About David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi is a senior writer at the Washington Examiner and author of "The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists."

His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Weekly Standard, New York Post, RealClearPolitics, Reason, National Review, The Federalist, USA Today and numerous other publications. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, "ABC World News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News" and dozens of radio talk shows across the country.

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Price Controls Won't Work Any Better for Republicans Than It Does Democrats Jan 30, 2026

Demonizing greedy bankers and landlords is the last refuge of the poorly polling politician. And, as affordability remains a leading issue among voters, the Trump administration has regularly used rhetoric and ideas that mirror those of progressive D... Read More

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Protest Culture Is Annoying and Un-American Jan 23, 2026

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) likes to argue that the "whole point" of protesting is to make people "uncomfortable." Debate. Dissent. Running highly misleading political ads on TV. These are all part of our great tradition of political disco... Read More

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The Left's Silence on Iran Isn't Hypocrisy; It's Consistency Jan 16, 2026

There are no flotillas on the way to save Iran. No Soros-funded "democracy" groups pressuring Western governments to intervene on behalf of civilians who are being arrested and murdered. No astroturfing movement demanding economic boycotts. When coll... Read More

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For JD Vance, Free Speech Only Means His Friends Can't Be Criticized Dec 26, 2025

"I didn't bring a list of conservatives to denounce or to deplatform," Vice President JD Vance told the crowd at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest conference in Phoenix this week. This was a dig at Ben Shapiro, who warned earlier in the week about "ch... Read More