Michael McKenna

The importance of elections and eating

As you pray over the food this Thanksgiving, the connection between prosperity, especially the bounty of the harvest, and society are worth noting.

Give thanks to God for everything in your life

In 1621, Richard Warren, almost certainly a refugee from debtors' prison, scuffled for his survival on the eastern edge of the North Atlantic with the Pilgrims at Plymouth.

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.

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.

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.

Lessons from the 2021 elections

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

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.

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."

Virginia and New Jersey turn ugly for the Democrats

Govs. Terry McAuliffe and Phil Murphy seem to need a lot of help.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Virginia voters can stop congressional Democrats’ entire legislative agenda

For progressives, takedown of infrastructure legislation makes perfect sense

Why are the progressives in the House prepared to turn down free money in the infrastructure legislation?

Time for Trump and GOP to get over 2020 election

The party and the man both need to get back into the fight and stop worrying about yesterday's game. The 2020 elections were lost.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ takeover of American health care

The reconciliation legislation has so many bad features, it is easy to lose track of some of them.

House Democrats voted for child slave labor (you read that right)

As we careen downhill towards the finish line of reconciliation/debt ceiling/FY 2022 appropriations, things happen that make you wonder.

Politicizing January 6th: Fences versus the Constitution

Last Thursday, in a bit of theater fit for our times, Congressional leadership ordered the fencing around the Capitol reinstalled, ostensibly to protect against the several dozen protestors anticipated on Saturday.