Real Clear Politics

Damage Control for a Failed Presidency

Joe Biden is speaking to the American people. This is his last chance to polish his legacy in what's looking like damage control for a failed presidency. He started off at the top saying he would always promise to tell us the truth, and he didn't.

In Oval Office, Biden Finally Admits It's Over

President Biden has often had occasion to read his own political obituary, laughing, like a man about to crash his own funeral, at premature proclamations from rival politicians and a skeptical press that his public life was done. But not Wednesday. From the Oval Office, Biden finally admitted it was over.

Sean O'Brien's Brave Gambit

A glacier of hostility has divided the GOP from organized labor for two generations. Last week, Sean O'Brien, the president of the Teamsters, took a pickaxe to that glacier with a widely discussed speech at the Republican National Convention.

Biden Isn't a Hero--He's a Failure

Those of us capable of perceiving reality clearly don't need to conspire in this lie. We don't need to thank Joe Biden for his sacrifice.

To Go for the Win, GOP Must 'Translate' Their Message

As the Boeing Dreamliner that is the Democrats' 2024 presidential campaign falls apart in midair, many of the GOP campaigns I speak to as a political consultant are in a holding pattern, eating their proverbial popcorn and waiting for the dust to settle.

Inflation Reduction Act Is Being Unmasked

My, how things have changed in the past few weeks. By the time the Republican National Convention convened, the Democrats had hoped to be running President Biden on a platform touting the alleged succ

A Sputnik Moment for Civics

The key to effective civics is for teachers to engage students in 'conversations based on primary sources.' Immersion in such conversations, the authors contend, 'makes us ...

The Great Gold Rush of 2024

Costco can't keep bars in stock. They sell it by the gram in vending machines in Korea. 'There's something about gold that hacks us.'

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