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
The problems with the White House using foreign steel for its ballroom
This might seem like a simple story about hypocrisy, but a closer look suggests an even more important element.
‘God deserves all the glory’: Hegseth sparks controversy with faith-based message
When the rhetoric from Iranian theocrats and the Pentagon is effectively indistinguishable, the Defense Department is probably on the wrong track.
Iran war ceasefire teeters in face of disagreements over Lebanon and Strait of Hormuz
Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 203 people were killed in widespread Israeli strikes in central Beirut and other areas of Lebanon on Wednesday.
Trump’s genocidal threat to Iran may have caused irreparable damage
Trump’s threats diminished U.S. legitimacy and furnished our enemies with recruiting material.
Three ways the Supreme Court could upend the midterm elections
Multiple cases before the justices could remake rules on district boundaries, campaign finance and the eligibility of certain mail-in ballots.
The conspiratorial left needed proof Trump is a monster. They settled on Sascha Riley.
An Iraq War veteran “unlocked” new memories of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and the right-wing elite. A network of conspiracists took control of his fantastical story.
‘The nuclear button for the Vatican’: Pope Leo steps into the political fray
This week, Trump’s threats to end “civilization” in Iran prompted a move Vatican historians call extraordinarily rare.
Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration
The setback in Washington came after Anthropic already had prevailed in separate case focused on the same issues in San Francisco federal court.
‘I’m not gonna call him TACO’: Democrats choose their words carefully on Trump’s Iran ceasefire
Democrats are hesitant to make “Trump Always Chickens Out” jokes, given that the alternative to him making a deal could have been war crimes and genocide.
What we know about the U.S.-Iran ceasefire — and what could unravel it
Trump announced the two-week pause just before the deadline he set to wipe out the entire Iranian civilization. But very little seems to have been settled.
