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Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Jeffrey Scott Shapiro is an investigative journalist and former Washington, D.C. prosecutor who served as a White House appointed senior official at the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting from 2017-2021. Mr. Shapiro has investigated and written about domestic and international criminal cases, conflicts and legality with an emphasis on Cuban and Russian affairs. He is now the assistant commentary editor for The Washington Times. He can be reached at jshapiro@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Student loan forgiveness — for military and public service

Americans are understandably up in arms about inflation and rising gas prices, equally upset that President Joe Biden's plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loans it's unfair to taxpayers.

May 16, 2022

U.S. soldiers should not be restrained from saving migrants drowning at the border

Last week, U.S. National Guardsmen and Mexican authorities witnessed a drowning migrant while crossing the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas.

May 9, 2022

Ukraine’s ‘Red Dawn’: Zelenskyy’s Wolverines are winning

Nearly four decades ago, John Milius shocked the world with "Red Dawn," the unforgettable story of a Soviet invasion of the United States.

March 21, 2022

The pro-Russian war symbol ‘Z’ is the new swastika

Last week, I received an alarming, one-letter text message in response to a column I'd written condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine: "Z."

March 15, 2022

Lindsey Graham was right: Deadly force to defend others is justifiable

Sen. Lindsey Graham recently came under fire for calling for a brave Russian soldier or citizen to remove President Vladimir Putin "by any means possible" to save their country and Ukraine. Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said Mr. Graham is promoting "terrorism" while some Americans have accused him of calling for a political "assassination." As a former Washington, D.C. prosecutor, I can safely say that under the law, they're wrong -- dead wrong.

March 10, 2022

How Russia prepared for war by weaponizing the food supply

When Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro visited Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, he implied he did so to save Brazil and the Western world from an escalating food shortage.

March 8, 2022

People of Russia, it’s time to overthrow Putin

There is one group of demonstrators Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be able to ignore, and those are his fellow Russians who have the power to overthrow him. Now they just need the will to do so.

March 3, 2022

U.S. and NATO must join the fight to save Ukraine

As bombs continue to rain down upon Kyiv, the Ukrainian people and their leader have inspired the world by refusing to run, demonstrating a fighting spirit reminiscent of American colonists in the Revolutionary War.

March 1, 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: A profile in courage

As Russia continues to attack Ukraine with one of the world's most powerful armies in modern history, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has remained a force of calm and unity for his people.

February 24, 2022

Biden’s policies are the ‘greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century’

Seventeen years ago, Vladimir Putin told the Russian parliament that, "the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century."

February 21, 2022

Combatting cultural Marxism alongside Cuban exile community

Having grown up in the 1980s when our Cold War peaked with the Soviets, I was not a stranger to the dangers of Marxism.

February 15, 2022

The Washington Maccabees — a modest proposal for the NFL

Last week, The Washington Times published an editorial about the "NFL football team formerly known as the Washington Redskins," and how, "after two seasons of namelessness" it will finally reveal its new name tomorrow on Groundhog Day.

January 31, 2022

And just like that … ‘Sex and the City’ self-destructed with wokeness

Once upon a time, "Sex and the City" was a well-written show. I know, because as a straight guy who was single when it aired, I was often held captive by the women I dated to watch it.

January 22, 2022

Mandatory minimum sentences are turning courts into legislative star chambers

Last month, Roger Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, a 23-year old truck driver, was sentenced to 110 years in prison for unintentionally causing a wreck that killed four people and injured others.

January 4, 2022

Gens. McKenzie and Milley suggest Biden owes Afghanistan’s brave forces an apology

There is no honor in kicking someone when they are down.

October 4, 2021

Litvinenko verdict signals hope for justice in MH17 shoot-down case

This week Vladimir Putin's United Russia regime was judged and found liable by an international court for its widespread practice of assassinating political opponents.

September 23, 2021

Liberate Cuba

Shortly after historic protests swept the island of Cuba on Sunday, the Biden administration expressed its "support" for the Cuban people to "peacefully protest and determine their own future."

July 14, 2021

Raul Castro’s resignation won’t change Cuba’s fascist culture of cruelty

Last week, many media outlets reported Raul Castro's recent resignation at the Eighth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba as a sign the totalitarian regime was taking a decisive step toward reform.

April 21, 2021

The tarring of Steve Bannon

Fox News has reported that the Trump presidential transition team is already being called upon to rescind its appointment of Steve Bannon as White House chief strategist, citing accusations of anti-Semitism and racism.

November 15, 2016

Vladimir Putin ‘probably’ ordered Alexander Litvinenko poisoning, British inquiry finds

One of the most spectacular cloak-and-dagger hits of the post-Cold War era has blossomed into a full-blown diplomatic row after a British government inquiry concluded Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably" ordered the poisoning of a rogue spy in the heart of London nearly a decade ago.

January 21, 2016

The Anti-Weaponization Fund: Trump’s $1.776 billion plan may be down — but is it out?

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