Michael McKenna

Congress must require China’s ByteDance to divest ownership of TikTok

For those concerned about the threat posed by China's genocidal communist regime and what has been the tepid response of our government to date, last week brought good news.

March 12, 2024

The end of State of the Union addresses

As expected, last Thursday, President Biden delivered without question the most divisive and loudest State of the Union address in the history of the Republic.

March 10, 2024

Texas will do what is necessary to protect itself against illegal immigrants

The Supreme Court stayed for a week a decision on whether Texas had the authority to enforce immigration law on its own if the federal government -- as is the current case -- refused to do so.

March 6, 2024

Exxon, Guyana’s oil fields and American commerce

Exxon Mobil indicated last week that it may have a few questions about the proposed merger between Chevron and Hess, especially about how it might affect the considerable investment of Exxon in Guyana.

March 1, 2024

Fighting Chinese communists and American elected officials in Ohio

Earlier this week, there was a public meeting in Pataskala, Ohio - a small town east of Columbus - focused on a new factory in town.

February 28, 2024

Mike Pompeo is obvious and best choice for Trump’s running mate

Everyone seems to have an opinion about whom former President Donald Trump should select as his running mate. The easiest and best answer is obvious: former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

February 23, 2024

Democrats need Biden to run

There are many theories about how the looming presidential election might unfold.

February 21, 2024

Celebrating George Washington, natural leader and fearless military officer

This Monday, we celebrate Gen. George Washington, the author of the Battle of Trenton victory and much of the reason the Continental Army survived the dark and terrible days of late 1776.

February 16, 2024

The threat from China and its bipartisan enablers

It is so difficult sometimes to take either of the parties seriously. Both have an unfortunate tendency to say one thing and do another, and in the process damage the United States.

February 14, 2024

Taking votes: House Speaker Mike Johnson has the right idea

The political commentariat has been working overtime in the last few days trying to convince people that a handful of bumpy votes in the House of Representatives are dispositive signs of the eschaton.

February 10, 2024

Trump campaign will undoubtedly take advantage of border crisis

So, the unconscionable border deal is dead, and the incomprehensible effort to impeach the leader of the Department of Homeland Security is hopefully equally dead. Good riddance to both of them.

February 7, 2024

Biden mollifies Marxist wing of his party

What do President Biden's recent pause in licensing of liquefied natural gas exports (because of the climate) and the administration's long-standing resistance to securing the southern border have in common?

February 2, 2024

How to fix the Dallas Cowboys and the border mess: Fire the boss

Like the Dallas Cowboys, American governments -- led by both Republicans and Democrats -- have failed at their fundamental mission for the last 30 years.

January 31, 2024

No immigration deal: Laws do not enforce themselves, and Biden isn’t trustworthy

This month, The Wall Street Journal, joined the chorus of businesses and encouraged the Republicans to take the immigration deal -- which, to be clear, no one outside the negotiations has seen.

January 30, 2024

Why Trump is winning: He’s staying focused on the issues

The fundamental lesson of former President Donald Trump's recent wins in New Hampshire and Iowa is that issues matter.

January 24, 2024

Half a century into the fight for life: Supporting mother and child

Monday is the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, which struck down provisions in the criminal codes of all 50 states that made abortion a crime.

January 20, 2024

Sen. Kevin Cramer’s energy tax would hit the poor, the old, those on fixed incomes

On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is meeting to consider legislation that would set the stage to impose a carbon dioxide tax on American families, workers and consumers.

January 17, 2024

Neither Trump nor Biden talking about managing taxes, spending and debt in 2025

Watching the two leading candidates for president nurse their resentments can be entertaining, but it would be more helpful if one or both of them started to talk seriously about governing in 2025.

January 13, 2024

With the Republicans fractured, why haven’t Democrats become the majority party?

Democrats are every bit as riven as the Republicans; they just do a better job of hiding it -- no doubt a result of 200 years of experience in managing a coalition party.

January 10, 2024

Biden, China and the Inter-American Development Bank

For years, in an effort to destabilize our immediate neighborhood, the regime in Beijing has been creeping closer to nations in the Western Hemisphere.

January 6, 2024