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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

Elon Musk illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Elon Musk is not your friend

It is difficult to pinpoint why Elon Musk has joined the new administration. Perhaps he wants to preserve and expand his advantages in space exploration or protect his investments in China.

January 1, 2025
Biden's liquefied natural gas (LNG) permits pause illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Trump should signal U.S. energy dominance early

Last week, in an attempt to make lies sound truthful, the Biden administration issued a study that suggested the production and export of liquefied natural gas might (or might not) exacerbate climate change.

December 25, 2024
A Syrian man flashes victory signs on a top of a government forces tank, that was left on a street, as he celebrates during the second day of the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syria and the failure of the Western elites

With the disappearance of the Assad regime from Syria, the Middle East returns again to what it was before the last couple of centuries of combined Anglo and American hegemon.

December 11, 2024
This image made available by the Library of Congress shows a reproduction of a painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris titled "First Thanksgiving" made between 1900-1920. (J.L.G. Ferris/Library of Congress via AP) ** FILE **

The story of Richard Warren: A true Thanksgiving tale

In 1621, Richard Warren scuffled for survival on the western edge of the North Atlantic along with the small group of Pilgrims at Plymouth, almost half of whom died in that first year from disease and privation.

November 27, 2024
President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden wanted Trump to win

In all the propaganda offered by both sides about the recent election, two landscape features seem obvious.

November 20, 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Three important takeaways from the election

As always, the commentariat has expended a lot of intellectual firepower examining the election results from every possible angle. As usual, most of that has been a waste of time.

November 8, 2024
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, speaking at a campaign event Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C., and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaking a campaign event Oct. 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo)

Whether your candidate won or lost, get over it

In the wake of any electoral setback, it is tempting for those who voted for the losers to spiral into depression and despair. Similarly, winners usually get carried away and interpret the results as a mandate to do whatever they want. Both should resist those impulses.

November 6, 2024