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
Final 2 soldiers killed in Kuwait attack identified
The service members were killed in an unmanned attack, and the Pentagon said the incident is being investigated.
The strike on an Iranian girls’ school exposes the hypocrisy of Trump’s war on Iran
The funerals of elementary school students are a reminder that women and girls are often among the first to bear the burden of political violence.
Why North Carolina’s state elections are a warning to 2028 Democratic presidential contenders
Progressive candidates in the pivotal swing state walloped several centrist incumbents who collaborated with Republicans on culture war issues.
The depressing male phenomenon at the center of this season’s ‘Love Is Blind’ viral drama
Sure, “Love Is Blind” is designed to be the TV-equivalent of an emotional dumpster fire. But the maturity gap so apparent in this season has touched a collective nerve.
Texas primaries highlight MAGA world’s voter suppression plans
The voting system behind Tuesday’s chaotic and confusing Democratic primaries in Texas is key to the MAGA movement’s antidemocratic scheming.
Kristi Noem’s alarming misinterpretation of the Constitution
In congressional testimony, the homeland security secretary espoused troubling views of executive power.
Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails
Republicans rejected a resolution to curb Trump’s ability to unilaterally take military action, even as questions linger about the scope and goals of the escalating conflict.
Jared Polis’ test case for Tina Peters clemency falls flat
The governor doesn’t need to make a legal case to exercise his clemency power, but he’s still making a weak one.
Ethics probe makes matters vastly worse for Texas’ Gonzales ahead of runoff race
On Tuesday, the GOP congressman advanced to a runoff primary election. A day later, however, an ethics investigation he’s facing advanced, too.
