Michael McKenna
Columns by Michael McKenna
America’s book burning: The time for silence about free thought and expression is over
There is an unfortunate and unhealthy debate raging over a book published by journalist Abigail Shrier about the surge in females under the age of 18 who have sought or are seeking medical interventions for gender reassignment. Published July 28, 2021
The importance of education in the Virginia governor’s race
July has been an eventful month for education in Virginia, although if you get your news from the mainstream media, you might have missed it. Published July 25, 2021
Eric Holder and Democrats’ gerrymandering
When it comes to gerrymandering -- the practice of representatives choosing their voters rather than voters choosing their representatives - there's a lot of propaganda out there. Published July 21, 2021
Republicans must vote no to the $3.5 trillion fleecing of U.S. taxpayers
Last week, the Democratic Party reaped the fruits of outsourcing its budget-writing to self-identified socialist Bernie Sanders. Published July 18, 2021
Florida Republicans lead way out of wilderness
In the wake of last year's election, there was a sense on the right that the Republicans would never win another election and that the nation was doomed to a bleak and ever-deteriorating future. Published July 14, 2021
‘Woke’ Fed, SEC care more about Democratic donors than the American public
Financial regulators should do their jobs and leave social engineering to Congress. Published July 11, 2021
America’s defense of Taiwan key to containment of Chinese communist regime
In June 1948, in an effort to bring Berlin to its knees, the Soviets closed off all ground access to the city. Published July 7, 2021
Greenpeace’s deceitful videos only expose the obvious about Exxon Mobil
Environmental group's trick videos of oil execs show company advocating for its interests, in no surprise to anyone Published July 3, 2021
COVID-19 lockdowns caused more deaths instead of reducing them, study finds
As we begin to pick through the rubble of the early days of the coronavirus, it is important that we assess our public health approaches to the disease. Published June 30, 2021
It’s time to call a slave a slave in China
An unwillingness to plainly describe and act on what is happening in China is betrayal, whether done by governments, companies or individuals. Published June 27, 2021
While celebrating June 19, remember that slavery still exists across the globe
It is good that the United States is celebrating the outcome of the Civil War again, after effectively trading President Lincoln's holiday for the Rev. Martin Luther King's holiday. Published June 23, 2021
Infrastructure bill mess shows why having a voter mandate matters
One of the problems with running a campaign about nothing, like the one run by President Biden, is that if you win, your mandate from the voters is to do nothing. Published June 19, 2021
Iowans fight back against government encroachment in opposing ethanol expansion mandate
Most gasoline sold in the United States is only about 90% gasoline. The other 10% is corn-based ethanol. Published June 16, 2021
Team Biden transforms into the ‘new Carter administration’
The Consumer Price Index report for May indicated a 5% increase in consumer prices over May 2020. The report suggests that the United States is on track to experience a 9.0% increase in consumer prices in 2021. Published June 12, 2021
Thanks to Manchin and moderate Dems, Biden administration slips into irrelevance
It was inevitable that President Biden's indifferent relationship to the truth eventually would catch up with him. At a recent event in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it did. Published June 9, 2021
Chinese communists too late to save regime with new birth policy
The Chinese Communist Party recently announced that it will now allow each family to have three children. Published June 5, 2021
Don’t believe the environmentalists’ hype
Recently, the environmental community and its allies in the media were in a tizzy over the change of two members of Exxon Mobil's board of directors. Published June 2, 2021
Expect Biden’s tax proposals to collapse
The good news today is that, despite the fears of some, the Biden administration is subject to the laws of entropy, decay, gravity and inertia. Published May 28, 2021
Culture wars are important to America and worth the political fight
Politics is downstream from culture. That insight, from the late Andrew Breitbart, is simple, true and powerful. Published May 26, 2021
Beware of Google’s interest in the electricity system
How excited would you be about the possibility of Google owning and operating your local electric utility? Or controlling how electricity gets to you? Published May 21, 2021
