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Michael McKenna

Michael McKenna, a columnist for The Washington Times, is the president of MWR Strategies. He was most recently a deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House. He can be reached at mike@mwrstrat.com.

Columns by Michael McKenna

Illustration on voting for persons with actual experience and foreign policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Vote for those with actual experience

For a number of years, some "intellectuals" or "elites" have been eager to identify themselves as foreign policy experts and to make sure that the rest of us defer to them.

October 18, 2023
The Capitol in Washington, is seen at sunrise, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. On one side of the U.S. Capitol, two senators have steered the debate over government funding mostly clear of partisan fights, clearing a path for bills to pass with bipartisan momentum. Steps away, on the House side of the building, things couldn’t be more different. House Republicans, trying to win support from the far-right wing of the party, have loaded up their government funding packages with funding cuts and conservative policy priorities. Democrats have responded with ire, branding their GOP counterparts as extreme and bigoted and withdrawing support for the legislation.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Expand transparency in the federal government

It has been a busy few days for a couple of federal agencies trying to explain away or ignore documents that emerged as a result of information requests pursued under the Freedom of Information Act.

October 6, 2023
Illustration on providing natural gas to Poland by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A rebuttal to Venture Global

One of the great things about writing a column is that it occasionally draws blood and the intended target responds with an ill-advised letter to the editor.

September 27, 2023