Week of March 3, 2014 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, March 3
Vladimir Putin's Nationalist Strategy - Masha Lipman, The New YorkerMost Seismic Geopolitical Events Since 9/11 - Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group
In Ukraine, Obama's Biggest Test - Michael Hirsh, National Journal
A Russian Reset in Which We're Not the Patsy - Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine
Senate Battleground Expands in GOP's Favor - Susan Davis, USA Today
Dems Try Wooing Ones Who Got Away: White Men - Jackie Calmes, NYT
Could Obamacare Win "Lie of the Year" Again? - Stan Veuger, Natl Interest
The Inflation Obsession - Paul Krugman, New York Times
A Trend Toward Expanding Gun Rights - Glenn Reynolds, USA Today
Clinton Inhibits All Would-Be Dem Contenders - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
Two Generations of Dingells Is Enough - Michael Warren, Weekly Standard
Closing the Washington Reality Gap - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Dave Camp Deserves Enormous Credit - John Sununu, Boston Globe
The Anti-Gay Law Blizzard of Lies - Kirsten Powers, The Daily Beast
Why I Support Marriage Equality and Arizona's Bill - Ilya Shapiro, Forbes
Politics and the University President - Adam Freedman, City Journal
Obama to Israel -- Time Is Running Out - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
Panels: Meet the Press | FOX News Sunday | Face the Nation | This Week
Tuesday, March 4
Putin's Crimean Crime - Roger Cohen, New York TimesObama's Weakness Has Consequences - Marc Thiessen, Washington Post
No, U.S. Weakness Didn't Encourage Putin - Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
Obama's Foreign Policy Carelessness - George Will, New York Post
We Are Speaking Loudly & Carrying a Small Stick - Judis & Simes, TNR
Is Jim DeMint the Most Hated Man in Washington? - Pema Levy, Politico
Don't Write Tea Party Obituaries Just Yet - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
The End of Health Insurance Companies - Ezekiel Emanuel, New Republic
Now the UAW Wants to Muzzle Public Officials - Sen. Bob Corker, WSJ
Are the Democrats Getting Too Liberal? - Andrew Kohut, Washington Post
Rahm Makes No Apologies for Polarizing Style - Fran Spielman, Chicago ST
God Making a Comeback in Hollywood - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
Christian Home-School Family to Be Deported - Todd Starnes, FOX News
WH, Congress Mull Steps to Curb Russia - Simendinger & Huey-Burns, RCP
Who Are We to Judge Russia? - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Only Democrats Can Be Prophets - Erick Erickson, RedState
What the Kitty Genovese Story Means - Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker
Wednesday, March 5
No Easy Way Out of Ukraine Crisis - Peter Baker, New York TimesHow to Punish Vladimir Putin: Ignore Him - Fred Kaplan, Slate
Putin Drags Obama Back to Reality - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Why Putin Doesn't Respect Us - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
An Unexceptional Axis of Wrong in the White House - Charles Hurt, WT
President's Budget Promotes Fiscal Stability - Jay Carney, USA Today
Recalling the Days When Dems Cut Taxes - Kudlow & Domitrovic, WSJ
North Carolina's Toxic Future - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Dems May Regret More Obamacare Delays - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Hollywood: Frozen in a Niche? - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Should Govt Force Businesses to Hire Felons? - Byron York, DC Examiner
S.C. Lt. Gov Race Could Have Long-Term Impact - Scott Conroy, RCP
Dems Put Hillary at Risk by Dismissing Benghazi - Alex Seitz-Wald, NJ
Four Questions Lois Lerner Must Answer - Jay Sekulow, FOX News
Just Right Inequality - Thomas Edsall, New York Times
Spike Lee and Other Sentimental Segregationists - Harry Siegel, NYDN
Pity the Vassals of Moscow - Michael Totten, World Affairs Journal
Video Highlights: Krauthammer | Hayes | Peters | Baker | Pryor | More
Thursday, March 6
Senate Vote a Stinging Defeat for White House - Bolton & Cox, The HillThe Shameful 7 Senate Democrats - Bendery & Reilly, Huffington Post
Now Blue-State Senate Dems Feel the Heat - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
How the Ukraine Crisis Ends - Henry Kissinger, Washington Post
The Villain Here Is Putin, Not Obama - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
"Carterization" of Obama Is Total - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Republicans Blaming Obama First - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Back to the Confines of History - Abe Greenwald, Commentary
