rut on Old Republican Timbers - Joe Curl, Washington Times
Wall Street & Washington: Beware of the New Elites - Scott Rasmussen
New Pope Remodels the World's Moral Map - Richard Rodriguez, LA Times
Pope Francis Is a Problem for Argentina's Kirchner - Mary O'Grady, WSJ
Repealing Maryland's Death Penalty - Gov. Martin O'Malley, Politico
My Unrecognizable Democratic Party - Ted Van Dyk, Wall Street Journal
What Went Wrong w/Bernard Lewis? - Andrew Bostom, American Thinker
Government as Old-Age Home - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Should U.S. Elections Be More Like the Papal Conclave? - Dick Meyer, BBC
Jack Lew's First Big Mistake - Gordon Chang, Forbes
Panels: This Week | Fox News Sunday | Meet the Press | Face the Nation
Tuesday, March 19
Cyprus & the Death of Deposit Insurance - Rob Tracinski, RealClearPoliticsWhy We Shouldn't Worry About Cyprus - Andrew Ross Sorkin, NY Times
Theft in Cyprus Will Haunt Europe - Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
The Early Line on the 2014 Midterms - Sabato & Kondik, Wall Street Journal
Have Political Parties Lost Their Purpose? - Karen Tumulty, Wash Post
How to Deal With Runaway Govt Spending - Rep. Paul Broun, NY Times
GOP Has Power Where It Counts: The States - Roland Martin, CNN
Rising Rand Paul Is Fresh Face of the GOP - James Antle, The Guardian
The Grand Old Punt - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
For RNC, Implementing Reforms Is No Easy Task - Scott Conroy, RCP
Iraq War Anniversary Finds GOP Regretful - Jon Ward, Huffington Post
No Need to Repent for Supporting Iraq War - Max Boot, Commentary
Israel's Fate Is Now in Obama's Hands - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
Smearing a Man of Authentic Faith & Integrity - Ralph Peters, NY Post
Murder Trial Opens for Philadelphia Abortion Doc - Jon Hurdle, NY Times
Steubenville & Misplaced Sympathy for Rapists - M. Carpentier, Guardian
Dr. Ben Carson's Gifted Hands - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
Wednesday, March 20
Advice for Obama: How to Speak Israeli - Yossi Klein Halevi, New RepublicBibi Is From Mars, Obama Is From Venus - Gerald Steinberg, National Post
Is There Hope for Iraq? - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The Real Iraq War Lesson - Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
America's War Legacy: Unemployment - Greg Jaffe, Washington Post
Guess Who's Rooting for War in Syria? - Ron Fournier, National Journal
The Unserious Senate Budget - Rep. Tom Price, RealClearPolitics
Until GOP Ditches Ryan Plan, Nothing Will Change - Greg Sargent, WaPo
The Revenue Deficit From Progressive Tax Rates - Michael Solon, WSJ
Nothing's Changed on Wall Street or in Washington - Jesse Eisinger, NYT
GOP "Autopsy" a Blunder Like New Coke - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Rush Is Right on Gay Marriage - Marc Ambinder, The Week
Iowa Invite Gives Paul a Leg Up on 2016 - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
5 Reasons Paul Could Win the GOP Nomination - James Hohmann, Politico
Dr. Ben Carson's Maverick Views - Jamie Weinstein, The Daily Caller
Ailes Couldn't Care Less What You Think - Howard Kurtz, Daily Beast
Mayor Nutter's Nutty Attack on Free Speech - James Taranto, Wall St. Jrnl
On RealClearDefense: Rep. Buck McKeon | Rep. Adam Smith | More
Thursday, March 21
Fusion Power on the Right - Jonah Goldberg, National ReviewIt's the Rubio and Rand Party, Now - Jim VandeHei & Mike Allen, Politico
To Stem Gun Violence, US Needs Assault Weapons Ban - Ron Fournier, NJ
Meet the NRA's Biggest Recruiter - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
Can Republicans Close the Pop Culture Gap? - Tevi Troy, RealClearPolitics
A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz - Andrew Bacevich, Harper's Magazine
The Future of Nation Building - Max Boot, Commentary
Iraq War Made ObamaCare Possible - Philip Klein, Washington Examiner
Was Ryan's Budget Really a Losing Issue in 2012? - Sean Trende, RCP
Republican Budget Kills American Dream - Rep. Tony Cardenas, Politico
Liberals Ignore Signs of Approaching Trouble - Noah Rothman, Mediaite
