MS NOW Daily Columnists
Zeeshan Aleem
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MS NOW. He primarily writes about politics and foreign policy.
Jacques Berlinerblau
Jacques Berlinerblau is a professor of Jewish civilization at Georgetown University.
Hayes Brown
Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MS NOW. He focuses on politics and policymaking at the federal level, including Congress and the White House.
Anthea Butler
Anthea Butler is a professor of religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Michael A. Cohen
Michael Cohen is an MS NOW columnist. He is also the publisher of the newsletter Truth and Consequences and hosts the weekly podcast That ‘70s Movie Podcast.
Jarvis DeBerry
Jarvis DeBerry is an opinion editor for MS NOW Daily. He was previously editor-in-chief at the Louisiana Illuminator and a columnist and deputy opinion editor at The Times-Picayune.
Anthony L. Fisher
Anthony L. Fisher is a senior editor and opinion columnist for MS NOW, often covering free speech, civil liberties and extremism. He was previously the senior opinion editor for The Daily Beast and a politics columnist for Business Insider.
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman Mohyeldin is a host of "‘The Weekend: Primetime" and an MS NOW political analyst.
Symone D. Sanders Townsend
Symone D. Sanders Townsend is an author and a co-host of "The Weeknight."
Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes is an MS NOW contributor and the author of the newsletter "To the Contrary."
Latest Columns
Major companies are funding Trump’s Christian nationalist event
Several well-known companies have signed on as sponsors of Trump’s plans to celebrate America’s upcoming 250th anniversary.
Arrest of pardoned Jan. 6 rioter adds to embarrassing trend for White House
A Capitol rioter and a MAGA influencer photographed with the president were among more than 250 people arrested in a prostitution sting, a Florida sheriff said.
The mifepristone ruling could bring Trump’s high-wire act on abortion crashing down
A new order from the Fifth Circuit threatens to upend the uneasy post-Roe equilibrium.
Americans are unhappy with Trump’s economy of choice
The biggest headwinds facing consumers and businesses alike are the direct result of White House policy.
With the help of Congress and AI, the surveillance state is being turbocharged
The U.S. is seeing the growth of a surveillance apparatus no previous generation of Americans would recognize as compatible with the Bill of Rights.
Oversight Democrat: ‘Hard to believe’ Ghislaine Maxwell’s ex-boyfriend was unaware of crimes
Rep. James Walkinshaw said that “the most common phrase” he heard from Ted Waitt during his testimony last week was “I don’t recall.”
Blanche’s AG audition gets more bizarre with comment about mandatory IDs at restaurants
His claim that people need to show ID “every time you walk into a restaurant” was foolish, but it’s part of an effort to impress his audience of one.
The Bahamas taps Roger Stone and CJ Pearson as lobbyists
Self-styled “America First” influencers keep taking on gigs in which they serve as foreign agents.
How Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos helped turn the Met Gala into a caricature of itself
In 2026, the Met Gala has become a symbol of American culture: gutted of meaning, pandering to the billionaire class, publicity for the sake of publicity.
