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Michael McKenna

Michael McKenna

Michael McKenna, a columnist for The Washington Times, is the president of MWR Strategies. He was most recently a deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House. He can be reached at mike@mwrstrat.com.

Columns by Michael McKenna

Illustration on stopping China's intellectual theft of the West's assets by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, while standing from left are Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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

Jan. 6 committee is doomed to fail illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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

Democrats Gas (Energy) Tax Idea Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Desperate Democrats start pressing for energy taxes

Everything made, everything transported and everything that keeps people warm or provides electricity invariably involves the use of natural gas, oil or coal. No matter where or when it is imposed, a "carbon dioxide" tax is a tax on energy. Published July 9, 2022

Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Fourth of July truly worth celebrating

Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July and not the 17th of September - the day in 1787 that the Constitution was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention? Published July 3, 2022

Biden's Energy Policy Charade Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s energy policy charades

President Joe Biden recently proposed suspending the federal gas tax for three months, the latest in a long line of failed efforts to convince the American people that he cares about high gasoline prices. Published June 24, 2022