Author: RealClearWire

Key Player In Biden Documents Removal Was Caught Up In Bill Clinton-Era Chinagate Scandal

By Paul Sperry for RealClearWire The custodian of Joe Biden’s vice presidential records, a key witness in his classified documents probe, was caught up in another documents scandal while working at the Commerce Department during the Clinton administration, court records reveal. Longtime Biden aide and gatekeeper Kathy S. Chung, who has been interviewed by federal […]

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Russiagate Prober Durham Neglected DNC Hack Claim, Despite Evidence It Too Was A Democrat Sham

By Aaron Maté for RealClearWire Special Counsel John Durham’s final report faults the FBI for opening the Trump-Russia collusion investigation on baseless grounds and relying on Hillary Clinton-funded material to pursue it, all while ignoring a warning that Clinton was plotting to frame Trump as a Russian asset. Yet Durham does not address the Clinton […]

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No Surprise: FBI Director Playing For Team Biden

By Frank Miele for RealClearWire Some years ago Kenneth Anger wrote a book called “Hollywood Babylon” to expose the dark secrets of the nation’s debauched film capital. It’s about time for an ambitious insider with a strong stomach for deceit and hypocrisy to write a tome called “D.C. Babylon.” One whole chapter could be dedicated […]

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How The FBI Lost, Found, And Rewarded The Alleged Russian Spy Pivotal To Surveilling Trump

By Paul Sperry for RealClearWire Twelve years ago, FBI agents in Baltimore sought to wiretap former Brookings Institution analyst Igor Danchenko on suspicions he was spying for Russia. But the counterintelligence analyst they were assigned to work with Brian Auten told them he could not find their target and assumed the Russian national had fled […]

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Pence Tells RCP He Has ‘Come to a Decision’ on Presidential Candidacy

By Philip Wegmann for RealClearPolitics Mike Pence told RealClearPolitics that he and his family “have come to a decision” about whether to launch a bid for the Republican presidential nomination and the White House. And while the former vice president wouldn’t give away the game completely, Pence said he plans to head west. “We will […]

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China Critics Ramp Up Push to Limit Communist Country’s Lobbying

By Susan Crabtree for RealClearPolitics After Russia invaded Ukraine early last year, the Biden administration decided to hit Moscow where it hurts the most — in the pocketbook. The U.S. Treasury imposed sweeping sanctions on nearly 80% of all banking assets in Russia, a move designed to have a “deep and long-lasting effect on the […]

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Marco Rubio: No Commercial Real Estate Bailouts

By Sen. Marco Rubio for RealClearPolitics In the mid-2000s, small-town Minnesota resident Charles Marohn saw an upscale strip mall being built in a neighboring city. By 2020, the mall was still half-vacant. It was a clear signal that supply had exceeded demand. Yet just as the pandemic began to recede, Marohn saw another, even larger mall go […]

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Relax, Debt-Limit Hysterics, Government Has No Credit As Is

By John Tamny for RealClearPolitics The debt-limit discussion would be far more reasonable if it were broadly understood that government has no resources. And by extension it has no credit. Please think about whom government attains its “credit” from while contemplating all the hysteria. Take the Cato Institute’s Romina Boccia. She contends that “What’s missing […]

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How Black Lives Matter Got Police Violence Wrong

By Christopher J. Ferguson for RealClearInvestigations In the early 2000s the United States enjoyed comparative racial optimism.  Majorities of both black and white citizens felt race relations were improving.  Even left-leaning NPR highlighted “colorblindness” as an ideal.  A generation later, race relations have nosedived.  We hear regularly about “systemic racism” and “white supremacy.”  Colorblindness now is considered racist.  This […]

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War Threatens Ukraine Auto Empire of Biden Megadonor Urging Greater U.S. Role

By Paul Sperry for RealClearInvestigations Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky isn’t the only one demanding more military assistance from President Biden to protect Kiev from Russian forces. So, too, is a close Biden friend and financial backer, who owns several luxury car dealerships around the Ukrainian capital. By sending billions of dollars in weapons and other […]

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