RealClearInvestigations Week of September 22, 2025 Archives

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Monday, September 22

When Big-Time Lobbyists Become Powerful Trump Officials

Caitlin Oprysko Politico

Whistleblower: Gangs Sought to Sponsor Child Migrants

Virginia Allen DS

Feds to Tie Tylenol to Autism Risk

Dan Diamond & Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post

Flashback: Troubling Links Between Acetaminophen & Autism

William Parker RCI

Meta Exposé Author Faces Ruin for Criticizing Company

Michael Savage Guardian

The Daring Caper of a Faithful Tibetan Who Outfoxed China

Mandhana et al. WSJ

It's Stunningly Easy to Impersonate a Real Estate Broker Online

Kim Velsey Cut

Waste of the Day: Washington Pays For Homeless Crisis

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Tuesday, September 23

Feds Say Justice Kavanaugh Wasn't Assassin's Only Target

Dan McLaughlin NR

DEI Fail: Home-Appraiser Bias Claims Are Falling Apart

Tobias Peter City Journal

Docs Expose ICE’s Relationship with Data Firm Palantir

Johana Bhuiyan Guardian

In Race to Moon, U.S. and China Can See the Finish Line

Michael Wilner LAT

Why Democrats Can’t Match Trump’s Gerrymander Push

Natalie Fertig Politico

More Priced Out Americans Are Living in RVs

Shannon Pettypiece NBC News

Can the Galápagos Adapt to Airbnb?

Adam Popescu New York Times

Waste of the Day: 8,000+ Employees Outearn U.S. President

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Wednesday, September 24

Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise

Daniel Byman & Riley McCabe Atlantic

Radical Normie Terrorism

Christopher F. Rufo City Journal

Secret Service Tackles Swatting Hoaxes

John Miller & Celina Tebor CNN

Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients in Urgent Need

Eli Cahan ProPublica

Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

Kirsten Grind & John Eligon NYT

The Catholic Church Has A Manpower Problem

Luhnow et al. WSJ

J.D. Vance’s Sharp-Elbowed Theology

Tony Badran Tablet

Waste of the Day: Oregon Has “Sluggish” Procurement

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Thursday, September 25

Former FBI Director Comey Expected To Be Indicted

Kevin Breuninger CNBC

As Kimmel Becomes Speech Icon, Alex Berenson Fights Alone

Matt Taibbi Racket

As Texas Flooded, Key Staff Couldn't Reach FEMA’s Leader

Brianna Sacks WP

Private Insurers Using AI to Deny Care

Lauren Sausser & Darius Tahir NBC News

‘Never Lived Up to Its Promises’: $2.2B Solar Plant Turned Off

Michael Kaplan NYP

Cloned & Genetically Modified Animals Entering Black Market

Alice Hines NY

Deepfake Romance Scams on the Rise

Hannah Fry Los Angeles Times

Waste of the Day: Throwback Thursday - Agriculture Grants Help Buy Jam

RCI

Friday, September 26

How DOGE Uncovered Massive Health Care Heist

Victoria Taft PJ Media

Iran's Deadly Drone Is Envy of the World

Alistair MacDonald Wall Street Journal

Cheating Scandal Haunts N.J. Gubernatorial Candidate

David Wildstein NJ Globe

Testing Teachers for ‘Wokeness’ in Oklahoma

Hanna Rosin Atlantic

Medicine Shortchanged in Spending on Global AIDS Prevention

Adam Kredo WFB

Vax Fears Mean More Kids Severely Ill or Dying from Flu

Erika Edwards NBC News

If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?

Dhruv Khullar New Yorker

Waste of the Day: U.S. Not Monitoring Foreign Weapons Sales

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Saturday, September 27

Why Were 274 FBI Agents In Jan. 6 Crowd?

Alexis Tereszcuk Lead Stories

The Seven Tumultuous Days That Led to Comey's Indictment

Herb et al. CNN

Russia Helping China Prepare Taiwan Attack

Catherine Belton & Christian Shepherd WP

Crypto Billionaire Pariah Now Trump Moneyman

Zeke Faux & Muyao Shen BW

Public Transportation’s Dizzying Deficits

Steven Malanga City Journal

Troubles Theatern Key U.S. Ally in Pacific

Pete McKenzie & Hollie Adams Reuters

Foreigners Rushing to Invest in U.S.

Neil Irwin Axios

Sunday, September 28

Noem Fast-Tracked Disaster Aid After Donor Intervened

Kaplan et al. ProPublica

The Spinal Surgeries That Didn’t Need to Happen

Paula Aceves New York