Michael McKenna
Columns by Michael McKenna
Congress should get a raise as well as term limits
The bad news, as always, is that another presidential election cycle is upon us. The good news is that means we are finally getting some new ideas injected into the civic debate. Published March 29, 2023
Rule of law on the ballot in Wisconsin Supreme Court justice runoff election
The most interesting and perhaps most important single political campaign in 2023 is occurring right now over the seventh and decisive seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Published March 25, 2023
Wall Street ESG ‘goon squad’ a direct threat to economic freedom
Last Monday, President Biden came down squarely on the side of those who believe that all investing should include the left's preferences with respect to environmental, social and governance considerations. Published March 22, 2023
Team Biden may as well be a bunch of Soviets
A lot of energy has been expended on debating whether the Silicon Valley Bank rescue was a bailout. Published March 17, 2023
Banning gas and diesel-powered cars and trucks a really bad idea
A few weeks ago, UC Davis issued a report about the likely outcome of attempts to mandate electric vehicles or ban their competitors, cars and trucks powered by gasoline or diesel fuel. Published March 15, 2023
Gov. Dunleavy and the Last Frontier: How worshiping extreme environmentalism is hurting Alaska
Mike Dunleavy, a true son of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and one of the last American pioneers, has one of the more challenging and great jobs in American governance. Published March 10, 2023
Tucker Carlson blows up left’s Jan. 6 narrative
On Monday, Fox News' Tucker Carlson opened his show with the first of what are likely to be many segments examining how the public was misled about what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. Published March 8, 2023
Pence fails to see nuance in Ukraine war, sides with military-industrial complex
A few days ago, former Vice President Mike Pence said: "There can be no room in the leadership of the Republican Party for apologists for Putin. There can only be room for champions of freedom." Published March 4, 2023
Fifth-term Rep. French Hill realistic but clear about what Congress’ priorities should be
Members of Congress typically bring life experiences to the job. Among the more expansive experiences are those of French Hill, a fifth-term Republican congressman from Arkansas. Published March 1, 2023
EPA holds back climate change progress by slow-walking state permits
Shortly after being elected, President Biden announced that it was his goal for the U.S. electricity system to be "net zero" with respect to carbon dioxide emissions by 2035. Published February 26, 2023
Team Biden: World first, America last
Sometimes you wonder if those who lead the federal government are on your side. Published February 22, 2023
You get what you voted for: Democrat-controlled states are raising taxes, squandering surpluses
The 2022 elections had more deleterious effects than just leaving Team Biden (mostly) in charge of the federal government. Published February 18, 2023
Google’s intrusion into your life now includes the electricity system
Google has made it clear that it wants to disrupt places where regulators of electricity are tied to voters in some material way. Published February 15, 2023
FBI should focus on crime, not law-abiding citizens
It turns out that the once respected and admired FBI has started to watch the dangerous radicals who attend the Tridentine Latin Mass on the regular. Published February 11, 2023
Feds can’t manage budgets or secure borders, yet they want to tell us which stoves and cars to buy
The federal government, which for decades has failed to pass budgets on time, balance those budgets, win wars or secure borders, has recently been on a spree of incompetence. Published February 8, 2023
Republicans stripping Ilhan Omar from her committee seat compromises free speech
The new management in the House of Representatives has decided it would rather not have Rep. Ilhan Omar sitting on the Foreign Relations Committee. Published February 5, 2023
Hysterical Team Biden always on the defense
In case you wonder whether elections matter at this late date in the republic, there was a startling bit of confirming evidence this week. Published February 1, 2023
Republicans in twilight: RNC vote reflects era of institutional complacency
It is not at all obvious that those who run the Republican Party wish their own voters or the party itself well. Published January 27, 2023
United States losing its will to live
The Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group recently released a book about the economic challenges facing the United States. One challenge on which they focused was the specter of U.S. population decline. Published January 25, 2023
What a House Select Committee can do about China
A few days ago, the Center for Strategic and International Studies made public the results of war games that sought to predict what would happen if communist China invaded Taiwan. Published January 21, 2023
