Mary Katharine Ham

Mary Katharine Ham is a CNN Commentator, author, and Virginia parent of three.

Why the Media Makes Musk a Villain but Lets SBF Off Easy

Elon Musk is seen as a supervillain for using $44 billion of his own money to buy Twitter, but Sam Bankman-Fried is treated with kid gloves for losing billions belonging to others.

Mary Katharine Ham

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ACCOUNTABILITY

Yes, We Have to Point Fingers Over COVID ‘Learning Loss’

With more evidence that prolonged school closures devastated kids’ educations, some people don’t want to talk about it—while others don’t even want to admit it was a mistake.

Mary Katharine Ham

MESSAGE: WE DO STUFF

Biden’s Student Loan Debt Stunt Is a Flailing Play for Votes

It’s just the latest episode of “Something Must Be Done—So We’re Doing This.”

Mary Katharine Ham

THE BILL IS DUE

Teachers Unions Are Why More Parents Want School Choice

They oversaw the biggest destabilization of public schools in a generation. Now teachers unions are blaming everyone else for parents wanting better options.

Mary Katharine Ham