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Monica Crowley

Monica Crowley

mcrowley@washingtontimes.com

Monica Crowley was a columnist for The Washington Times.

Articles by Monica Crowley

Trump Energy Policy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Unleashing the energy sector

Given the historically significant pressures on the Republican Party in the midterm elections, there were two major things that saved the GOP's bacon: The thunderous star power of President Trump and the booming economy he has delivered.

November 28, 2018
Illustration on the "Trump Effect" by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

What the midterms mean for Trump, the Democrats and the 2020 race

Now that the 2018 midterm election is over, one thing is clear: This wasn't simply a referendum on President Trump. It was also a referendum on the Democrats, the left and the media. And the split-decision results carry significant consequences.

November 7, 2018
Central American migrants making their way to the U.S. cling to the trucks of drivers who offered them free rides, as they arrive to Tapachula, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the Guatemala-Mexico border, about 5,000 Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border Sunday in southern Mexico. Associated Press photo

Donald Trump calls the bluff of the left-wing mobs

Another day, another mob du jour. The latest mob is the biggest of them all: Thousands of Central Americans, armed with child pawns and spurious asylum claims, marching inexorably toward our southern border.

October 24, 2018
Princess Diana

Why Diana’s death mattered

Twenty years ago, I sat in the greenroom of a major television network, watching the funeral procession of Princess Diana with several others, including a well-respected national anchorman. A deeply moving sight unfolded onscreen: the casket of the most famous woman in the world being drawn through the streets of London, trailed by her devastated sons, as millions of people watched in solemn silence along the cortege route and around the world.

September 3, 2017
Illustration on Trump and the "blue collar" American by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Donald Trump and the art of getting it done

President-elect Donald Trump is already getting so much done so seamlessly that he's conveying the attitude of Reese Witherspoon's character, Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde," when she informs a skeptic that she's been admitted to Harvard Law School: "What, like it's hard?"

December 7, 2016
Illustration on Americans stopping Obama's agenda by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Obama’s party and its bitter reckoning

Eight years ago, the Democratic Party gambled that a young, inexperienced but charismatic senator could deliver the presidency and with it, sustained national electoral success. They were half-right: They got the presidency but lost the country.

November 30, 2016
Illustration on gratitude for a new start by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Gratitude for a second chance for this exceptional nation

There are two particularly quintessential American holidays: Independence Day, when we celebrate our declaration of independence from the British, which began the most successful experiment in human liberty ever conducted. And Thanksgiving, when we offer appreciation for the wondrous blessings in our individual lives and in the life of the nation.

November 23, 2016
Illustration on the Obama presidency by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Donald Trump and the real black swan event

The election of Donald Trump as president has been regarded by some as a black swan event: an extremely rare occurrence so unexpected and consequential that it generates stunning changes in the existing order.

November 16, 2016
Illustration on Hillary's redistributionist intentions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton will finish economic redistribution Obama started

The political firestorms of the past week -- the 2005 tape of Donald Trump uttering crass statements about women, WikiLeaks' disclosure of thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails revealing her two-faced hypocrisy, the appearance at the second presidential debate of several women who have accused Bill Clinton of rape and sexual assault, Mr. Trump's comeback debate performance -- have obscured one critically important truth.

October 12, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Donald Trump’s secret weapon for Debate No. 2

One of the biggest ironies of the first presidential debate is that Donald Trump's reluctance to aggressively attack Hillary Clinton has now given him the license to fully do so.

October 5, 2016
Illustration on Hillary Clinton's pessimistic view of America by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The real reason Donald Trump won the debate

Four years ago, you could have almost seen Bill Clinton's thought bubble as he watched Barack Obama's weak and listless performance against Mitt Romney during the first presidential debate: "I can't believe we lost to this guy."

September 28, 2016