# pm update (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover pm update. Page: Feed: --- ## [Economists Should Be Worried About Birth Rates](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/economists_should_be_worried_about_birth_rates_708552.html) _2026-08-21 · Noah Smith, Substack · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Don't be so quick to dismiss the threat of an aging, declining population. ## [Mellon Foundation's Narrow Vision of the Humanities](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/mellon_foundations_narrow_vision_of_the_humanities_708456.html) _2026-08-21 · John Sailer, City Journal · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Though the nonprofit claims that its grantmaking broadens the humanities, its funding priorities focus almost exclusively on identity and social justice. ## [Meet Alissa Ellman, Rust Belt Populist](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/meet_alissa_ellman_rust_belt_populist_708441.html) _2026-08-21 · Jim Shultz, The Nation · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ You have to talk about these issues like a human being, and not like an MSNBC host on TV. ## [Spanberger's VA Places Illegals First, Victims Last](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/spanbergers_va_places_illegals_first_victims_last_708578.html) _2026-08-21 · Kelly Sadler, Washington Times · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, an illegal from El Salvador, was arrested this week for stabbing 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch to death, then dousing her body in gasoline. ## [Harmeet Dhillon on DOJ's Election Integrity Efforts](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/08/20/asst_ag_harmeet_dhillon_30_states_resisting_doj_review_of_voter_rolls_that_found_400000_dead_people_registered.html) _2026-08-21 · Bevan, et al., RCP on SiriusXM · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Democrats' On-Again, Off-Again Class Politics](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/democrats_on-again_off-again_class_politics_708582.html) _2026-08-21 · Harold Meyerson, American Prospect · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ After World War II, Dems lost touch with their New Deal roots. Now they're coming back home. ## [Alaska's Ranked-Choice Voting Travesty](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/alaskas_ranked-choice_voting_travesty_708581.html) _2026-08-21 · Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Will the AI Bubble Burst or Deflate?](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/will_the_ai_bubble_burst_or_deflate_708570.html) _2026-08-20 · Brett Decker, Wall Street Journal · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ It has been a wild summer for artificial-intelligence stocks. Beijing's flaunting of China's AI progress, among other factors, sent American stocks sliding last week. The week before saw a selloff of AI stocks, with Nvidia, Micron and others hit hard. ## [Has Trump Lost His Fear of Markets?](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/has_trump_lost_his_fear_of_markets_708545.html) _2026-08-20 · Timothy Noah, The New Republic · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Since January 2025, a reigning principle of global markets has been something called TACO. TACO stands for Trump Always Chickens Out, meaning whenever Trump does something stupid that creates financial instability, an adverse market reaction can be counted on to scare him into backing down. Until now TACO has kept the S&P 500 climbing to levels that make little economic sense. When 10-year… ## [The Rich Are Getting Richer in a Whole New Way](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/20/the_rich_are_getting_richer_in_a_whole_new_way_708569.html) _2026-08-20 · Shira Ovide, Washington Post · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Evidence is mounting that artificial intelligence is helping the richest people and cities pull further ahead. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5kdokME1g0MF) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/the_case_for_chilling_out_about_birth_rates_708438.html) _2026-08-20 · Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Kudos to Leavitt for Decision To Prioritize Motherhood](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/kudos_to_leavitt_for_decision_to_prioritize_motherhood_708206.html) _2026-08-20 · Libby Emmons, Human Events · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Public Schools Must Empower the Common Citizen](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/public_schools_must_empower_the_common_citizen_708471.html) _2026-08-20 · Manno & Sailer, Commonplace · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Public education must empower the common citizen. ## [The Promising Race To Get Kids Reading Again](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/the_promising_race_to_get_kids_reading_again_708469.html) _2026-08-20 · Constance Grady, Vox · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Anthropic CEO's Wife Courted Epstein To Invest in Porn Site](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/anthropic_ceos_wife_courted_epstein_to_invest_in_porn_site_708466.html) _2026-08-20 · Lucas Nolan, Breitbart · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Cami Clark, the secretive wife of Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei, maintains a minimal public profile while serving as a key adviser to the AI leader. Scrutiny of Clark's history has revealed she sought investment in her ## [Blame (Mostly) Democrats for High Prices](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/blame_mostly_democrats_for_high_prices_708327.html) _2026-08-20 · Jeffrey Anderson, The Federalist · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ While Biden policies are responsible for runaway inflation, the Trump admin has still has work to do to get costs back under control. ## [The Strange Politics of the AI Backlash](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/the_strange_politics_of_the_ai_backlash_708470.html) _2026-08-20 · Eric Levitz, Vox · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Gen Z Is Souring on GOP, Here's How Dems Can Capitalize](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/gen_z_is_souring_on_gop_heres_how_dems_can_capitalize_708458.html) _2026-08-20 · Harris & Mockler, Slate · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ What it would take to win back the zoomers. ## [Terry Moran on How ABC's Left-Wing Propaganda Works](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/terry_moran_on_how_abcs_left-wing_propaganda_works_708454.html) _2026-08-19 · Joe Concha, DC Examiner · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Once a proud news organization, ABC News has morphed into little more than a left-wing propaganda outlet, MSABC. ## [Sen. Ossoff Is the Democrats' Best Midterm Weapon](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/sen_ossoff_is_the_democrats_best_midterm_weapon_708467.html) _2026-08-19 · Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Since their 2024 election defeat, Democrats have been desperate for a leader who can help turn the party's fortunes around. Identifying such a leader has been no easy task. However, one figure is emerging as a strong contender to bridge these factions: Georgia senator Jon Ossoff. Though he is likely further Left on some social \[...\]Read More... ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oK2Le3tD6jjN) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Florida Dems Hand Republicans a November Gift](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/19/florida_democrats_hand_republicans_a_november_gift_154426.html) _2026-08-19 · Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [The Race To Build U.S.' First Nuclear Reactor in a Generation](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/the_race_to_build_us_first_nuclear_reactor_in_a_generation_708361.html) _2026-08-19 · Jennifer Hiller, WSJ · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [The AI We're Building Needs a Kill Switch](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/the_ai_were_building_needs_a_kill_switch_708398.html) _2026-08-19 · Reps. Moran & Lieu, Newsweek · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Leadership the world can trust requires that our most powerful systems stay safe, accountable, and answerable to us. ## [Trump's Menacing but Dumb Plan To Break the Midterms](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/trumps_menacing_but_dumb_plan_to_break_the_midterms_708395.html) _2026-08-19 · Elie Honig, Substack · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ He can try to fake a national emergency to seize control of elections, but that doesn't mean it will work. ## [8 Takeaways & Surprises From Tuesday's Primaries](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/8_takeaways_amp_surprises_from_tuesdays_primaries_708367.html) _2026-08-19 · Armus, et al, Washington Post · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Only Fauci Knows - And He's Not Telling](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/only_fauci_knows_ndash_and_hes_not_telling_708430.html) _2026-08-19 · Cory Franklin, JohnKassNews · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ By Cory Franklin August 19,2026 On January 26, 2020, one week after the first COVID patient was hospitalized in the US, Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote It now appears using epi(demiologic) data and genomic data that the first infection was in early December and was not connected to the market... Now we know the market was not the source, it was the amplifier. ... Read More ## [As Bill Clinton Turns 80, a Searching Look Back at His Life](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/as_bill_clinton_turns_80_a_searching_look_back_at_his_life_708370.html) _2026-08-19 · John Harris, Politico · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [The Left's Crocodile Tears Over the USS Abraham Lincoln Crew](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/the_lefts_crocodile_tears_over_the_uss_abraham_lincoln_crew_708364.html) _2026-08-19 · New York Post · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Britain Must Meet Putin's War of Words With Action](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/britain_must_meet_putins_war_of_words_with_action_708366.html) _2026-08-19 · The Independent · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Medicaid and Transgender Treatments for Kids](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/19/medicaid_and_transgender_treatments_for_kids_708359.html) _2026-08-19 · Wall Street Journal · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4EHJqM9MZsCC) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [What Happens When Millennials Take Over?](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/what_happens_when_millennials_take_over_708137.html) _2026-08-17 · Kristen Anderson, Substack · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Welcome to Type A- ## [Dem Governors Get an F for Blocking Education Freedom](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/dem_governors_get_an_f_for_blocking_education_freedom_708110.html) _2026-08-17 · Glenn Youngkin, NY Post · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Hey, governors, leave