MS NOW Daily Columnists

Zeeshan Aleem

Zeeshan Aleem is a writer for MS NOW.

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 Daily. He focuses on politics and policymaking at the federal level, including Congress and the White House.

Philip Bump

Philip Bump is a data journalist and MS NOW contributor.

Katelyn Burns

Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist based in New England.

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 MSNBC 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.

James Downie

James Downie is an opinion editor for MS NOW Daily.

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.

Eric Garcia

Eric Garcia is an author and senior correspondent for The Independent.

Nayyera Haq

Nayyera Haq is a global affairs journalist.

Jessica Levinson

Jessica Levinson is a Loyola Law School professor and MS NOW columnist.

Barbara McQuade

Barbara McQuade is a former Michigan U.S. attorney and legal analyst.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-Idriss is an author and expert on extremism.

Ayman Mohyeldin

Ayman Mohyeldin is a host of "‘The Weekend: Primetime" and an MS NOW political analyst.

Noor Noman

Noor Noman is a writer focused on culture, race and LGBTQ issues.

Michele Norris

Michele Norris is a senior contributing editor for MS NOW.

Susan Del Percio

Susan Del Percio is a Republican strategist and a political analyst for MS NOW.

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."

Joyce Vance

Joyce Vance is an MS NOW columnist and former U.S. attorney.

Julio Ricardo Varela

Julio Ricardo Varela is the founder of The Latino Newsletter.

Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a journalist and author focused on politics and culture.

Latest Columns

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MAGA is screaming foul over Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Here’s why the NFL doesn’t seem to care.

“The massive Trump hater,” as MAGA commentator Benny Johnson called Bad Bunny last year, is exactly who the NFL wants and needs right now.

7h ago

Trump calls Olympian Hunter Hess a ‘loser’ for his ‘mixed emotions’ competing for Team USA

The freestyle skier is one of several American athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics to acknowledge conflicting feelings about the country.

7h ago

These Olympic figure skaters refuse to conform — and they’re winning

Few women know what it’s like to compete at Olympic levels. But women across America understand how it feels to be expected to look and act certain ways.

10h ago

Former Washington Post editor says Jeff Bezos has made the paper’s crisis ‘dramatically worse’

Martin Baron places blame for the paper’s troubles squarely on its billionaire owner.

12h ago

Kid Rock’s Super Bowl show is what happens when Christianity, celebrity and MAGA collide

Trinity Broadcasting Network serves a global Pentecostal and charismatic audience with a taste for the glamour of celebrity culture —  and a high tolerance for scandalous figures.

14h ago

Why the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win could be good for America

By mandating that his football team be sold to fund multiple charitable causes, late Seahawks owner Paul Allen exhibited a generosity that we should hope other billionaires, sports owners or otherwise, follow.

18h ago

Kamala Harris needs to do better than this

The launch felt like another splashy consultant-serving, donor-driven project that sidesteps the real work the left needs to do to win back younger voters.

1d ago

ICE chief counsel in Minnesota leaves his job amid burnout and dissent

The latest departure comes as ICE continues to draw the ire of judges for failing to comply with court orders.

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Vance gets a chilly Winter Olympics reception in Milan, with booing and jeering

The moment highlighted the growing unpopularity of the Trump administration on the world stage, especially in Europe.

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Hakeem Jeffries doubles down on criticism of Trump’s racist video: ‘His behavior is disgusting’

Jeffries says own video, in which he said, “F— Donald Trump,” was his “most clear-throated way possible” to communicate his revulsion.

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