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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

A graduate of Syracuse University, Jennifer Harper writes the daily Inside the Beltway column and provides additional coverage of breaking national news, plus long-term trends in politics, media issues, public opinion, popular culture, Hollywood foibles and “eureka” moments in health and science.

She has been a frequent broadcast commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, C-SPAN, Voice of America, Citadel Broadcasting, Talk Radio Network and other news organizations. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., Ms. Harper grew up in Texas and arrived in Washington in time for Watergate -- and has been tracking the political and media landscape ever since.

She is an active member of the American Federation of TV Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild. She has won 14 journalism awards during her years at The Washington Times.

To read Jennifer Harper's Inside the Beltway columns, click here. Contact her at jharper@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jennifer Harper

A comic book version of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's life will be on newsstands in November. (Image courtesy of Bluewater Productions)

Inside the Beltway

Yes, why not put out a comic book about Bill O'Reilly? The Fox News host gets cartoon biography treatment from publisher Bluewater Productions in "Political Power: Bill O'Reilly." Published October 25, 2010

Former President George W. Bush will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Nov. 9 with his new book, "Decision Points." (Photo courtesy of Crown Publishing Group)

Inside the Beltway

"Miss me yet?" The glow of President George W. Bush on the public radar is intensifying, powered by revelations in recently leaked WikiLeaks documents that chemical weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, thus neutralizing "leftist folklore" about the war in Iraq, says Newsbusters.com analyst Tom Blumer. Published October 24, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The difficult national discourse on ethnicity, terrorism and race jolts forward every so often, blasted by dangerous incidents or startling opinions, then ramped up in the hypersensitive press echo chamber. Juan Williams was the catalyst this week. Published October 21, 2010

This undated photo released by SeniorNet shows NPR news analyst Juan Williams. NPR News say it has terminated the contract of Mr. Williams after remarks he made about Muslims on the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. (AP Photo/SeniorNet, File)

NPR’s firing of Juan Williams sparks backlash

The hypersensitive media landscape has claimed another victim. Juan Williams, a 10-year veteran of NPR, was fired as a top news analyst on Wednesday night for remarks he made about Muslims during an appearance on Fox News. Published October 21, 2010

Glenn Beck speaks at his 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Inside the Beltway

A source has stepped forward with news that sales of "Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Teabagging of America" by The Washington Post's Dana Milbank were, well, tepid. Published October 20, 2010

Inside the Beltway

No, Mel Gibson has not retired in shame after public problems with a young girlfriend and a 2006 arrest for suspected drunken driving brought the conservative actor many woes. Published October 19, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Broadcasters can dream, can't they? Published October 18, 2010

Look for Julian Assange, founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, to be back in the news with a fresh set of classified documents.

Inside the Beltway

Brace for it. Julian Assange has stepped back in the news. Published October 17, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS Sarah Palin launches a Tea Party Express tour in Reno, Nev., on Saturday.

Inside the Beltway

Democrats love to dream that the "tea party" - in all its inconvenient truth - will suffer a "Sarah Palin meltdown," to use this week's partisan patois of choice. Well, dream on. Published October 14, 2010

There are 16 days until Jon Stewart's parody rally unfolds at the eastern end of the National Mall. (Graphic from Comedy Central)

Inside the Beltway

Ah, the coziness of the liberal media: In 16 days, brazen Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert insist they'll stage their dueling "tea party" parody rallies on the Mall. Published October 13, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Enough already. Among news organizations that have examined facts and rejected White House claims that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce used foreign money to fund political ads: the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, The Washington Post, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, the Hill, Powerline, the Daily Caller and Real Clear Politics. Published October 12, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The "Hollywood right" gets some red carpet glitter Tuesday evening with the premiere and press screening of "I Want Your Money," the smart and relentless documentary by independent filmmaker Ray Griggs that warns against President Obama's economic policies by contrasting the words and ideas of Mr. Obama and Ronald Reagan. Published October 11, 2010

Inside the Beltway

There are 22 days until the midterm election derby gets under way. Published October 10, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Campaign strategists should rethink their pitches to the very rich, who appear just as disillusioned by politics as the rest of America. Published October 7, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Claims from a new Pew Research Center poll that Hispanic voters have lost enthusiasm for the midterm elections may be premature. Published October 6, 2010

FAULKNER CAMPAIGN Michel Faulkner is picking up major endorsements in his bid to unseat Rep. Charles B. Rangel.

Inside the Beltway

Twenty-seven days and counting: As the midterm elections loom, Republicans are basking in positive favorability polls and the sense that independents are warming to their ways Published October 5, 2010

Media critic Kurtz quits Post for Daily Beast

Howard Kurtz, the longtime dean of print-media critics, has left his throne at The Washington Post to become Washington bureau chief of the Daily Beast. Published October 5, 2010

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, made an “unscheduled” stump speech recently at a Tucson business summit. (giffords.house.gov)

Inside the Beltway

The nation's most senior military officer comes to town to deliver a speech on economic policy to the local business community. Great. Published October 4, 2010

SOMA ARCHITECTS The edifice of the so-called "ground zero mosque" in New York has been compared to "Superman's fortress of solitude."

Inside the Beltway

The "ground zero mosque" has transitioned from a former Burlington Coat Factory to, uh, a space station. Published October 3, 2010

Inside the Beltway

OK. Thank you. Enough already with the news that Rahm Emanuel is leaving the White House to run for mayor of Chicago. Published September 30, 2010