Week of September 30, 2013 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, September 30
Obama, Democrats & Govt's Damaged Brand - Glenn Reynolds, USA TodayThe Republican Frauds on the Hill - Roger Simon, Politico
Obama Is Childish in Handling Challenges - Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Rebels Without a Clue - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Independent Voters' Republican Streak - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
Senate, Obama Can't Have It 100% Their Way - Reince Priebus, Det News
Republican Hostage-Takers Unfit to Govern - Jon Favreau, The Daily Beast
Big Labor Stumbles in Wisconsin - Sean Higgins, Reason Magazine
Europe's Voters Wisely Stick w/Frugal Leaders - Anders Aslund, Bloomberg
The Magazine That Was - Eleanor Clift, Newsweek
Worried About Cancer? Get Married - Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg
Wendy Davis & GOP's Abortion Opportunity - David Harsanyi, Federalist
The Right Gets Its '60s - Bill Keller, New York Times
The AP Goes to Bat for the Democratic Party - John Hinderaker, Power Line
Here Comes the Spoils Society - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Richard Dawkins Is Wrong About Religion - Alex Berezow, RealClearScience
Pope Francis, a Radical Traditionalist - Mary Eberstadt, Time
Health Care Law (CNN): Disapproval Growing >> 57% Oppose, 38% Favor
Tuesday, October 1
Those Banana Republicans - Joe Nocera, New York TimesThe Obamacare Fight Is Just Beginning - Rich Lowry, New York Post
A Case of Delusion in the House - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Ramming Through Obamacare Haunts Dems - Michael Barone, Examiner
After the Shutdown: The Debt Ceiling - James Surowiecki, The New Yorker
The Politics of the Government Shutdown - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Welcome to the Age of Unlimited Government - Nick Gillespie, Daily Beast
Ted Cruz's TV-Friendly McCarthyism - Richard Cohen, NY Daily News
Obama's Agenda Is Transforming America - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
On Climate Change, There's No Debate - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
The Science the U.N. Suppresses - Ron Arnold, Washington Examiner
Why Aren't Millennials Protesting the Shutdown? - Michael Kazin, TNR
How the Govt Destroys Household Jobs - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Biz Daily
A Good First Step Toward Single Payer - Sen. Bernie Sanders, The Guardian
Obamacare Exemptions...for the Connected - Rep. McMorris-Rodgers, USAT
Don't Be Fooled by Iran's New Leader - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
De Blasio's Nicaragua Fling - Ronald Radosh, New York Daily News
New Jersey Senate Special (Monmouth): Booker (D) 53, Lonegan (R) 40
Wednesday, October 2
The President Isn't Telling the Whole Story - Rep. John Boehner, USATodayOur Democracy Is at Stake - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Obamacare Is the Zombie Law of the Land - Noemie Emery, DC Examiner
An Act of Racist Vandalism Against America - Andrew Sullivan, The Dish
Stand Pat and Calmly Make the Case - William Kristol, The Weekly Standard
Shutdown Crisis Is Solely House Republicans' Fault - Ari Melber, MSNBC
Big-Government Enthusiasts Should Worry - Charles Hurt, Wash Times
House, Senate Plot Next Moves - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
It's Insane That People Still Doubt Darwin - Richard Dawkins, Salon
A Response to Richard Dawkins - Dennis Prager, National Review
The Rise of the Venture Corporatists - Lachlan Markay, The Federalist
Who Are the People on Food Stamps? They're Us - Donna Brazile, CNN
Dems Better Hope Obamacare Rollout Improves - Noah Rothman, Mediaite
The Tea Party Shutdown - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Obama's IRS Goes After Ben Carson - Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller
The Real Story: 50 Years of Republican Racism - Joan Walsh, Salon
Vets Storm Open-Air 'Closed' WWII Memorial - Leo Shane, Stars and Stripes
2016 GOP (Quinnipiac): Paul 17, Christie 13, Rubio 12, Cruz 10, Ryan 10
Thursday, October 3
Stalemate Continues After Fruitless WH Talks - Alexis Simendinger, RCPExcuses, Excuses, Excuses - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Brendan Mahoney Saves ObamaCare - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
GOP Causing One of Worst Crises in American History - John Judis, TNR
Shutdowns Over Policy Happen. Ask Reagan - Joseph Morris, Wash Post
