David Keene

Editor at Large — David Keene, a trusted adviser to presidents, a longtime champion of personal liberty and one of conservatism’s most respected voices, is the former opinion editor of The Washington Times. An author, columnist and fixture on national television, Mr. Keene has championed conservative causes for more than five decades while offering advice to Republican presidents and countless candidates. He additionally served as chairman of the American Conservative Union and president of the National Rifle Association. He can be reached at me@davidakeene.com.

Columns by David Keene

Illustration on leftist assaults on OAN (One America News) by Greg Groesch/ The Washington Times

The left’s assault on conservative news network One America News

Is it any wonder that one of the few issues that brings Republicans, Democrats, conservatives and liberals together these days is hostility to Silicon Valley's overwhelming reach into almost everything that goes on in this country? Published January 31, 2022

COVID-19 and Travel illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Traveling in the time of COVID-19

Americans contemplating international travel may find themselves trapped either here or, assuming they make it out, in a foreign country and unable to return. Published January 20, 2022

Democratic Party led by wealthy elites illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Democratic Party no longer represents the working class

My dad spent most of his working life as a union organizer and served for a decade as president of the Rockford, Illinois, Labor Council. Published December 29, 2021

Woke Prosecutor Rachel Rollins Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Kamala Harris backs Rachael Rollins, a woke prosecutor who is soft on crime

Two weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris finally did something for which she will be remembered. Published December 16, 2021

Alec Baldwin performs emcee duties at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Alec Baldwin shooting proves progressives protect their own

This year's Ripple of Hope Awards Ceremony in New York City will be run by master of ceremony icon Alec Baldwin, a sign that Baldwin is being readmitted into the ranks of the acceptable with open arms. Published December 13, 2021

Lowered to half-staff in honor of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, flags fly in the breeze at sunrise on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Bob Dole: The Greatest Generation

Bob Dole loved and lived for politics. Published December 6, 2021

John Kerry Compliance with Chinese Inhumanity Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

John Kerry needs to go

It's time for President Biden to fire his "climate guy." Published November 19, 2021

Coup in Guinea Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Guinea may finally be on the road to democracy and stability

The September 5th coup in the tiny African nation of Guinea was roundly condemned internationally as a setback on Guinea's road to democratic reform but was greeted in the country itself far differently. Published November 16, 2021

Cargo Union and Supply Chain Problems Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s supply chain problems are real, and only getting worse

As the COVID-19 pandemic weakens, Americans are discovering that store shelves are often empty. Published November 8, 2021

Gun Control Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Alec Baldwin needs NRA training

When I was first elected to the Board of the National Rifle Association in 2000, I had the honor of taking a seat beside some of the people I had previously only been able to admire from a distance. Published November 3, 2021

McAuliffe Campaign Shattered Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

McAuliffe doesn’t live in the same world as voters do

When Terry McAuliffe declared for governor last December, Democrats in and out of Virginia saw him as a slam duck winner over Republican Glenn Youngkin. Published November 1, 2021

China Security Cancels Critics Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

China views critics as terrorists and criminals

If you have hinted that you believe the COVID-19 virus may have escaped from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, or spoken favorably about Taiwan, Beijing's security forces are coming after you. Published September 21, 2021

Illustration on America's support for Taiwan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Will the U.S. risk war with China to defend Taiwan?

Communist China has been threatening for years to regain control of Taiwan by any means necessary. Published August 19, 2021

Gun Activist David Chipman Nominated for ATF Chief Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Anti-gun lobbyist David Chipman unsuited to run the ATF

Imagine the uproar if Donald Trump or George W. Bush had appointed an NRA lobbyist to head the ATF. Liberals, Democrats, and the media would have gone nuts. Published August 10, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after the Democrats' policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How hypocrisy thrives when an opposing political party abuses power

The political posturing by the enablers of both parties proves once again that power is as corrupting as Lord Acton warned back in 1887. Published June 14, 2021

Illustration on keeping cultural trends out of business by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Keeping business focused on business rather than woke politics

The muckrakers and trust busters of an earlier day demanded government regulation of corporations they saw as essentially evil. Published June 9, 2021

Illustration on the increased challenges to police by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The price police pay to protect Americans

There are fewer cops on the streets in our major cities today than in the 1990s, and there will be fewer still next year. Published June 7, 2021

Illustration on Supreme Court packing by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Progressives kick off campaign to ‘reform’ Supreme Court

The "progressive" campaign to "reform" the Supreme Court kicked off last week with the first meeting of "The President's Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States." Published May 24, 2021

Baltimore Body Count and Gun Violence Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Urban progressives ramp up efforts to ‘defund’ the police

Progressives have learned that ideas and policies have consequences ... and those consequences can be deadly. Published May 11, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, holds a news conference, Thursday, March 25, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

Liberal Democrats’ push to repeal ‘SALT’ tax cap will only benefit wealthy

Former President Trump's Tax Cuts & Jobs Acts put a $10,000 cap on how much a federal taxpayer could deduct for state and local taxes paid. Published April 19, 2021