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

Don’t assume Republican control of Congress will solve anything

The recent election results and a slew of survey data suggest that the Republicans will take control over the House in 2022. Published November 17, 2021

What did we commemorate on Veterans Day?

Last week, on November 11th, we celebrated Veterans Day here in the United States, mostly by posting happy pictures of fathers, brothers, uncles, sons, daughters, etc., on Facebook. Published November 14, 2021

Republicans got nothing for their infrastructure bill votes

In the wake of the disastrous vote by the 13 House Republicans for President Biden's "infrastructure" legislation, a lot of people are understandably angry. Published November 10, 2021

Lessons from the 2021 elections

How you assess the results of last Tuesday's elections depends in some measure on your personal biases. Published November 6, 2021

Republican State Leadership Committee helped pave the way to wins in Virginia

On Tuesday, Republicans in Virginia won all three statewide races (Governor, Lt. Governor, and. Attorney General) and, as importantly, regained control of the House of Delegates by picking up seven seats held by Democrats. Published November 3, 2021

Nobel Committee refuses to honor Trump and Pompeo’s Abraham Accords

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to two journalists -- Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov -- for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace." Published October 30, 2021

Virginia and New Jersey turn ugly for the Democrats

Govs. Terry McAuliffe and Phil Murphy seem to need a lot of help. Published October 27, 2021

Democrats’ time for magical energy thinking is over

Unfortunately for the United States, one of its political parties has become the home of magical thinking with respect to energy. Here's a hint: it's not the Republicans. Published October 23, 2021

Death awaits in Europe this winter

As Team Biden prepares to go to Glasgow at the end of October, it is worth noting that more than a few people in Europe will likely die this winter because of their governments' fixation on climate change. Published October 20, 2021

America’s strength doesn’t reside in the system, it resides in the people

Most of the public discourse in this country is about what is wrong, what needs fixing. This is as it should be. Things that are going well should be mostly left alone. Published October 17, 2021

Progressives want the State to own your child

The addition of suburban moms to the list of domestic terrorist threats seems a bit excessive, even for the crew that brought you Ruby Ridge and Waco. Published October 13, 2021

Republicans should be in favor of getting rid of the filibuster

This week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell postponed a legislative showdown over the debt ceiling and took one ugly and difficult chore off the plate of congressional Democrats by making a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Published October 9, 2021