Michael McKenna

Why Republicans are having trouble closing the deal with the 2022 midterms

There were two recent votes in Congress that give us some insight into why, despite the epic failings of Team Biden, the elections in November are still very much an open question.

July 27, 2022

Preserve and protect U.S. Constitution from all enemies

A few days ago, a columnist over at Washington's other newspaper decided that the rapidly growing national conservatism movement was not his favorite flavor.

July 23, 2022

Why the Jan. 6 committee is doomed to fail

The Jan. 6 committee is not really a committee of Congress like normal people understand that term, nor is it an arm of the judiciary, nor is it restrained by things like rules of evidence.

July 20, 2022

Justice Gorsuch lays out Constitution’s separation of powers with remarkable clarity

Given the constitutional significance of the Supreme Court's decision last month in West Virginia v. EPA, in which the high court reasserted the essential nature of the government's separation of powers, it is worth sharing the remarkable clarity of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch's concurrence.

July 19, 2022

Celebrating 40 years at The Washington Times

On May 16, 1982, the media world was dominated by the editors and other gatekeepers at just a handful of major media organizations.

July 15, 2022

Biden’s diminished physical and mental capacities pose a risk to the nation

A couple of recent surveys make it obvious that voters are clear-eyed about President Biden's capabilities and deficiencies.

July 13, 2022

Desperate Democrats start pressing for energy taxes

Everything made, everything transported and everything that keeps people warm or provides electricity invariably involves the use of natural gas, oil or coal. No matter where or when it is imposed, a "carbon dioxide" tax is a tax on energy.

July 9, 2022

The ascendance of ‘National Conservatism’

To the surprise of many, it turns out that the idea of a "nation" is still very much alive.

July 6, 2022

Fourth of July truly worth celebrating

Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July and not the 17th of September - the day in 1787 that the Constitution was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

July 3, 2022

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, an evangelist for free markets

Hester Peirce's day job is being one of five commissioners at the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is a pretty powerful job.

June 29, 2022

Biden’s energy policy charades

President Joe Biden recently proposed suspending the federal gas tax for three months, the latest in a long line of failed efforts to convince the American people that he cares about high gasoline prices.

June 24, 2022

Trump’s critical deficiency during his presidency

Former President Donald Trump's principal deficiency as president was an inability to hire, retain and just generally have competent people in his personal orbit.

June 22, 2022

U.S. needs to lose the sentimentality about the Ukraine war

There was once a breakaway province, one that had a shared history and language with its mother country, but one that decided it was ultimately time to chart its own course in the world.

June 19, 2022

The Democrats want to increase both taxes and energy prices

Team Biden has been having fun for the last few weeks by falsely claiming that Republicans want to raise your taxes.

June 15, 2022

‘Drug pricing reform’ will kill people

The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has been a failure.

June 11, 2022

What would a stronger GOP position on energy issues look like?

As the Republicans think about what to do in the event they wind up taking one or both houses of Congress next November, they should consider reframing many issues.

June 8, 2022

3 lessons from the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial

There have been dozens of different takes on the social, cultural and historical significance of the jury verdicts in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial.

June 3, 2022

America’s violence and the limits of congressional legislation

As Congress begins to discuss what to do next with respect to gun laws, some context, perspective and a sense of the limits of legislation are essential.

June 1, 2022

Sen. Rick Scott: ‘I am the most blessed person in America’

Like a lot of moms, Senator Rick Scott's (R-FL) mom had a clear plan for her son: He was going to make straight As, be an Eagle Scout, go to church, and eventually get a job and make money.

May 28, 2022

The first victims of the Biden’s ‘energy transition’

A few weeks ago, Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party, won control of parliament in the north of Ireland for the first time since the dismemberment of Ireland in 1921.

May 25, 2022