RealClearMarkets Week of July 13, 2026 Archives

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Monday, July 13

America Is Not Prepared for Its Population Decline

Lyman Stone The New York Times

Lyman Stone's Baseless Birthrate Fears Blind Him to Real Crisis

John Tamny RCM

Americans Work 5-Day Weeks, Why Not the U.S. Senate?

Sen. Rick Scott Fox News

Trump's Spending Controls Will Do More Harm Than Good

Sheldon Jacobson Hill

Union Greed Is Hurting California, Needs to Be Restrained

Editorial California Post

The DSA Crowd Has Designs Beyond Safety Nets

Ramesh Ponnuru Washington Post

Once Again, Team Trump Uses Tax Dollars to Scuttle Energy

Steve Benen MS NOW

Tuesday, July 14

How the Road to Housing Can Become Law Sans Trump

Erika Giovanetti U.S. News

Why Property-Tax Relief for Seniors Is Such a Lousy Idea

Judge Glock City Journal

Mobility of the Oppressed Mocks Socialist Narrative

Ryan Streeter Civitas Institute

CA Dems Take Huge Tax Hike Over Spending Reductions

Editorial California Post

How the Rich Sidestep Masses On Path to World Cup

Rob Copeland New York Times

Jane Fonda's Attacks on Paramount Say It All

Editors Committee to Unleash Prosperity

Wednesday, July 15

U.S. Taxpayers Should Not Have To Fund DEI In California

Editorial California Post

A Lo-Fi Way That I Broke My Social Media Addiction

Meher Ahmad New York Times

Trump Must Not Saddle Banks With Price Controls

Jon Decker Southeast Missourian

Who Pays Tariffs? Who Seeks Exemption From Tariffs?

Editorial Washington Post

Artificial Intelligence Policy Not Keeping Up w/Mkt. Reality

Gleb Tsipursky The Hill

On Debt: Two Honest Measures, Two Diff Questions

David Hebert Civitas Outlook

Regarding the Economy, Go Big Mr. President

Editors Committee to Unleash Prosperity

Thursday, July 16

5 Things to Do Now to Retire in One Year or Less

Christine Benz Morningstar

Oil Shocks Are No Longer So Shocking

Nouriel Roubini Project Syndicate

How Long Has China's Economy Been This Bad?

Derek Scissors AEIdeas

What Economists Are Missing About AI

Benjamin Verschuere ProMarket

Reg. Gridlock Is Choking American's Energy Boom

Alden Abbott Truth On The Market

AI Is So Big It's Impossible For Investors To Avoid

Joseph Adinolfi MarketWatch

Friday, July 17

Stop Chasing A Magic Number For Retirement

Allison Schrager Advisor Perspectives

A.I. Is Running on Borrowed Money

Jeff Sommer The New York Times

Missing the Best & Worst Stock Market Days

Ben Carlson A Wealth of Common Sense

The Stock Market Concentration Myth

J.C. Parets Trend Labs

Sofware Is An Illusion: The World Runs On Geology

Jim Puplava Financial Sense

The Mega-IPO Glut Containment Problem

Daniel Davies FT Alphaville

Monday, July 20

Next CA Governor Must Repeal Newsom Gasoline Car Ban

Editorial California Post