President 'Exasperated' Over Government Shutdown - Tracy Connor, NBC
Obama Doesn't Understand The Constitution - Mike Needham, Federalist
How Team Clinton Shutdown the Hillary Movies - Lloyd Grove, Daily Beast
For GOP in 2016, Some Medicine - George Will, Washington Post
Rein In Unauthorized Surveillance State - Rep. John Conyers, Roll Call
The Closing of Diane Ravitch's Mind - Sol Stern, City Journal
How Social Media Is Fueling Gang Wars in Chicago - Ben Austen, Wired
Obama Plays Politics with WWII Memorial - Hans von Spakovsky, Heritage
The Right's New Shutdown Lie - Brian Beutler, Salon
Lord Obama Has No Responsibility for Shutdown - Nick Gillespie, Reason
20 Yrs After Black Hawk Down, a Return to Mogadishu - RealClearDefense
Tom Clancy: A Gentleman & Patriot - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Friday, October 4
Shutdown & the Hubris of Obamacare - Charles Krauthammer, Wash PostYes, Obamacare Is Going to Work - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Obama Is Ducking a Leader's Duty - Arthur Brooks, Los Angeles Times
Republican Extremists at Fault for Crisis - Fitzpatrick & Skocpol, CNN
The WWII Memorial Is Not a Political Prop - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
GOP Standing on Wrong Side of History - Timothy Egan, New York Times
John Boehner in Charge - Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard
Can Wendy Davis Beat the Odds? - Caroline Linton, The Daily Beast
Cory Booker's Lackluster Campaign - Maggie Haberman, Politico
Not Raising the Debt Limit Hurts Everyone - Jack Lew, USA Today
Obama Tries to Goad GOP Into Default - J.T. Young, RealClearMarkets
The WWII Memorial Disgrace: A Symbol of Malice - David French, NRO
It's John Boehner's Turn to Give In - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Escaping "Government" Schools - John Stossel, FOX Business
A Climate-Change Risk Assessment - Bloomberg, Paulson & Steyer, WP
The Science of Good News - Hank Campbell, USA Today
Tom Clancy and Ronald Reagan - Robert Merry, The National Interest
Virginia Governor (Emerson): McAuliffe 43, Cuccinelli 38 | NJ Gov, Sen
Saturday, October 5
The War Over Obamacare Is Far From Over - Doyle McManus, LA TimesHouse GOP's Terrible, Tragic Game - Charles Blow, New York Times
Obama's Reckless Default Fear-Mongering - Larry Kudlow, National Review
Manning the Barrycades of Punitive Liberalism - Mark Steyn, OC Register
The Rise of the New Confederacy - Colbert King, Washington Post
An Entitlement-Driven Disaster Looms for America - Niall Ferguson, WSJ
The Benefits of Intransigence - Sam Tanenhaus, New York Times
Obama Plays Politics With Veterans - Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
N.J. Debate Underscores Booker-Lonegan Divide - Scott Conroy, RCP
Next for Wendy Davis: Winning Over Texas - Jessica Taylor, MSNBC
California's New Feudalism - Joel Kotkin, The Daily Beast
Staring Down the Irrational Wing of the GOP - Russell Korobkin, LA Times
The House Is Doing Its Job - David Harsanyi, The Federalist
A Misguided War on Single-Sex Classrooms - Christina Sommers, Atlantic
The Woman Who Knows the NSA's Secrets - Pema Levy, Newsweek
McCutcheon v. FEC: A Fight to Improve Our Politics - John Ryder, RCP
The Question Facing Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Robert Barnes, WP Magazine
Sunday, October 6
Governing By Blackmail - Nicholas Kristof, New York TimesNo Wonder People Don't Trust ObamaCare - Michael Tanner, New York Post
Shutdown the Product of a Divided Country - Dan Balz, Washington Post
The Self-Inflicted Wounds of Bare-Knuckle Governing - Carl Cannon, OCR
Why Obamacare Isn't 'Settled Law' - Gerard Magliocca, Washington Post
Welcome to Ted Cruz's Thunderdome - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Tea Party Loosens K Street's Stranglehold on GOP - Tim Carney, Examiner
Wendy Davis & Texas a Problem for Democrats - Harry Enten, Guardian
SCOTUS Facing Another Free Speech Test - George Will, Washington Post
A Liberal Nightmare at the Supreme Court? - Eric Segall, LA Times
Climate 'Scientists' Just a Pressure Group - Christopher Booker, Telegraph
Congress: Don't Blow America's Energy Boom - Amy Harder, National Jrnl
Obama's Diplomatic Opportunity - David Ignatius, Washington Post
As Obama's Asia 'Pivot' Falters, China Steps In - Stuart Grudgings, Reuters
Taking Back The Arts - David Marcus, The Federalist
Victorian Values for the 21st Century - Margaret Wente, Globe & Mail
President Obama's War on Journalists - Leonard Downie, Washington Post