The DOMA Case Should Worry Both Sides - George Will, Washington Post
Can the U.S. Dollar Become Almighty Once Again? - Michael Sivy, Time
Cyprus Is Eurozone's Own Lehman Moment - Matthew Lynn, MarketWatch
The Unmourned at Kermit Gosnell's Abortion "Clinic" - Mark Steyn, NRO
Obama Hopes for a Fresh Start in Israel - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Why Did President Obama Come to Israel? - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Friday, March 22
Happy Birthday, ObamaCare! - Reps. Levin & McDermott, USA TodayObamaCare at Three: Headed Toward Failure? - Ben Domenech, Transom
The Republican Makeover Is Dead - Robert Shrum, The Daily Beast
Rebuilding a Land of Opportunity - Jim DeMint, Washington Times
Obama in Israel: A President at Large - David Remnick, The New Yorker
Too Little, Too Late for Obama in Mideast - Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
Can the GOP Recover From Iraq? - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Patty Murray Takes Lead on Budget for Dems - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
50% Solution on Taxes, Entitlements - Charles Krauthammer, Wash Post
Paul Ryan's Heartless Budget - David Sirota, Salon
QE Robs the Economy of Vitality - Jeffrey Snider, RealClearMarkets
Treasure Island Trauma in Cyprus - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Dem Divisions Frustrate Liberal Dreams - Matthew Continetti, Free Beacon
Moral Case for an Assault Weapons Ban - Eugene Robinson, Wash Post
The Constitution and Same-Sex Marriage - Michael McConnell, WSJ
Will Sanford's Race Turn Onto the Appalachian Trail? - Scott Conroy, RCP
Mayor Nutter's War on Words - George Parry, Philadelphia Inquirer
Saturday, March 23
Cyprus Lifts the Curtain - Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific CapitalDC & Wall Street: Masking Risk With Gibberish - Floyd Norris, NY Times
Republicans Are Estranged from America - Andrew Kohut, Washington Post
ObamaCare Isn't Forever - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
A Prescription for a Democratic Headache in 2014 - Roarty & Reinhard, NJ
McCain Hits Sequester Defense Cuts - David Ignatius, Washington Post
McCain/Graham: 2 Wacko Birds Out on Limb - Paul Mulshine, Star-Ledger
Why Can't We Childproof Guns? - Joe Nocera, New York Times
The Room That Could Transform D.C. - Sen. Manchin & Rep. Jenkins, RCP
The Truth About Teens & Out-of-Wedlock Births - Ruth Marcus, Wash Post
Why Do Economists Urge College, But Not Marriage? - Megan McArdle, DB
Geopolitical ADHD - Mark Steyn, National Review
When the Whole World Has Drones - Kristin Roberts, National Journal
The Woman Who Dared to Drive - Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal
Why the Rich Don't Give to Charity - Ken Stern, The Atlantic
How to Protect Your Assets From the Oncoming Crash - Bill Frezza, Forbes
'Til Faith Do Us Part: When Two Traditions Wed - Bradford Wilcox, WSJ
Sunday, March 24
Congress Didn't Fix the Big Problem: Spending - Debra Saunders, SF ChronCheney Was Right: Deficits Don't Matter - Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
Cyprus Can't Happen Here? It Already Has - Jonathan Trugman, NY Post
With Fannie & Freddie, It's Deja Vu - Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times
Payback Time for Our Insane Energy Policy - Christopher Booker, Telegraph
How Dems Can Win the ObamaCare Debate - Jill Lawrence, Natl Journal
The Doctor Will See You...Never - James Warren, New York Daily News
RNC's 'Reforms' Might Make Things Worse - George Will, Washington Post
Never Mind GOP, What Do Dems Need to Fix? - Jim Arkedis, The Atlantic
The Obama Era, Brought to You By the Iraq War - Ross Douthat, NY Times
What Tea Party Congress Accomplished - Conn Carroll, Wash. Examiner
Is There Really a 'Boy Crisis'? - Judith Warner, Time
Conservatives Divided on Gay Marriage - Jonah Goldberg, Boston Herald
Gay Marriage Has Already Won - Frank Bruni, New York Times
This May Finally Be Hillary's Time - Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
Has Israel Forgotten That It's in the Mideast? - Tom Friedman, NY Times
Before Madness, a Game That Really Mattered - Jerry Green, Detroit News