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
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Three service members were killed and five seriously wounded a day after President Donald Trump announced the launch of U.S. military action against Iran.
‘It’s fantastic’: Trump tells MS NOW he’s seen celebrations after Iran strikes
The interview with President Trump took place about 11 hours before the Pentagon announced the first U.S.military casualties of the war.
Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran’s counterattacks widen
Israel said eight people were killed and 28 wounded in a strike in the central town of Beit Shemesh, bringing the overall death toll in the country to 10.
How my fellow lawmakers and I can try to end Trump’s new ‘war’ in Iran
Only 27% of Americans support military action against Iran. Congress must give the people a voice.
Why so many non-Texans care about this Texas Democratic Senate primary
The race between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico presents a clear contrast.
My fellow Kansas lawmakers targeted trans people. They’ll end up hurting everybody.
The first part of this law immediately invalidated the driver’s licenses, state IDs and birth certificates for thousands of Kansas residents who have changed their gender marker on state documents legally.
How the Epstein files stopped me from rooting for my favorite NFL team
I can no longer in good conscience be a fan of the New York Giants as long as Steve Tisch remains a part of the team’s ownership group.
Americans deserve relief from the costs of Trumps illegal tariffs — Congress can help
Congress can pass a bipartisan law to help American businesses and taxpayers recover money lost under Trump’s illegal tariff system.
The fundamental flaw in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ against Iran
By launching “Operation Epic Fury” in Iran, the president may be sending the U.S. right back into the quagmire of regime change in the Middle East.
Who benefits from Trump’s ‘war’ in Iran? The answer is disturbingly clear
There’s no four-dimensional chess here. There’s just the president, and what we know he’s like.








