Michael McKenna
Columns by Michael McKenna
If you want to solve immigration crisis, put business executives in jail
The great Roman judge Lucius Cassius, who lived in the first century B.C., routinely sought to cut to the heart of a case or controversy by asking "cui bono?" ("who benefits?"). Published May 10, 2023
Florida is a model for conservatives to win again
We interrupt the usual news of Washington to report that, back in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican legislature just wrapped up a productive legislative session. Published May 7, 2023
How long is long enough? Time for term limits for professional officeholders
Earlier this week, Ben Cardin, Maryland Democrat, announced he was not going to run for a fourth term in the Senate, deciding, one supposes, that being in public office for a mere 56 years is enough. Published May 3, 2023
The 2024 presidential race begins: Will it be a repeat of 2020?
Recently, there has been a rash of informative polling focused on the 2024 presidential campaign. Published April 30, 2023
Biden’s ‘freedom’ campaign favorable to Republicans
In announcing his intention to seek reelection, President Biden extended two great courtesies to voters. Published April 26, 2023
White House is doing its best to help Speaker McCarthy
In its haste to humiliate and marginalize Mr. Manchin over what it thought were unnecessarily restrictive provisions in the legislation, the Biden administration might have played itself into a disaster. Published April 22, 2023
Chinese Communist Party cash ultimately corrupts both Democrats and Republicans
Earlier this week, Rep. Jason Smith, Missouri Republican and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, gaveled in a hearing on countering China's trade and investment agenda. Published April 19, 2023
Silence is not an option in long march to pro-life America
The Republican Party and the pro-life cause have recently enjoyed a series of victories in the judicial arena (Dobbs) and suffered a series of setbacks (the latest in Wisconsin) in the electoral arena. Published April 16, 2023
Democrats want to run against Trump in 2024
Despite his best efforts, former President Donald Trump is in a good spot with respect to the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Published April 12, 2023
Who’s to blame for the Republican loss of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court?
Republicans moderated or muddied their message on life and lost anyway. Published April 9, 2023
Have a reverent Good Friday and Easter Sunday
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 5, 2023
Holy Week reminder, dwell on love, not loss
Fretting about the amount of time we have with those we love is pointless. The best thing we can do is to love whoever God has put in our path for as long as they remain with us. Published March 31, 2023
Congress should get a raise as well as term limits
The bad news, as always, is that another presidential election cycle is upon us. The good news is that means we are finally getting some new ideas injected into the civic debate. Published March 29, 2023
Rule of law on the ballot in Wisconsin Supreme Court justice runoff election
The most interesting and perhaps most important single political campaign in 2023 is occurring right now over the seventh and decisive seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Published March 25, 2023
Wall Street ESG ‘goon squad’ a direct threat to economic freedom
Last Monday, President Biden came down squarely on the side of those who believe that all investing should include the left's preferences with respect to environmental, social and governance considerations. Published March 22, 2023
Team Biden may as well be a bunch of Soviets
A lot of energy has been expended on debating whether the Silicon Valley Bank rescue was a bailout. Published March 17, 2023
Banning gas and diesel-powered cars and trucks a really bad idea
A few weeks ago, UC Davis issued a report about the likely outcome of attempts to mandate electric vehicles or ban their competitors, cars and trucks powered by gasoline or diesel fuel. Published March 15, 2023
Gov. Dunleavy and the Last Frontier: How worshiping extreme environmentalism is hurting Alaska
Mike Dunleavy, a true son of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and one of the last American pioneers, has one of the more challenging and great jobs in American governance. Published March 10, 2023
Tucker Carlson blows up left’s Jan. 6 narrative
On Monday, Fox News' Tucker Carlson opened his show with the first of what are likely to be many segments examining how the public was misled about what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. Published March 8, 2023
Pence fails to see nuance in Ukraine war, sides with military-industrial complex
A few days ago, former Vice President Mike Pence said: "There can be no room in the leadership of the Republican Party for apologists for Putin. There can only be room for champions of freedom." Published March 4, 2023