them kids alone! ## [What Our Spies Cut Out of the China File](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/what_our_spies_cut_out_of_the_china_file_708180.html) _2026-08-17 · Peter Navarro, Washington Examiner · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Our intelligence services watched an adversary penetrate a presidential campaign and harvest voter data, then reported that Beijing had not yet decided to use any of it. ## [USS Lincoln: Performance for the Ages](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/uss_lincoln_performance_for_the_ages_708185.html) _2026-08-17 · Brad Cooper, Wall Street Journal · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ On Saturday I addressed the crew, congratulated them on a magnificent job, and sent them home. ## [El-Sayed and the Ongoing Conflict Within Democratic Party](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/el-sayed_and_the_ongoing_conflict_within_democratic_party_708183.html) _2026-08-17 · Byron York, DC Examiner · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ El-Sayed is doing his part to alienate possible supporters, and the race hasn't even shifted into high gear. ## [Simple Reason Gas Prices Could Cost GOP in November](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/simple_reason_gas_prices_could_cost_gop_in_november_708187.html) _2026-08-17 · Lillie Boudreaux, MS Now · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ The combination of a midterm election and high gas prices could be difficult for Republicans to overcome - but there's good reason to believe it could actually be worse this year for the GOP. ## [Boys Will Be Boys--But in the WNBA?](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/boys_will_be_boys--but_in_the_wnba_708200.html) _2026-08-17 · Wall Street Journal · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Illinois Spent Big. Who Was Watching the Bills?](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/illinois_spent_big_who_was_watching_the_bills_708197.html) _2026-08-17 · Chicago Tribune · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Energy Needs Pro­jec­ted To Boom. Bat­tery Stor­age Must Grow, Too](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/energy_needs_proshyjecshyted_to_boom_batshytery_storshyage_must_grow_too_708198.html) _2026-08-17 · Boston Globe · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Democrat Court-Packing Scheme Would Destroy Nation](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/democrat_court-packing_scheme_would_destroy_nation_708199.html) _2026-08-17 · Washington Examiner · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Europe's Existential Crisis](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/europes_existential_crisis_708139.html) _2026-08-17 · Kenneth Timmerman, American Greatness · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Pregnant in Public](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/pregnant_in_public_708190.html) _2026-08-17 · Theresa Braid, Commonplace · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ On Usha Vance and right-coding motherhood. ## [Housing Bill Trump Shrugged Off Is Half the Answer](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/housing_bill_trump_shrugged_off_is_half_the_answernbsp_708156.html) _2026-08-17 · Dave Uejio, Washington Monthly · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ The new law attacks barriers to housing construction. The president still has enormous power to determine who can afford to own. ## [Why Texas May Soon Have More People Than California](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/why_texas_may_soon_have_more_people_than_california_708177.html) _2026-08-17 · Joel Kotkin, New York Post · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ Texas is now slated to pass California in population, driven both by both immigration and domestic migration. ## [Fake News: The Long History](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/17/fake_news_part_i_the_long_history_154415.html) _2026-08-17 · John Hamilton, RealClearPolitics · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Head Start Has Never Worked](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/12/head_start_has_never_worked_707778.html) _2026-08-17 · Heather Mac Donald, City Journal · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ The Trump administration should have stood its ground in its earlier effort to zero out the failed Great Society program. ## [U.S. Universities Are Sliding Into Decline](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/us_universities_are_sliding_into_decline_708158.html) _2026-08-17 · Jon Marcus, Washington Monthly · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ U.S. colleges are losing their edge as cuts, high costs, fewer international students, and departing scholars weaken American universities. ## [The Cost of Keeping China Out](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/the_cost_of_keeping_china_out_708189.html) _2026-08-17 · Cowhey & Rithmire, Foreign Affairs · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ How Washington's fear of Chinese investment hurts American competitiveness. ## [Wait...How Much Oil Is Actually Leaving the Persian Gulf?](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/waithow_much_oil_is_actually_leaving_the_persian_gulf_708167.html) _2026-08-17 · David Goldman, CNN · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_ ## [Iran and Trump's Midterm Malaise](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/17/iran_and_trumps_midterm_malaise_708165.html) _2026-08-17 · David Smith, The Guardian · RealClearPolitics - Homepage_