RealClearMarkets Week of April 20, 2026 Archives

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Monday, April 20

Banks & Business Can't Turn Blind Eye to Senior Scams

Steve Cohen New York Post

Why We’re Concerned About Trump’s Choice For the Fed

Editorial New York Times

President Trump's New Budget Signals 'Liberation Day's' Demise

Bruce Yandle Hill

Could We Be Witnessing Argentine Miracle?

Editors Committee to Unleash Prosperity

Live Nation Verdict: Face Plant For the Trump Administration

Helaine Olen MSNBC

The Overwhelming Absurdity of Jury Vote Against Live Nation

John Tamny Forbes

The Social Wealth of Nations, and What Schools Can Do

Bruno Manno Law & Liberty

Tuesday, April 21

Whatever Happened to Pay As You Go Budgeting?

Editors Cmte to Unleash Prosperity

Budget Scrutiny: Congress Shouldn't Exempt Medicare

James Capretta Civitas Inst.

Changpeng Zhao’s Memoir Is Key to Understanding Crypto

Charles Gasparino NYP

Stepping Up to Stop Corporate Goliaths

Lina Khan & Doha Mekki The New York Times

AI & Robotics Will Aid, Not End, Human Space Exploration

Mark Whittington The Hill

Can the Pivot of Allbirds From Shoes to AI Actually Work?

Joel Mathis The Week

Getting Laid Off Right Before Retirement

Maryalene LaPonsie U.S. News & World Report

Wednesday, April 22

To Get To a True Flat Tax, Tax the Tax Exempt

Editors Committee to Unleash Prosperity

Mayor Mamdani’s Free Buses: Here’s Better Alternative

Adam Lehodey City Journal

Taxing Power: Good News From 5th Circuit

Gary Abernathy The Empowerment Alliance

Older Americans Hoarding America’s Econ. Potential

Samuel Moyn New York Times

Congress Fighting Back Against Addictive Social Media

Rep. Erin Houchin The Hill

Collectivism By Any Other Name Is Still Collectivism

G. Patrick Lynch Law & Liberty

Departing Labor Sec'y Falsely Claims 'Deep State' Conspiracy

Steve Benen MSNBC

Thursday, April 23

How to Fight an Economic War

Edward Fishman Foreign Affairs

The Climate Litigation Swindle

Heather Mac Donald City Journal

Hoarding Is Driving Energy Prices Higher Everywhere

Peter S. Goodman NY Times

This Isn't Trading. It's Theft and Betrayal

Adam Kinzinger Adam Kinzinger

Did Streaming Subscription Prices Just Hit the Wall?

Ted Gioia The Honest Broker

The Geopolitics of Infrastructure

Bertrand Badré & Saurabh Mishra Project Syndicate

Friday, April 24

All Time Highs (Stocks) vs All Time Lows (Sentiment)

Barry Ritholtz The Big Picture

How Kevin Warsh Could Shrink the Fed’s Market Footprint

Colby Smith NY Times

Last Tree Standing: What Are You Working For?

Anthony Isola A Teachable Moment

Strategy's Teetering Tower Of Financial Garbage

Craig Coben FT Alphaville

The Billionaire Math Geek Who Turned AI Into Cash

Alexander Osipovich WSJ

SpaceX's IPO Plan Will Give Elon Musk Ironclad Control

Joe Wilkins Futurism