RealClearInvestigations Week of October 13, 2025 Archives

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Monday, October 13

Hamas Asserts Control, Settles Scores in Gaza

Tim Lister & Ibrahim Dahman CNN

Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire?

Jonah Valdez Intercept

Harris-Newsome Rivalry Builds to Possible 2028 Showdown

Alex Thompson Axios

LAPD Car Crashes Kill — and Payouts Soar Past $90 Million

Libor Jany LAT

She Hated Charlie Kirk. He Resolved to Make Her Pay

Eli Saslow & Desiree Rios NYT

Deepfakes of Dead People May Rewrite the Past

Jared Perlo NBC News

Quiet Texas Prison Adapts to Life With Ghislaine Maxwell

Weaver et al. WSJ

Waste of the Day: Embattled Neurosurgeon Gets $786K Pension

RCI

Tuesday, October 14

Did This Algorithm Rig the 2020 Census?

Amuse Substack

Michigan County on Raucous Front Line of Fluoride Wars

Anna Clark ProPublica

Poland Says It's Ready for Russian Aggression

Thomas Grove & Karolina Jeznach WSJ

Measles Cases Continue to Climb Across the Country

Maria Godoy NPR

Men Now Lead Women in Church Attendance

Amanda Hughes HillFaith

Waste of the Day: Mississippi Doesn’t Track Nonprofit Funds

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Wednesday, October 15

Leak Exposes Young Republicans’ Racist Chat

Jason Beeferman & Emily Ngo Politico

Americans Losing Millions to Scammers at Crypto ATMs

Devine et al. CNN

Syria's Assad Regime Moved Mass Grave to Hide Killings

Michael et al. Reuters

What Happened to the Migrants Dumped In Panama?

Tanvi Misra New York

Heather Cox Richardson’s Revisionist History

Blake Dodge & Katherine Dee Pirate Wires

Inside Texas' New Bible-Infused English Curriculum

Troy Closson New York Times

AI Relationship Becoming First Love For Many High Schoolers

Lee V. Gaines NPR

Waste of the Day: S.C. Sheriff Spends on App Store, Sirius XM

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Thursday, October 16

Covert C.I.A. Action Authorized in Venezuela

Julian E. Barnes & Tyler Pager NYT

The $2 Billion F-35 Stealth Fighter Has an Engine Problem

Reuben Johnson NSJ

Wrongfully Jailed for Decades, He Now Faces Deportation

Maya Yang Guardian

High Default Rates Threaten Federal Loans at Many Colleges

Conor Hernon CF

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Idrees Kahloon Atlantic

Gold Cards & Rich Immigrants: A Trumpified American Dream

Jesús Rodriguez WP

Credit Cards Battle to Win America’s Richest Shoppers

Amanda Mull Bloomberg

Waste of the Day: Vegas Gets Decorative Rocks

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Friday, October 17

IRS Overhaul May Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

Schwartz et al. WSJ

White House Staffer Accused of Leaking Racist Texts

Nieto et al. Daily Mail

Another Huge Union Payout Hastening Chicago’s Demise

Aaron M. Renn City Journal

Minneapolis Schools Exclude Whites & Asians from Courses

Jessica Schwalb WFB

Study: 22% of Young Adults Use Cannabis or Alcohol for Sleep

Gaby Clark MP

Is Higher Education Even Interested in Reform?

Lukianoff et al. Substack

The Great Feminization

Helen Andrews Compact

Waste of the Day: Medicaid for Fake Doctors’ Appointments

Jeremy Portnoy RCI

Saturday, October 18

Venezuela Mobilizes Troops & Militias as U.S. Looms Offshore

Juan Forero WSJ

The Pentagon Is Learning It’s Not So Easy to Sink a Boat

Nick Turse Intercept

The Houthis' Brutal Rule in Yemen

Maggie Michael & Amr Alfiky Reuters

Birth Defects Plague South Sudan’s Oil Fields

Simon Marks & Okech Francis Bloomberg

Sex Is Big Market for AI Industry

Matt O'Brien AP News

Why Are So Many Women Leaving the Workforce?

Wallace et al. CNN

If Zoo Goes Broke, What Happens to the Animals?

Christopher Maag New York Times

Sunday, October 19

Wealthy Spending as Other Americans Struggle

Ben Casselman & Colby Smith NYT

Antidepressants Recast as a Hot Lifestyle Accessory

Betsy McKay WSJ