Week of December 2, 2013 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, December 2
Is It Too Late to Save Obamacare? - Ben Jacobs, The Daily BeastImprovement Dramatic Over Oct. 1 - Kathleen Sebelius, USA Today
Christie Rising, Obama Falling - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
Republicans' Massive 2013 Mistake - Joan Walsh, Salon
Hard Sell: Going Door-to-Door for Obamacare - Matt Labash, Weekly Std
Too Soon to Call the Health Law a Failure - James Warren, NY Daily News
Obamacare's Next Legal Challenge - Scott Pruitt, Wall Street Journal
The Heart of Francis' Mission - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Children's Dignity in Age of Social Media - Jennifer Doverspike, Federalist
Better Pay Now - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Liberals' Love-Hate Relationship With the Law - Peter Berkowitz, RCP
Democrats Now the Party of Women - Juan Williams, The Hill
Republicans Target Senate Seats in Blue States - James Hohmann, Politico
Why Criticizing Obama Isn't Racist - Ron Christie, The Daily Beast
The Health Care Reality Conservatives Ignore - Paul Waldman, CNN
Obamacare Is the Democrats' Iraq War - Ryan Girdusky, The Daily Caller
A Military Strategy to Deter China - T.X. Hammes, RealClearDefense
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Tuesday, December 3
The Health Care Law Is Here to Stay - Dana Milbank, Washington PostObamacare's New Goal: Stay Alive Until 2015 - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
Law Is Heading in Right Direction - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Dems Can't Hide From Obamacare's Costs - David Freddoso, DC Examiner
Tech Failures All Too Common in Govt Projects - Joseph Tanfani, LA Times
The GOP Might as Well Be Dead - Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post
Economic Populism a Loser for Dems - Cowan & Kessler, Wall Street Journal
Time Is Tight for Congress' Year-End To-Do List - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Dems Face Battles in South to Hold Senate - Janet Hook, Wall St. Journal
Economics at a Loss for Words - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
What the Pope Gets Wrong About Capitalism - David Harsanyi, Federalist
Republicans' Race Problem Runs Deep - Brittney Cooper, Salon
The Wages of Victimhood - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
When Religion and Liberty Collide - Sally Kohn, The Daily Beast
Liberals Are Culture War Aggressors - Jonah Goldberg, USA Today
Middle East Mess Isn't About Settlements - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
The Rise of Data Driven Journalism - Sean Trende, RealClearBooks
Wednesday, December 4
PR Reset Won't Save the Health Care Law - Jonathan Tobin, CommentaryFor President, It's All About Obamacare - Doyle McManus, LA Times
Considering Which Head or Heads May Roll - Michael Shear, NY Times
Will Republicans Ever Be Happy? - Jamelle Bouie, The Daily Beast
Obama's Low-Information Leadership - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Why Obamacare Is Going To Work - Cherkis & Grim, Huffington Post
Democrats' 2013 Drop-Off Problem - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Black Friday and the Race to the Bottom - George Packer, The New Yorker
College-for-All Model Isn't Working - Tamar Jacoby, Los Angeles Times
The Coming Global Wealth Tax - Romain Hatchuel, Wall Street Journal
The Center Cannot Hold - Thomas Edsall, New York Times
Congress Needs More Republican Women - Danielle Thomsen, Wash Post
My Cancelled Policy, and My Values - Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker
Why Liberalism Is on the Wrong Side of History - John Hawkins, Townhall
Dems Form "Strike Teams" to Sell Obamacare - Kate Nocera, BuzzFeed
Mommy, the Drone's Here! - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Red Herrings - Andrew McCarthy, The New Criterion
Thursday, December 5
Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman - John Dickerson, SlateObamacare's Next Problem: Doc Shock - Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
Health Care Law Not Looking So Bad Now - Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
"Mission Accomplished" for Obamacare - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
Obama's Bigger Playing Field - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Last Gasp of the Keynesians - Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
The President, the Pope and the People - Charles Blow, New York Times
