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Michael McKenna

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

Liberal Democrats in Minnesota illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Tim Walz isn’t the only knucklehead in Minnesota

President Trump, doing what God created him to do, has dominated the news cycle for the last three months, so one can be forgiven for not following what has been happening in Minnesota. Published February 9, 2025

Out-of-control federal government spending consequences illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Money is really what matters in Washington

A few years back, I was talking to about three dozen Republican Senate staff members about the size of government. I asked them how much the federal government had spent in the previous fiscal year. Published January 27, 2025

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a media availability on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Democrats have a Patty Murray problem

President Trump has launched his second term without any of the resistance or mayhem that characterized the first few months of his first term. Published January 22, 2025

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. Published 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. Published 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. Published December 11, 2024