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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Surveys on Political Violence Are Criminally Misleading Sep 19, 2025

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) posted an Anti-Defamation League chart that purports to prove that right-wingers perpetrate the majority of politically motivated murders in the United States. "Data isn't vibes,"... Read More

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Israel's Strike on Qatar Should Have Happened Years Ago Sep 12, 2025

Israel's precise strike at Hamas headquarters in the petrostate sheikdom of Qatar happened about 23 months too late. Every one of the reported targets has been sanctioned by the U.S. government for terrorist activities. Each one of them, by any moral... Read More

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An Open Letter to My Esteemed Colleagues at the International Association of Genocide Scholars Sep 05, 2025

Friends, As a member in good standing of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, I am simply appalled by our beloved organization's resolution declaring the conflict in Gaza a "genocide." This elite group of academics, researchers and co... Read More

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The President Doesn't Get to Dictate How We Express Ourselves Aug 29, 2025

"If it were up to me," Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia famously told a group of students in 2015, "I would put in jail every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the American flag. But I am not king." The late justice was referring t... Read More