Michael McKenna
Columns by Michael McKenna
California decides what cars and trucks Americans can buy
On August 25th, an obscure but powerful agency - the California Air Resources Board - voted to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars and trucks in California by 2035. Published September 7, 2022
President Biden’s fear of irrelevancy
President Joe Biden's speech last Thursday, in which he declared war on those who voted against him in 2020, gave us a peek into the actual status of the 2022 election cycle. Published September 5, 2022
Who is the real threat, Biden or Republicans?
President Joe Biden is going to Philadelphia on Thursday to talk about democracy in America and its challenges. Published August 31, 2022
The Constitution’s simple but powerful preamble frames the nation’s governance, liberties
As we careen toward the end of the 2022 campaign season, a season now marked by one political party trying its best to disqualify the other party as fascists, it might be worthwhile to reflect on the preamble -- or mission statement -- of the Constitution and the collective and communal nature of the government that it created. Published August 30, 2022
The real polarization in the United States
By shifting the burden of paying back $20,000 from each person who incurred student loan debt to taxpayers, Team Biden exacerbated the political polarization of the United States. Published August 27, 2022
Failed energy policies are already killing people
There were two bits of news last week from the energy world that gave us a peek into the dangerous delusions about energy and how they have led to death. Published August 24, 2022
2022 midterm elections’ survey results less precise, more propaganda
Recently, the average of surveys indicated that the previously substantial Republican lead in the House generic ballot test had shrunk to just .1%. Published August 20, 2022
Who’s above the law? How about Hunter Biden, Hillary Clinton and BLM rioters, for starters
Recently, we have had to endure a series of reminders that "no person is above the law" from a batch of folks, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Rep. Mike Turner. Published August 17, 2022
China and the theft, weaponization of intellectual property
Texas A&M apparently has evaluated Chinese and Russian agreements of all kinds and decided that some of those partnerships posed risks that scientists might steal technology on behalf of another country. Published August 13, 2022
Congress is broken. It can be fixed
The routine avoidance of regular order and process is a cancer on the Congress. Published August 10, 2022
The misnamed Inflation Reduction Act: A pointless giveaway to special interests
There has some talk among the legacy media about how recent legislative victories might give President Biden and congressional Democrats new momentum and help them hold onto their majority, at least in the Senate. Published August 6, 2022
Bill Russell would be appalled by today’s NBA
Last Sunday, the greatest basketball player of all time, William Felton Russell, died at the age of 88. Published August 3, 2022
Alito, Kavanaugh break down Roe’s ‘egregiously wrong’ interpretation of Constitution
The recently completed term of the U.S. Supreme Court was perhaps the most extraordinary one in memory. The high court addressed numerous constitutional issues, including the scope of the Second Amendment, religious freedom, the reach of the administrative state and, perhaps most importantly, the question of which level of government should regulate abortion. Published August 2, 2022
Tiffany Smiley: A fearless mom in the state of Washington
Tiffany Smiley, currently running to represent Washington State in the U. S. Senate, is busy living the American Dream. Published July 31, 2022
Why Republicans are having trouble closing the deal with the 2022 midterms
There were two recent votes in Congress that give us some insight into why, despite the epic failings of Team Biden, the elections in November are still very much an open question. Published July 27, 2022
Preserve and protect U.S. Constitution from all enemies
A few days ago, a columnist over at Washington's other newspaper decided that the rapidly growing national conservatism movement was not his favorite flavor. Published July 23, 2022
Why the Jan. 6 committee is doomed to fail
The Jan. 6 committee is not really a committee of Congress like normal people understand that term, nor is it an arm of the judiciary, nor is it restrained by things like rules of evidence. Published July 20, 2022
Justice Gorsuch lays out Constitution’s separation of powers with remarkable clarity
Given the constitutional significance of the Supreme Court's decision last month in West Virginia v. EPA, in which the high court reasserted the essential nature of the government's separation of powers, it is worth sharing the remarkable clarity of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch's concurrence. Published July 19, 2022
Celebrating 40 years at The Washington Times
On May 16, 1982, the media world was dominated by the editors and other gatekeepers at just a handful of major media organizations. Published July 15, 2022
Biden’s diminished physical and mental capacities pose a risk to the nation
A couple of recent surveys make it obvious that voters are clear-eyed about President Biden's capabilities and deficiencies. Published July 13, 2022
