Week of August 4, 2014 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, August 4
Public Servants Acting as Public Masters - Glenn Reynolds, USA TodayThe Do-Even-Less Congress - Charles Blow, New York Times
Mr. Obama, It's Time to Get Presidential - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
A Crony Capitalism Showdown - Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
For Second Time, Boehner Lets Cruz Play Speaker - Bill Scher, RCP
President Obama, Clueless In Chief - Neil Munro, The Daily Caller
Eric Holder: Proud to Be an Activist - Juan Williams, The Hill
What We've Forgotten About Obamacare - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
Ebola: How Worried Should We Be? - Ian Lipkin, Wall Street Journal
Nixon's Ghost, 40 Years On - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
Reality Is Neoconservative - Abe Greenwald, Commentary
Cruz's Foreign Policy Isn't Conservative - John Allen Gay, National Interest
The (Millennial) Parent Trap - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Is Modern Culture Making Us Crazier? - Martha Stout, The New Republic
Nanny-State Mindset Leads to Police Brutality - Scott Rasmussen
The Road to Reagan - George Packer, The New Yorker
The Environmental Corruption Agency - Michelle Malkin, Townhall
Sunday Roundtables: This Week | FOX News Sunday | Meet the Press
Tuesday, August 5
Democrats Seize on Social Issues as Attitudes Shift - John Harwood, NYTObamacare: More They Know, Less They Like - Byron York, DC Examiner
Republicans, We're Confused - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, CNN
Dems Want a Smokescreen to Hide Economy - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
WH "Lawlessness" Has Nothing to Do With the Law - Brian Beutler, TNR
Obama Knows He Can't Do Immigration Reform - Dan Spencer, RedState
Inouye's Legacy Looms Over Hawaii Senate Race - Scott Conroy, RCP
Three Ways to Get Washington Working - Cass Sunstein, Bloomberg
The Dangers of Obama's Intel Mismanagement - Walter Russell Mead, TAI
Buildup Makes Russia Battle-Ready for Ukraine - Gordon & Schmitt, NYT
Richard Nixon's Lasting Damage - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Democrats Get a Pass on Racist Attacks - Ron Christie, The Daily Beast
Time for Netanyahu to Make Peace - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Israel Will Be Far Better Off After Gaza War - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
James Brady, Brave and Resourceful, RIP - Lou Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Breaking the 47 Percent Story - David Corn, RCP Changing Lanes
Inside the Bush-Clinton Defrost - Daniel Halper, Clinton, Inc.
Governor Polls: ME: Michaud +2 | AR: Hutchinson +6 | NY: Cuomo +31
Wednesday, August 6
Obamacare & Big Government's IT Disaster - Michael Barone, DC ExaminerPresident Becomes More Powerful When Congress Fails - Ezra Klein, Vox
Anatomy of a Power Grab - Ross Douthat, New York Times
Roberts Survives Tea Party Challenge in Kansas - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
"Sweet Populism" Awaits Its Leader - Ted McAllister, Wall Street Journal
The Value of Political Corruption - Thomas Edsall, New York Times
Genius President Becomes a Disaster - Noemie Emery, DC Examiner
Are We Facing a Republican Takeover in 2014? - James Carville, The Hill
Christie & Cuomo: A Tale of Two Scandals - Steven Malanga, City Journal
The Right's Horrifying Edge - Joan Walsh, Salon
Favor the BLEED Act, or Are You Racist? - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Battle Cry of the White Man - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Scenes From the Feminist Implosion - Naomi Schaefer Riley, New York Post
U.S. Must Affirm Israel's Right of Self-Defense - Peter Berkowitz, RCP
Gaza Blockade Must End - Jimmy Carter & Mary Robinson, The Guardian
Is Thinking Obsolete in the Modern Media? - Thomas Sowell, IBD
Ted Cruz Is Burning Bridges. Does It Matter? - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
Latest Polls: Senate: MI, NJ, VA | Map | Governors: FL, PA, ME | Map
Thursday, August 7
Obama, The Great Emancipator? - Charles Lane, Washington PostThe President Can't Do Whatever He Wants - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
Some Lessons of Watergate Still Unlearned - Ed Morrissey, Fiscal Times
7 House Races to Watch This Fall - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
Could Walker's Attacks on Mary Burke Backfire? - John Dickerson, Slate
This Time It's Dems Who Have Awful Candidates - Joe Curl, Wash Times
War Against Whites? I Think Not - Charles Blow, New York Times
