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
‘Shamefully stupid’: Critics blast U.S. move to lift Iran oil sanctions
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the Trump administration is giving the Iranian regime “a financial lifeline.”
The Infowars era of MAGA media is dead — and making room for something darker
Only after Trump leaves the stage, and the MAGA movement fades with him, will Infowars truly be gone.
An air power expert explains why Iran is more powerful now than before the war
Regime change via air power has a very, very poor track record.
Audi Crooks is a generational talent — no matter what critics say about her body
When an athlete like Crooks comes on the scene, some critics would rather lean into fatphobia than admit much of what we’ve been taught about body size and fitness is wrong.
Iran says its Natanz nuclear facility has been hit in an airstrike
There was no radiation leakage, according to the official Iranian news agency Mizan.
Secretive deal leaves deportees from the U.S. stuck in Equatorial Guinea with ‘no more hope’
At least seven African nations have signed deals with the U.S. to facilitate deportations of third-country nationals.
Judge rules Pentagon press policy unconstitutional
The ruling is a major blow to the Trump administration’s effort to heavily restrict media coverage.
Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims
The civil trial in San Francisco centered on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Musk took control of Twitter.
Trump’s next Smithsonian target: A future women’s history museum
House Republicans passed a legislative amendment that could prohibit the inclusion of transgender women in a future Smithsonian women’s history museum.
Trump is planning a Christian ‘revival’ for America’s 250th anniversary
Let there be no doubt: The president is using the milestone celebration to promote far-right evangelism and Trump-centric Christianity.
