Week of March 17, 2014 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, March 17
Hidden Rot in the Jobs Numbers - Edward Lazear, Wall Street JournalDemocrats' November Cure: Obamacare - Robert Shrum, The Daily Beast
Is Obamacare Already Finished? - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
The Politics of Hopelessness - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
US Foreign Policy: There's Not Much We Can Do - Michael Cohen, Guardian
It's Time to Realize Putin Can't Be Trusted - James Carafano, DC Examiner
The Senator Versus the CIA - Steve Coll, The New Yorker
How Democrats Hurt the Poor - George Will, Washington Post
Geraldine Ferraro's Loss Was Women's Gain - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
Growth & Opportunity Project, 1 Year Later - Barbour, Fleisher, et al, RCP
The Democrats' Obama Problem - Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post
Not Ready for Hillary Clinton - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Rand Paul 'Gets It' on Helping the GOP - Michael Reagan, Tallahassee Dem
U.S. Conservatives Still Driven by Racism - Paul Krugman, New York Times
The Smearing of Ryan as a Racist - Andrew Sullivan, The Dish
Build the Infrastructure for Arab-Israeli Peace - Peter Berkowitz, RCP
ADHD Does Not Exist - Richard Saul, Time
Panels: Fox News Sunday | This Week | Meet the Press | Face the Nation
Tuesday, March 18
Dems Should Play Offense on Obamacare - Eugene Robinson, Wash PostThe Kids Are All Right. Obamacare's Not So Hot. - James Taranto, WSJ
A "Cool War" With Russia Is About to Begin - Michael Hirsh, National Jrnl
Russia's Brutality w/Ukraine Nothing New - George Will, Washington Post
The Gun Nuts' Craziest Target Yet - Bill Hammond, New York Daily News
Midterms Favor GOP as Dems Flee Obama - Wesley Pruden, Wash Times
Winning Senate May Not Do GOP Much Good - Paul Waldman, Wash Post
How Obama "Gets Things Done" - Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
Paul Ryan Isn't the Wonk of Washington - Dean Baker, The Guardian
The Party of Work - Reihan Salam & Rich Lowry, National Review
Republican Blinders on Civil Rights - Juan Williams, The Hill
Bill de Blasio's War for Poverty - Gov. Bobby Jindal, New York Post
The Race That Should Make Dems Sweat - Sean Sullivan, Washington Post
Obamacare's March Madness - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
Can We Trust WH's Enrollment Numbers? - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Vladimir Putin's Power Play - James Surowiecki, The New Yorker
Why Can Pilots Still Shut Off Transponders? - Gregg Easterbrook, NYT
Latest Polls: Senate: CO, NH, MI | Governor: CO, FL, MI | Generic Ballot
Wednesday, March 19
Dems Face Turnout Problem, Dissatisfaction - Dan Balz, Washington PostNote to Dems: Plan for Political Climate Change - James Carville, The Hill
Why Taking the Senate Would Do GOP a Lot of Good - Charles Cooke, NRO
GOP Decides Against Learning Lessons of 2012 - John Dickerson, Slate
O's Failed Foreign Policy Another Drag for Dems - John Podhoretz, NY Post
What We Learned in Crimea - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Wobbly U.S. Strengthens Russia - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
From Putin, a Blessing in Disguise - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Your Corrupt EPA Thugs at Work - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Don't Risk It Young People, Get Obamacare - Mary Mitchell, Chicago ST
Obamacare Premium to Skyrocket - Elise Viebeck, The Hill
How to Raise America's Wages - Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
Quinn v. Rauner: Let the Class War Begin - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
A Tale of Two Mayors - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Is Anyone Looking Dumber Than de Blasio? - Bob McManus, New York Post
I Still Hate White Belly Dancers - Randa Jarrar, Salon
America's Internet Surrender - Gordon Crovitz, Wall Street Journal
Thursday, March 20
How Putin Parried Obama's Overtures - Solomon & Lee, Wall Street JournalPutin's Annexation of Crimea Is the New Reality - Maria Snegovaya, TNR
President Obama, the Toxic Avenger - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
Groucho Marx's Republican Party - Doug Sosnik, Politico
A Special Prosecutor for the IRS - Rep. Jim Jordan, Wall Street Journal