The Callow President - Rich Lowry, Politico
Ted Cruz's Canny Strategy - Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
Rand Paul = Democrats' Enemy #1 - Olivia Nuzzi, The Daily Beast
Does Steve Scalise Hate His Caucus? - Mickey Kaus, The Daily Caller
Hamas' Absurd Claims of Victory - Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun-Times
Israel Wins the Battle, Loses the PR War - William Saletan, Slate
Loyalty Oafs & Economic Patriotism - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
In Defense of Silicon Valley Arrogance - Joel Stein, Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Gammy Deserves a Happy Ending Too - Allison Pearson, The Telegraph
What Ebola Says About Us - Heather Wilhelm, RealClearPolitics
Governor Polls: MI (Mitchell): Snyder +5 | OR (SUSA): Kitzhaber +12
Friday, August 8
President Obama Returns to Action in Iraq - Peter Baker, New York TimesGOP Senate Incumbents Complete Sweep in Primaries - Scott Conroy, RCP
Montana: The Democrats' Worst Race - Alex Roarty, National Journal
Inequality Is a Drag - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Obama's Plan to Avoid a Midterm Blowout - Charles Krauthammer, NRO
What "War on Whites"? - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Liberalism's High-Speed Train Wreck - Philip Klein, Washington Examiner
President Obama: Our Lonely First Duffer - Michael Hirsh, Politico
Immigration Paramount in Tight AZ Governor Race - Adam O'Neal, RCP
"Obama Is Caesar" Sexier Than "Steve King Is Right" - Brian Beutler, TNR
When the President Does It, That Means... - Ross Douthat, New York Times
It's Not Too Late for Us to Save Libya - Bernard-Henri Levy, New Republic
How to Mind America's Business - Angelo Codevilla, The Federalist
Fools at the Fire - Timothy Egan, New York Times
Warming Pause Puts "Crisis" in Perspective - James Taylor, Forbes
Putin Will Do Whatever It Takes in Ukraine - Ian Bremmer, Reuters
The World the Great War Swept Away - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Obama Job Approval: Economist 42% | Reuters 37% | RCP Average 41.2%
Saturday, August 9
President Obama on the World - Thomas Friedman, New York TimesHow to Get America Moving Again - George Shultz, Wall Street Journal
Iraq Strikes: What's the Goal, What Lies Ahead? - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Obama Outlines His Post-Presidency - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
Lower Benefits, Higher Jobs - Kudlow & Sinche, Investor's Business Daily
It's a Can't-Lose Year - Gail Collins, New York Times
How the Senate Races Are Breaking - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Nixon and the GOP's Politics of Resentment - Jeff Shesol, The New Yorker
GOP Is Taking Constitutional Duties Seriously - Reihan Salam, Slate
Has the "Libertarian Moment" Arrived? - Robert Draper, NYT Magazine
Senator Dick Durbin: Political Thug - Stephen Moore, National Review
It's Time to Send the GOP a Message - Leo Gerard, In These Times
Is New York the Next Detroit? - Megan McArdle, Bloomberg
Walker Hypothesis Faces a Test in Wisconsin - John Dickerson, CBS News
Republicans Have Options in 2016 - Reince Priebus, RCP Changing Lanes
Fighting Ebola for Us All - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Parents, Put Down the Cellphones - Jane Scott, Washington Post
Senate 2014: Map: 46R, 45D, 9TU | Latest Polls | RCP Avgs: GOP +7 Seats
Sunday, August 10
America Heads Back to Iraq - Maureen Dowd, New York TimesObama Signals Lengthy Role in Iraq - Sparshott & Malas, Wall St. Journal
Now ISIS: Threats Proliferate Under Obama - Jack Kelly, Pitt Post-Gazette
Hillary Slaps Obama for 'Failure' to Help Syria - Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic
Dems Have No Chance of Taking Over the House - Susan Davis, USA Today
Border, Energy at Forefront for Jindal - Salena Zito, Pitt Tribune-Review
7 Takeaways From Rand Paul's Iowa Journey - Jennifer Jacobs, DM Register
Training the Taliban to Take Back Afghanistan - Paul Sperry, NY Post
Hamas Chooses Gaza Suffering Over Peace - Dennis Ross, Washington Post
Note to Critics: Obama Isn't Callow Anymore - John Cassidy, New Yorker
Obama's World: Just One Big Photo Op - Kathryn Ruth Bloom, Boston Herald
Bloomberg's Bruised Legacy - Gina Bellafante, New York Times
De Blasio Outsources Leadership to Sharpton - Michael Goodwin, NY Post
A Fight the GOP Can't Win - Leonard Pitts, Baltimore Sun
Women against #WomenAgainstFeminism - Margaret Wente, Globe & Mail
The Problem With College Tenure - Carl M. Cannon, OC Register
Nature's Terror Weapon - George Will, Washington Post
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