Obama's Red-Line Presidency - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Defending Obamacare as a Women's Issue - Irin Carmon, MSNBC
The Righteousness in Hobby Lobby's Cause - Richard Garnett, LA Times
No, There Won't Be a Doctor Shortage - Gottlieb & Emanuel, NY Times
The Two Options on Iran - George Will, Washington Post
Cultural War Games - Gail Collins, New York Times
In Detroit, There's Just No Money - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
"12 Years a Slave" and the Obama Era - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
This Movie Is Driving People Batty - Sonny Bunch, Washington Free Beacon
The Secret Life of Grief - Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Friday, December 6
Mandela Taught a Continent to Forgive - John Mahama, New York TimesNelson Mandela's Political Miracle - Paul Taylor, Washington Post
Unselfish Use of Power Set Mandela Apart - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Mandela Did the Unexpected - Louise Branson, USA Today
No Talk of Affordable Health Care in PR Push - Byron York, DC Examiner
The Obsession With Repeal Must Stop - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, HP
Who Gets Fired Over Obamacare? - Devin Dwyer, ABC News
How to Revive the Fight for Single-Payer - William Greider, The Nation
Obama & Dems Plugged Ears, Misled Public - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
FDR & Reagan Rewrites: "Infamy" and "Ash Heap" - Lou Cannon, RCP
Obama Gets Real - Paul Krugman, New York Times
The Challenge Is Growth - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
Republicans' Incredible Shrinking Big Tent - Jamelle Bouie, Daily Beast
Why It's Hard to Talk to Liberals About Race - Tim Carney, DC Examiner
'Knockout Game' a New Reason to Profile Black Men - Will Wright, The Grio
Woe to U.S. Allies - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
This Is How the Human Race Ends - Greg Scoblete, RealClearTechnology
Saturday, December 7
How a Republican President Can Gut Obamacare - Phil Klein, DC ExaminerNo, Obama's Presidency Isn't Dead - Alec MacGillis, The New Republic
The Health Care Law Has Lost Its Soul - Michael Zuckerman, The Atlantic
"Doc Shock" on Deck in Obamacare Wars - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
Hey, Republicans, Here's How to Coach Men - Sally Kohn, The Daily Beast
Republicans on 2010 Pace in Generic Vote - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
A Time of Reckoning for S. Africa's ANC - Anne Applebaum, Washington Post
The Mandela Who Saved South Africa - Vivienne Walt, Los Angeles Times
Inequality Far Worse Than Economic - Mark Steyn, Orange County Register
Raise the Minimum Wage - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
The Pope and Rush Limbaugh - William Murchison, Townhall
America the Vulgar - Lee Siegel, Wall Street Journal
Can Harvard Stop Awarding So Many A's? - Stephen Trachtenberg, CNN
The Hate Crime Hoax Business Is Booming - Greg Gutfeld, FOX News
Bigotry and the English Language - Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
The Tragic Death of the Funeral - Chad Bird, The Federalist
For Survivor, Pearl Harbor Seems Like Yesterday - Richard Liebson, USAT
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Sunday, December 8
Obamacare's Real Promise - Ezra Klein, Washington PostThe Liberal Dream Is Crashing & Burning - Margaret Wente, Globe & Mail
Bungling the Easy Stuff - Stephen Brill, Time
GOP Time for Choosing on Health Care - Carl M. Cannon, OC Register
Obama's Collapsing Poll Numbers - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
Playing Pension Games - Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times
Pension Funds Too Big to Fail? - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
Nelson Mandela, Communist - Bill Keller, New York Times
Containing Iran the Least Awful Choice - George Will, Washington Post
Beware an Unchecked President - Hacker & Hathaway, Los Angeles Times
Impeachment Lessons - Andrew McCarthy, National Review Online
China Meets Its Own Worst Enemy - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
Looking Ahead at Emerging Threats - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Twisting the Truth Until You Cry Uncle - Howie Carr, Boston Herald
Marissa Mayer: Yahoo's Geek Goddess - Bethany McLean, Vanity Fair
An Education in College Justice - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Ditka: From Steel Mill to Superbowl Shuffle - Rich Cohen, New York Times
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