Will Scott Brown Bet His Shirt on N.H.? - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Is This Illinois's Scott Walker? - Eliana Johnson, National Review
Republican Rand Paul Fires Up Berkeley - Carla Marinucci, SF Chronicle
Why De Blasio Is Good for School Choice - Juan Williams, FOX News
The Tea Party's Over - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
How to Gauge the Success of the Tea Party - Ben Domenech, The Federalist
The Supreme Court Farm Team - Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
Making Putin Pay - Sen. Marco Rubio, Washington Post
Look for More Assertive Russia in Mideast - Vitaly Naumkin, Al-Monitor
What Pakistan Knew About Bin Laden - Carlotta Gall, NY Times Magazine
Seth MacFarlane, Anti-Catholic - Robert Barron, RealClearReligion
The Game That Saved March Madness - Gregory & Wolff, Sports Illustrated
Friday, March 21
Crimea Is Lost. What Comes Next Is Key - Timothy Garton Ash, LA TimesForeign Policy Rooted in Wishful Thinking - Mark Salter, RealClearPolitics
Emanuel Predicts End of Employer-Based Coverage - John Harwood, NYT
Obamacare Still Stinks, But GOP Has Alternatives - Reince Priebus, USAT
Republicans Are Celebrating Too Early - Tim Alberta, National Journal
Tea Party Not Dead Yet - Matt Purple, The American Spectator
In New York, Gibson Tries to Keep It Local - Conroy & Huey-Burns, RCP
Kos Folds Up the Big Tent - Matt Bennett & Jim Kessler, Politico
Inside a Berkeley Coffee House with Rand Paul - Alex Pappas, Daily Caller
The Serious Costs of Weak CIA Oversight - Jane Harman, Reuters
Yes, Ginsburg Should Retire - Isaac Chotiner, The New Republic
Broken Immigration System Stymies States - Lou Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Mike Rowe on Diplomas vs. Dirty Jobs - Nick Gillespie, Reason
The Cold Man in the Kremlin - Roger Cohen, New York Times
Obama's Pathetic Response - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Good Riddance, Fred Phelps - David Von Drehle, Time
Technology's Tainted Love - Heather Wilhelm, RealClearPolitics
Saturday, March 22
The Case for Nationalism - John O'Sullivan, Wall Street JournalWhat Next for Ukraine? - Madeleine Albright & Jim O'Brien, Washington Post
President Obama's Bully Pulpit Struggle - Justin Sink, The Hill
Obamacare's Progress, With Caveats - Ezekiel Emanuel, Wall Street Journal
A Costly Failed Experiment - John Goodman, Wall Street Journal
The Sinking of the Surgeon General - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
Katrina Victims Live Out Hollywood Eco-Agenda - Byron York, Examiner
Paul Ryan, Culture and Poverty - Charles Blow, New York Times
6 Arguments Only a Liberal Could Believe - John Hawkins, Townhall
How Rand Paul's Outreach Could Pay Off in '16 - Scott Conroy, RCP
The Right's Failed Gay-Marriage Backlash - Molly Ball, The Atlantic
Liberals and the Challenge of Pluralism - Ross Douthat, New York Times
Pop Culture Healthcare Push Is Obama's 'Last Campaign' - Tevi Troy, RCP
Killing Conservative Books - McKay Coppins, BuzzFeed
The Faithful Should Give Noah Movie a Chance - Rebecca Cusey, Federalist
Nine Priests Who Were Great Scientists - RealClearScience
It Won't Be Easy to Financially Deflate Russia - Larry Kudlow, IBD
Sunday, March 23
Left in Denial Over Why Poverty Persists - George Will, Washington PostWhat We Owe Young Black Men - Bloomberg & Johnson, NY Daily News
Public Pensions Eating Taxpayers Alive - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
Putin Sets the Terms - George Packer, The New Yorker
Russia Without Illusions - Ross Douthat, New York Times
World Body Needed to Resolve Conflicts - Gabrielle Rifkind, The Observer
Obamacare Shackles Religious Freedom - Ken Starr, USA Today
Democrats Ramp Up Offense on Obamacare - Sink & Viebeck, The Hill
WV Rep. Capito May Tip Senate to GOP - Salena Zito, Pitt Tribune-Review
Gillespie Steps Into New Role: Candidate - Karen Tumulty, Washington Post
Palmy Days for Jerry Brown - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
The Origins of WaPo's Keystone/Koch Smear - John Hinderaker, PowerLine
Giving Away the Web? Let's Untangle the Issues - Carl Cannon, OC Register
Big Brother Is Watching You Eat - Baylen Linnekin, Reason
How to Fight Back Against Robots - Michael Belfiore, The Guardian
Sharia Law Adopted by British Legal Chiefs - John Bingham, The Telegraph
The Folly of the Billion-Dollar Bracket - George Anders, Forbes