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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

Tax the billionaires: They are not your friends

Everyone on the right is all excited about Elon Musk buying Twitter, but would be wise to reserve judgment about whether that will ultimately be a good thing.

April 27, 2022

No, Disney’s freedom of speech wasn’t violated. Neither was yours.

Since the state of Florida dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement District, partly in response to Disney's opposition to legislation precluding teachers from talking about sex and gender with kindergarteners, there has been a steady drumbeat from those who contend that Disney's freedom of speech has been violated.

April 26, 2022

The Business Roundtable wants to raise your taxes

Last Tuesday, in perhaps the most remarkable instance of political tone-deafness ever the Business Roundtable decided that promoting a thriving economy included being in favor of a fat, new energy tax on consumers.

April 21, 2022

Hypocritical and greedy New York Times can’t quit Trump

This week, The New York Times announced that they hired Michael Bender, formerly of The Wall Street Journal, to be their new reporter on what they describe as former President Donald Trump and the "Trumpism" beat.

April 20, 2022

Impeaching Biden would be a mistake

Impeaching President Biden is a terrible idea. Impeachment is and should be reserved for high crimes and misdemeanors, not for policy differences.

April 16, 2022

God or madman: The awesome story of Jesus, an obscure Jewish carpenter

This coming weekend, the world's 2.5 billion Christians will celebrate -- emphasis on "celebrate" -- the torture, execution and resurrection of an obscure Jewish carpenter.

April 13, 2022

We’re better than communist China

Sometimes Americans' competitive nature requires that we think of our current rivals as much, much more impressive than they actually are.

April 9, 2022

The 2020 election is over and it’s time to move on

Former President Donald Trump never tires of talking about the legitimacy of the 2020 elections. Fair enough. However, the reality is that the election is finished, and the winner has been certified.

April 6, 2022

Mike Pence makes strong opening bid for president with Freedom Agenda

Last week, Mike Pence and his experienced team at Advancing American Freedom released their thoughts about what the Republicans need to do in the event they ever again control some portion of the federal government.

April 3, 2022

We need to reassess the conduct of the CIA, FBI, DHS and DOJ

In 1975, Sen. Frank Church, a Democrat from Idaho, gaveled in a new committee constructed specifically to examine legal and other transgressions engaged in by the CIA and other elements of the American foreign policy apparatus.

March 30, 2022

Voters reject Team Biden’s energy policies

There has been a lot of talk lately about rising energy prices, the supposed energy transition and the federal government mandating electric vehicles.

March 26, 2022

Lia Thomas and Rachel Levine are men

Last week, Adm. Rachel Levine and Lia Thomas -- both of whom are men in any measurable, objective way -- were given awards specifically designated for women and denominated as awards for women.

March 23, 2022

Yale law students and Putin line up against free speech

The students at Yale Law School and Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine have recently given us a peek into the troubled relationship that some have with free speech.

March 19, 2022

What China is learning from Biden’s response to the invasion of Ukraine

What lessons is the acquisitive and aggressive communist regime in China taking from the war in Ukraine and our response to the equally acquisitive and aggressive Russians?

March 16, 2022

Team Biden gaslights us on energy prices

Over the next few months, Team Biden will try to convince us that the answer to rising energy prices is to accelerate the rush toward alternative sources of energy (wind and solar).

March 11, 2022

Why are we all watching the war in Ukraine?

The invasion of Ukraine has turned out to be pretty good television and great media content. Ratings for both cable and network news have increased dramatically.

March 9, 2022

$FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks operate in Bakersfield, Calif. California regulators are citing climate change for the first time as they deny new permits for hydraulic fracturing, a process used to extract oil and gas from the ground. In denying 50 fracking permits this year, the state's oil and gas supervisor said he was using his discretion to protect public health, safety and environmental quality and to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)$