RealClearMarkets Week of January 12, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 12

Why California Should Tax Its Billionaires' Wealth

Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times

Socialism's Human, Economic Toll Reveal It As a 'Hate Crime'

James Piereson TNC

Mayor Mamdani’s Collectivist Warmth Recalls Chilly Bucharest

James Bovard NYP

Mamdani's Disastrous, Marxist Term Calls for His Recall

Editorial Issues & Insights

Donald Trump Is Targeting Mortgage Rates Where They're Set

Peter Navarro RCM

Friendly Reminder That Sentiment Affects Bond Markets Too

Market Minder Fisher

Berkshire's $358 Billion Question & the Money Multiplier Myth

John Tamny Forbes

Waymo Is the Cure For Those Unsure About Robotaxis

Stephen McBride RiskHedge

Do U.S. Oil Companies Really Want to Invest In Venezuela?

Joel Mathis The Week

How a Puzzling 401(k) Plan Changed One Woman’s Life

Ron Lieber New York Times

Writing Off Social Security Will Boost Your Retirement

Maurie Backman Motley Fool

At Last, Europe Is Waking Up To the Follies of Green Energy

Craig Rucker The Hill

December Closes Year of Stalling Labor Mkt.

Christian Weller Center for Am. Progress

Trump Wipeout of Blue Collar Jobs a Flashing Warning Sign

Ja'han Jones MS NOW

Tuesday, January 13

California: How To Lose $1 Trillion Without Really Trying

Editorial Issues & Insights

Please Cliff Asness, Don't Let Romney Off So Easily!

John Tamny RealClearMarkets

The Economic Debate Becomes More Political

Joseph Calhoun Alhambra Investments

Berkshire Owes Clarity About Investment Costs, Benefits

Stefan Padfield RealClear

They Invested in Meme Stocks. Then Grew Up.

Alicia Adamczyk The New York Times

RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Edges Lower

Raghavan Mayur RealClearMarkets

The Housing Market, and Its Lock-In Effects

Paul Kupiec & Alex Pollock Law & Liberty

End Debanking by Removing Gov't From Rep Regulation

Nicholas Anthony RealClear

2025 Disappointments May Prove a Winner for Crypto

Stephen McBride RiskHedge

Litigation Funding Empowers Small to Challenge Powerful

Trent England Townhall

Over the Holidays, Trump Delivered Big Win for Retirees

Jonathan Wolfson The Hill

What Social Security Paid Retirees In 1985 Versus Today

Christy Bieber Motley Fool

Can Trump Make Housing Affordable Without Investors?

Joel Mathis The Week

Hochul Will Talk 'Affordability' w/o Grasping How To Get It

Editorial New York Post

Trump Describes As "Amazing" His Failure to Create Jobs

Steve Benen MS NOW

Tax Increases Will Not Solve the Affordability Challenge

Bruce Thompson RealClear