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’s Iran war drags on, Republicans urge patience
President Donald Trump has changed his timeline on Iran repeatedly, and Republicans continue to stand by.
Trump DOJ drops probe of Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell
The decision removes an obstacle to Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Powell, Kevin Warsh.
With just one approval, Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ program is off to an embarrassing start
It appears the vaunted White House initiative is off to a slow start, which is problematic for a couple of key reasons.
It took 16 years, but new polling shows Democrats regaining an advantage on the economy
Despite decades of evidence, polls have consistently shown Republicans with an edge on the economy. Under Trump, that’s finally changing.
Trump and RFK Jr. pick a losing fight over arithmetic, defend a ‘different’ kind of math
To hear the president tell it, people with calculators can have their way of crunching numbers, but this White House prefers a different approach.
Guess who’s coming to dinner? The guy you’ll see in court
President Donald Trump plans to dine on Saturday night with some of the news organizations he’s currently battling in court, setting up a potentially awkward conversation around the table.
Trump did shockingly well with one voting bloc in 2024. Now that support is spiraling.
New data deals a blow to the theory that Trump fundamentally realigned Latino voting patterns.
Not even Trump’s aides can keep up with his constantly changing messaging on the war
President Trump has offered contradictory timelines, threats and extensions. His aides have to explain all of it.
The U.S. and Iran are fighting an economic war. Experts say Iran may win it.
The U.S. and Iran are each trying to trigger economic damage to make the other side relent. The standoff risks worsening the damage across the global economy.
Millions of Americans may qualify for Canadian citizenship under new law
A change to Canada’s citizenship rules is opening the door for Americans with ancestral ties to claim dual citizenship.
