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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

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

Patrick Buchanan, first champion of America First agenda

Were it not for Patrick Buchanan, Donald Trump would not have twice been elected president and we would not be trying to tease out the merits and demerits of his nominees in the middle of November.

November 15, 2024

Why people do not and should not trust today’s legacy news media

Once in a while, the bias of the legacy media becomes obvious and unavoidable, and you can only not see it if you choose to look the other way.

November 13, 2024

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

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

If you value our Constitution and the rule of law, you must vote Trump

At the end of any campaign, and especially at the end of a difficult and ugly campaign, voters rightfully expect a true accounting of both candidates.

November 1, 2024

If Trump wins next week, speed will be of the essence

The shambolic, wandering and vituperative remarks from Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday's closing argument were, of course, more like a typically dreadful State of the Union address.

October 30, 2024

Lies, fascism and violence: News outlets run with John Kelly’s dubious story about Trump

One truly depressing thing about the end of campaigns is that they tend to devolve into desperation and ugliness.

October 25, 2024

Trump will win

As we approach the end of an election cycle, it is probably time to make some predictions. I have two to offer.

October 23, 2024

Biden’s bumbling eulogy did a disservice to devout Catholic Ethel Kennedy

I recently read Robert F. Kennedy's ruminations on the death of his mother, in which he described her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church as "blind." He didn't mean it in a good way.

October 18, 2024

Will Trump or Harris be constrained by their margin of victory?

It is a depressingly safe bet that, irrespective of who wins -- or who thinks they should have won -- after the presidential election, there will be violence in the streets.

October 16, 2024

Taylor Swift vs. Elon Musk

Courtesy of "Monday Night Football," we got to enjoy yet another victory by the Kansas City Chiefs, and yes, even more shots of Taylor Swift and her entourage.

October 13, 2024

We finally have a way to recycle plastic: California wants to destroy it

The leaders of our nation's largest and wealthiest state have moved decisively against the real problem facing our country: Those who recycle plastics may not be doing it in a way that completely fits the disordered, obsessive-compulsive worldview of California bureaucrats.

October 9, 2024