In Health Care, Choice Is Overrated - Ezekiel Emanuel, New York Times
Bait-and-Switch Liberalism - William Voegeli, National Review
Darrell Issa Hits a New Low - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
The Politics of House of Cards - Andrew Klavan, City Journal
And the Republican Economic Plan Is...? - David Nather, Politico
Politico Didn't Disclose Lobbying of Heritage Critics - Rob Bluey, Foundry
The Billion Dollar Koch Babies - Gail Collins, New York Times
Yet Another Hate Crime Hoax - Thomas Lifson, American Thinker
What I Learned From Reading "50 Shades of Grey" - Dave Barry, Time
Gallup: Obama Job Approval: 41% | Health Care Law: 55% Opppose
Friday, March 7
Russia Blows Past Obama's "Off Ramp" - Walter Russell Mead, TAIObama's Cool-Headedness Is Diplomacy - Jules Witcover, Baltimore Sun
The Wages of Weakness - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Obama's Leverage Over Putin - George Condon, National Journal
Few Uninsured Signing Up to Exchanges - Amy Goldstein, Washington Post
The Republicans' Hammock Fallacy - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Does the Public Agree w/Dems on the Issues? - David Harsanyi, Federalist
Reid to Kochs: Come at Me, Bros - Michael McAuliff , Huffington Post
Harry Reid's Two Minutes of Hate - Charles Cooke, National Review
The Republican War on Civil Rights Laws - Adam Serwer, MSNBC
Dems Filibuster an Obama Nominee - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Why Do Liberals Despise Black Conservatives? - Juan Williams, FOX News
CPAC: For Republicans, 2016 Starts Now - Alex Altman & Zeke Miller, Time
The Tea Party Eats Their Own - David Freedlander, The Daily Beast
CNN's Mythmakers Give Rahm a Big Hug - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Affirmative Action Debate Reignites in Calif - K. Ramakrishnan, LA Times
The Leftist Ideologue vs. the Children - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Health Care Law: FOX News: 57% Oppose | Gallup: 55% Oppose
Saturday, March 8
Russia Has Already Lost the War - Chrystia Freeland, New York TimesWhy Putin Will Get Everything He Wants in Crimea - Ryan Faith, Vice
Obama's Fantasy-Based Foreign Policy - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
Can GOP Reclaim Trust on Foreign Policy? - Ben Domenech, The Federalist
President Obama's Ukraine Gamble - David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Really Big Money? Not the Kochs - Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
Anarchy Reigns in the Republican Party - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
How Big Government Destroys Democracy - Jim DeMint, National Interest
'16 Prospects Battle for Conservatives' Hearts at CPAC - Scott Conroy, RCP
The Republican Party's Pot Dilemma - Molly Ball, The Atlantic
Get Ready for the Obamacare "Big Punt" - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
The Disgraceful Rejection of Debo Adegbile - Scott Lemieux, Am Prospect
Mumia, Adegbile and the Rule of Law - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
The Next Phase in the War on Abortion - Gail Collins, New York Times
Religious Liberty Should Be a Liberal Value, Too - M. Dougherty, The Week
Ukraine,Venezuela & the Lessons of History - Abshire & Angerholzer, RCP
Reaching My Autistic Son Through Disney - Ron Suskind, NYT Magazine
Latest Polls: Senate: NH, VA, MN | Govs: IL, NH, TX | Health Care Law
Sunday, March 9
Obama Gets No R-S-P-E-C-T - Maureen Dowd, New York TimesThe IRS's Behavior Taxes Credulity - George Will, Washington Post
Obama to Dems: It's Time to Worry - Justin Sink, The Hill
CPAC Ends With Little GOP Unity - Robert Costa, Washington Post
Original Tea Partyers Returning to GOP Fold - Salena Zito, Tribune-Review
Rethinking the GOP 2016 Contest - Dan Balz, Washington Post
Paul Ryan, Hillary Clinton Strong in Iowa - Jennifer Jacobs, DM Register
Is This Iowa's First Female Senator? - Jose R. Gonzalez, RealClearPolitics
5 Myths About Ukraine - Aaron David Miller, CNN
Will America Heed Ukraine's Wake-Up Call? - Condoleezza Rice, Wash Post
The Futility of Sanctions on Russia - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
Truth, Lies & Iranian Weapon Shipments - Claudia Rosett, PJ Media
How de Blasio's Narrative Got Hijacked - Gina Bellafante, New York Times
de Blasio Morphing Into Obama - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
A Travesty in the Senate - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
Free (Us From) Mumia! - Carl M. Cannon, Orange County Register
The President's Power Grab - Jonathan Turley, Los Angeles Times