Michael McKenna

Trump midwifed a new GOP, but his moment is fading

A month ago, this column predicted that we had seen the peak of the Biden administration.

May 19, 2021

Team Biden failing on climate change initiatives

If you blinked, you may have missed it, but as part of his climate summit in April, President Biden promised to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases by 50% by 2030.

May 16, 2021

Let’s crowdsource a platform for the new Republican Party

In the last 12 months, the Republican National Committee and its cognates have declined to create a platform and seem uninterested in conducting an assessment of their losses.

May 12, 2021

Thank Tim Scott for answering the question ‘Is America racist?’

Thanks in part to Sen. Tim Scott, it looks like we have hit the peak of the "America is a systemically racist country" craze.

May 9, 2021

Biden’s tax and spending plans are laying the groundwork for an economic disaster

This may shock you, but the Biden administration is not telling the complete truth, or really much of the truth at all, when it comes to its proposed tax and spending increases.

May 5, 2021

Lee Zeldin interview transcript

This is the transcript of an interview between Michael McKenna, columnist for The Washington Times, and Rep. Lee Zeldin, a New York Republican who is running to replace Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2022.

May 2, 2021

Republicans would be wise to pick Zeldin in New York governor’s race

Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican who represents the eastern end of Long Island, in April announced his intention to run for governor of New Yo

May 1, 2021

GOP’s shallow attacks on Biden and Dems will only lead to more losing

How many times can you call your competitors socialists, idiots, sleepy, etc., before ordinary voters discover you have nothing material to say and stop listening?

April 28, 2021

Voters care about affordable energy, not climate change

Over the last week or so, some House Republicans have made it clear that they want to "do something" about climate change. That is both bad and not surprising news.

April 24, 2021

America really began on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775

If you love America, and you have a moment today, remember the men at Lexington and Concord.

April 21, 2021

Republican Party and corporate America embark on a long divorce

Fundraising numbers are sometimes informative.

April 17, 2021

Biden administration may have already hit its peak of accomplishments

Every administration has a moment of maximum accomplishment and a moment when it seems unstoppable. We may have already seen that moment with the Biden administration.

April 14, 2021

Feds should keep their noses out of running elections

Whatever you think of the 2020 elections, it seems prudent to be concerned about the quality and integrity of the process.

April 9, 2021

Are Republicans finally ready to win the health care fight?

One of the longstanding concerns with the debate over health insurance is that those who work on the issue sometimes think of themselves as priests and priestesses of a religion.

April 7, 2021

China poses a major threat to American investors

The current craze among the cool crowd is making sure that corporations commit to certain environmental, social and governance criteria.

April 3, 2021

Jesus’ life, teachings have driven humanity for 2,000 years

This weekend, the world's two and half billion Christians will celebrate the torture, execution and resurrection of an obscure Jewish carpenter.

March 31, 2021

Biden showing weakness both at home and abroad

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once noted: "If history has taught anything, it's that weakness is provocative. It entices people into doing things that they otherwise would not do."

March 27, 2021

Republicans need a new team to guide party

Have you ever heard of Tim Kraft? John White? Hamilton Jordan? How about Robert Mosbacher? Rich Bond? Bob Teeter?

March 24, 2021

Tossing the filibuster bad for Senate, good for voters

Senate rules exist to protect both the institution and individual senators. They do not exist to protect voters. The filibuster is no exception.

March 20, 2021

To achieve climate goals, Biden needs long-term plan for threat of China

The Biden administration has pegged much of its environmental agenda on electricity being generated almost exclusively by wind, solar, nuclear and other carbon dioxide-free sources by 2035.

March 17, 2021