Week of May 12, 2014 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, May 12
A Long Re-Election Slog for Landrieu - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPoliticsDemocrats' Strategic Ambiguity - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Show Us the Drone Memos - Sen. Rand Paul, New York Times
Republicans Replay 1998 on Benghazi - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
Benghazi Probe Didn't Have to Come to This - Byron York, DC Examiner
Reid Packs a Lot of Nonsense Into One Week - Jon Ralston, Ralston Reports
Crazy Climate Economics - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Environmentalists Have Lost the Debate - David Harsanyi, The Federalist
Don't Write Off Dems' Chances of Keeping Senate - Chris Cillizza, Wash Post
The Closing of the Collegiate Mind - Ruth Wisse, Wall Street Journal
Death on the Installment Plan - Harold Pollack, Politico
Obamacare's One-Size-Fits-All Failure - Nancy Pfotenhauer, The Hill
A Modern Pope Gets Old School on the Devil - Anthony Faiola, Wash Post
Of the People, by the People, for the People - Ron Brownstein, National Jrnl
Why Lois Lerner Should Be Granted Immunity - Andrew McCarthy, NRO
The Three-Headed Democratic Party - Joel Kotkin, Orange County Register
Talking Politics With Dean Cain - Tom Bevan, Changing Lanes
NBC News/Marist: AR: Pryor +11 | KY: McConnell +1 | GA: Perdue +4,GOP
Tuesday, May 13
More Insured, But Healthcare Choices Narrowing - Reed Abelson, NY TimesDems Mistake Obamacare Numbers for Happiness - Byron York, Examiner
Republicans' Benghazi Show Trial - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
For Democrats, Midterm Peril Lies in the Public's Mood - Gerald Seib, WSJ
Late Surge Adds Drama to Neb. Primary - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Cotton's Military Record No Magic Bullet - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Ahead of WV Primary, Tennant Looks to November - Adam O'Neal, RCP
Hollywood's Politics Have Always Been Crazy - Tim Stanley, The Telegraph
GOP Resistance to Warming Fires Up Al Gore - Mitch Dudek, Chicago ST
No Wonder Conservatives Don't Trust the Media - Deb Saunders, SF Chron
A New Hope for Peace in Middle East - Jimmy Carter, Washington Post
A Selfie-Taking, Hashtagging Teenage Administration - Eliot Cohen, WSJ
How Top Politicians "Rebrand" Themselves - Michael Kinsley, Vanity Fair
Sterling's Insane, Disastrous Damage Control - Nina Strochlic, Daily Beast
NFL Dissenter Sent for Re-Education - Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer
Why Jeb Bush's Turn May Not Come - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
Mike McCurry: Why Hillary Won't Run - Bevan & Cannon, Changing Lanes
Senate 2014: Primary Calender, Polls | Map: 45 Dem, 46 GOP, 9 Toss Ups
Wednesday, May 14
A Viewer's Guide to 2014 and Early 2015 - Major Garrett, National JournalStopping Keystone Ensures More Tank-Car Spills - Terry Anderson, WSJ
Melting Irreversibly - Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker
Liberals Don't Care About Bad Economic News - Dennis Prager, Townhall
The Speaker's Sand Trap - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Insurer Says U.S. Must Break the "Choice Habit" - Phil Klein, DC Examiner
Can Dems Win WH When Obama's Not on Ticket? - Josh Kraushaar, NJ
Why Karl Rove Uses Dirty Tricks: They Work - Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
Putting Hillary Clinton on the Couch - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Tea Party Scores a Win in Nebraska Senate - Moring & Morton, Omaha WH
Pryor Turns to Seniors in Arkansas Resurgence - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Arresting Lois Lerner - Seth Lipsky, New York Post
No Tolerance for "Discomfort" Over Michael Sam - Jonathan Capehart, WP
A Dangerous and Chilling Precedent - Ken Paulson, USA Today
GOP Dodged a Bullet With Romney's Loss - John Tamny, RealClearMarkets
When Obama Blew a Dog Whistle and a Budget Deal - Ron Fournier, NJ
Gluten Intolerance May Not Exist - Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScience
Election 2014: Battle for Senate | Statehouse Battle | Battle for House
Thursday, May 15
In Illinois, an Election Offers Stark Choices - George Will, Washington PostIt's Now the Canadian Dream - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Bonfire of the Humanities - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Obama to Donors: Stakes Are High for Midterms - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Why Jill Abramson Was Fired - Ken Auletta, The New Yorker
New York Times Fires All the Women - Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist
Marco Rubio's Changing Climate - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
Science as McCarthyism - Rupert Darwall, National Review
Opposing Gay Marriage Is a Waste of Your Time - Ron Fournier, Natl Jrnl
Why Government Shouldn't Define Marriage - John Stossel, FOX Business
Republicans' Benghazi Witch Hunt - Sen. Barbara Boxer, Huffington Post
Unanswered Benghazi Questions - Jim Geraghty, National Review
The Inequality Puzzle - Larry Summers, Democracy
Back to Welfare's Future in New York - Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
Is China No. 1? - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
The Gift of American Power - Robert Kaplan, Stratfor
Remember the Day: A 9/11 Museum Reflection - Tom Von Essen, NY Post
FOX News: Obama Job Approval: 44% | Generic Ballot: Democrats +3
Friday, May 16
Points of No Return - Paul Krugman, New York TimesThe Case for Skepticism About Climate Scientists - James Taranto, WSJ
GOP's Clinton Attacks Reek of Desperation - Eugene Robinson, Wash Post
Frantic Dems Don't Look Like Party of Future - Fred Barnes, Weekly Std
Abramson and the Times: What Went Wrong? - Ken Auletta, New Yorker
The New York Times Devours Itself - Matthew Continetti, DC Free Beacon
Karl Rove's Unhealthy Political Tactics - Carter Eskew, Washington Post
The VA's Deadly Bureaucratic Drones - Michelle Malkin, New York Post
Filibuster Is Still a Huge Problem - Norm Ornstein, National Journal
Obama's IRS: The Emerging Junta - Kevin Williamson, National Review
A Gaping Loophole in FCC's Net-Neutrality Proposal - John Judis, TNR
Rand Paul's Audacious Strategy and Hard Road - Ross Douthat, NY Times
Why Progressives Are Scared of Andrew Cuomo - Andrew Prokop, Vox
Cotton Gives Pryor Opening in Arkansas - Charlie Cook, National Journal
The Consensus Candidate in Colorado - Michael Warren, Weekly Standard
How Obama Can Earn His Peace Prize - William Pesek, Bloomberg
Bring Back the Girls, Quietly - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Election 2014: Primary Polls, Calendar | Senate Map | Governor Map
Saturday, May 17
Scandal Is No Surprise for Govt-Run Healthcare - Michael Tanner, NY PostTake the Target Off Shinseki's Back - Max Cleland, Politico
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki Needs to Go - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Would Dems Amend Constitution to Stop Kochs? - Byron York, Examiner
Miami Will Be Underwater Due to Climate Change - Ron Brownstein, NJ
Six Degrees of Warmerization - Mark Steyn, SteynOnline
Was Sexism Behind Jill Abramson's Firing? - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
The Fallout at the New York Times - Ben McGrath, The New Yorker
The Internal Repression Service - Andrew McCarthy, National Review
5 Myths About Brown v. Board of Education - Imani Perry, Washington Post
Good Immigration Reform Is Pro-Growth and Pro-GOP - Larry Kudlow, IBD
Moderates: Who Are They, and What Do They Want? - Molly Ball, Atlantic
Why Dems Are About to Come Apart - William Tucker, American Spectator
The Case for Protesting Commencement Speakers - Lucia Graves, NJ
No Room on Campus for the Bigot Shakespeare - Suzanne Fields, Townhall
Journalism Without Guts - David Sirota, In These Times
The Six Best U.S. Presidents of All Time - Robert Merry, National Interest
May 20th Polls: GA GOP Sen | KY GOP Sen | OR GOP Sen | PA Dem Gov
Sunday, May 18
Mind the Opportunity Gap - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles TimesThe American Spirit Is Breaking - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Johnson's Great Society at 50 - Karen Tumulty, Washington Post
LBJ Legacy: Civil Rights Wins, 'Great' Tragedy - George Will, Boston Herald
60 Yrs Since Brown v. Board, Much Work Remains - Jon Meacham, Time
Check Your Bigotry - Rex Murphy, National Post
Billionaire Dem Sets Eye on Senate Races - Nicholas Confessore, NY Times
Newspapers: The Guardians of Our Lives - Dick Scaife, Pitt Tribune-Review
Sulzberger's Last Straw - Dylan Byers, Politico
Obama's Foreign Policy Failures - Ross Douthat, New York Times
Clintons Tag-Teaming Way to White House - Kreutz & Falcone, ABC News
As Hillary Preps Run, Questions Linger About Bill - Justin Sink, The Hill
Why Does the Media Not Care About Benghazi? - Rep. Trey Gowdy, C-SPAN
Condi's Lesson - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Don't Silence Graduation Speakers - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
Timothy Geithner Staying on Script - Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times
Alec Baldwin's Troubled State - Carl M. Cannon, Orange County Register
Kentucky (Courier-Jrnl): GOP: McConnell +20 | General: Grimes (D) +1