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Michael A. Cohen

MS NOW Columnist

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.

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Marco Rubio, backlit.

Marco Rubio blaming Israel for the Iran war could have dire repercussions

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone while wearing a USS Gerald R. Ford jacket and hat.

Trump didn’t even pretend to try to make the case for war with Iran

Federal agents hold a person by their arms and legs in the street.

Trump’s self-inflicted poll catastrophe

Kristi Noem, left, stands behind Donald Trump, out of focus in the foreground.

Why Trump may be getting ready to throw Kristi Noem under the bus

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on Jan. 20, 2026. held in Davos, Switzerland.

Mark Carney’s Davos speech resonated for a reason. Here’s what he got wrong.

Chuck Schumer smiles.

Schumer just showed why he’s a better leader than his Democratic base thinks

Bari Weiss, CBS News' editor-in-chief.

The ‘60 Minutes’ fiasco confirms what we all knew about Bari Weiss’ role at CBS

A man touches his kippah during a menorah lighting ceremony at a floral memorial for victims of the Bondi Beach shooting on Dec. 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

How anti-Israel rhetoric contributes to antisemitism and real-world violence

Justice Elena Kagan sits between Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Justice Kagan knows why the Supreme Court majority wrongly supported Texas’ redistricting effort

A light shines above Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.

There’s only one real way to respond to Pete Hegseth’s disastrous tenure