Michael McKenna
Columns by Michael McKenna
Tax the billionaires: They are not your friends
Everyone on the right is all excited about Elon Musk buying Twitter, but would be wise to reserve judgment about whether that will ultimately be a good thing. Published April 27, 2022
No, Disney’s freedom of speech wasn’t violated. Neither was yours.
Since the state of Florida dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement District, partly in response to Disney's opposition to legislation precluding teachers from talking about sex and gender with kindergarteners, there has been a steady drumbeat from those who contend that Disney's freedom of speech has been violated. Published April 26, 2022
The Business Roundtable wants to raise your taxes
Last Tuesday, in perhaps the most remarkable instance of political tone-deafness ever the Business Roundtable decided that promoting a thriving economy included being in favor of a fat, new energy tax on consumers. Published April 21, 2022
Hypocritical and greedy New York Times can’t quit Trump
This week, The New York Times announced that they hired Michael Bender, formerly of The Wall Street Journal, to be their new reporter on what they describe as former President Donald Trump and the "Trumpism" beat. Published April 20, 2022
Impeaching Biden would be a mistake
Impeaching President Biden is a terrible idea. Impeachment is and should be reserved for high crimes and misdemeanors, not for policy differences. Published April 16, 2022
God or madman: The awesome story of Jesus, an obscure Jewish carpenter
This coming weekend, the world's 2.5 billion Christians will celebrate -- emphasis on "celebrate" -- the torture, execution and resurrection of an obscure Jewish carpenter. Published April 13, 2022
We’re better than communist China
Sometimes Americans' competitive nature requires that we think of our current rivals as much, much more impressive than they actually are. Published April 9, 2022
The 2020 election is over and it’s time to move on
Former President Donald Trump never tires of talking about the legitimacy of the 2020 elections. Fair enough. However, the reality is that the election is finished, and the winner has been certified. Published April 6, 2022
Mike Pence makes strong opening bid for president with Freedom Agenda
Last week, Mike Pence and his experienced team at Advancing American Freedom released their thoughts about what the Republicans need to do in the event they ever again control some portion of the federal government. Published April 3, 2022
We need to reassess the conduct of the CIA, FBI, DHS and DOJ
In 1975, Sen. Frank Church, a Democrat from Idaho, gaveled in a new committee constructed specifically to examine legal and other transgressions engaged in by the CIA and other elements of the American foreign policy apparatus. Published March 30, 2022
Voters reject Team Biden’s energy policies
There has been a lot of talk lately about rising energy prices, the supposed energy transition and the federal government mandating electric vehicles. Published March 26, 2022
Lia Thomas and Rachel Levine are men
Last week, Adm. Rachel Levine and Lia Thomas -- both of whom are men in any measurable, objective way -- were given awards specifically designated for women and denominated as awards for women. Published March 23, 2022
Yale law students and Putin line up against free speech
The students at Yale Law School and Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine have recently given us a peek into the troubled relationship that some have with free speech. Published March 19, 2022
What China is learning from Biden’s response to the invasion of Ukraine
What lessons is the acquisitive and aggressive communist regime in China taking from the war in Ukraine and our response to the equally acquisitive and aggressive Russians? Published March 16, 2022
Team Biden gaslights us on energy prices
Over the next few months, Team Biden will try to convince us that the answer to rising energy prices is to accelerate the rush toward alternative sources of energy (wind and solar). Published March 11, 2022
Why are we all watching the war in Ukraine?
The invasion of Ukraine has turned out to be pretty good television and great media content. Ratings for both cable and network news have increased dramatically. Published March 9, 2022
America’s energy problem was not the death of the Keystone pipeline
In the last few weeks, much of the rhetoric about energy has focused on the president's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline and his de facto suspension of new oil and gas leases. Published March 5, 2022
The confidence of Sen. Rick Scott
Representative government is pretty simple. Candidates explain to voters what they will try to do once in office. Voters decide whether they think those things are good or bad and proceed accordingly. Published March 2, 2022
The end days of climate hysteria
In the last few weeks, it seems as if the entire intellectual and propaganda infrastructure of climate alarmism has crumpled. Published February 26, 2022
Patrick Morrisey: The most consequential West Virginian
Many people no doubt believe that Senate Democrat Joe Manchin is the West Virginian who will have the greatest influence on national policy and the federal government in the coming years. Maybe. Maybe not. Published February 23, 2022
