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 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. He's a two-time winner of the Southern California Journalism Award for investigative reporting on criminal justice issues. Find him on Bluesky and Threads.
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman Mohyeldin is a co-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."
Latest Columns
Trump’s surprising admission shows his ‘Art of the Deal’ is dead
Trump says that Iran giving up its highly enriched uranium isn’t “necessary.” Wait, what?
New Trump financial records raise fresh concerns about his anti-immigrant crackdown
The president’s latest financial disclosures show he purchased stock in companies his administration is involved with, including Palantir.
There’s one clear way to handle Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS
There’s a clear and easy legal option: staying the case. The government should do that.
Trump infuriates far-right influencers by touting Chinese land ownership
Prominent conservatives were apoplectic after the president contradicted himself by vocally supporting Chinese ownership of American farmland.
The bone-chilling disregard for prosecutorial conduct that led to Murdaugh’s overturned conviction
As a former defense attorney, I’ve seen bad behavior like that of South Carolina Colleton County Clerk Rebecca Hill play out in court all too often.
Trump wanted China to bail him out. That was never going to happen.
The White House’s rosy assumptions about Beijing’s interests do not correspond with reality.
Maryland Senate leader needs to listen to his party on redistricting push
Maryland state Sen. Bill Ferguson is facing increasing pressure from members of his party as he drags his feet on redistricting to counter Republican gerrymandering.
Trump’s polls just passed a historic low
The president is now more unpopular than Joe Biden ever was.
In pursuit of a Jim Crow gerrymander, Georgia’s governor calls another special session
Gov. Brian Kemp called for a redistricting session — Georgia’s third in five years — in an effort to draw more Republican-friendly districts ahead of the 2028 elections.
Trump DOJ takes victory lap after sentencing of white supremacist caught under Biden
A 22-year-old, who called himself “commander butcher” and plotted attacks on various minority groups nationwide, pleaded guilty and got 15 years in prison.
