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
As Trump attacks Iran, his 2017 abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal looks even worse
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, one of Barack Obama’s greatest successes, is relevant anew given the ongoing conflict in Iran.
Why public skepticism of the offensive in Iran was inevitable — and entirely Trump’s fault
The president didn’t make the case for war. The resulting polling data was inevitable.
Iran conflict is Trump’s hour of reckoning — on many fronts
“Iran isn’t Venezuela,” former Pentagon official Michael Rubin, who served under the George W. Bush administration, told MS NOW.
The Trump doctrine: ‘The rest will be up to you’
Critics say President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran combines the worst of past U.S. military interventions.
What Iranians’ long history of protest shows about Trump’s calls for regime change
Bombs are not enough to change the government in Tehran. Neither is empty rhetoric from the U.S. president.
By mishandling the Epstein files, the DOJ made investigating sex crimes more difficult
By exposing survivors and shielding the identities of alleged co-conspirators, the Department of Justice has pushed more people toward the already prevalent belief that the justice system is fundamentally aligned to shield the powerful while further harming victims.
DHS still has $150 billion to spend on Trump’s deportation campaignÂ
Less than a year after Republicans approved $191 billion for immigration enforcement, the vast majority remains unspent — even as the administration pushes to build detention facilities and ramp up arrests.
Texas Republicans battle over the party’s soul. Democrats just want to win.
Two primaries, two very different questions about the future of politics in America’s biggest red state.
Fourth American service member killed in Iran conflict, U.S. Central Command says
The U.S. president lamented the deaths of U.S. service members on Sunday and conceded there “likely will be more.”
CIA secretly watched Khamenei for months before lethal attack in Iran
Shortly before Israel launched the fatal strike that killed the supreme leader, U.S. intelligence officials shared his whereabouts with their Israeli counterparts.
