Benjamin Domenech

United States

Editor at Large @TheSpectator, Contributor and Podcast @FoxNews, Substack @TheTransom. You can tell a man’s vices by his friends, his virtues by his enemies.

Articles

Opinion | Welcome, Speaker Johnson, to the Worst Job in Politics

Oct 27, 2023 | nytimes.com | Benjamin Domenech

Congratulations are due to Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, who as the new speaker of the House has inherited the worst job in politics. Mr. Johnson was a decidedly unlikely choice at the beginning of this process. For many in Washington, he is a cipher.
Opinion | Welcome, Speaker Johnson, to the Worst Job in Politics

Oct 27, 2023 | nyti.ms | Benjamin Domenech

Opinion|Welcome, Speaker Johnson, to the Worst Job in Politicshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/opinion/speaker-mike-johnson-house.htmlGuest EssayOct. 27, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ETMr. Domenech is an editor at large for The Spectator and writes the newsletter The Transom. Sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter Get expert analysis of the news and a guide to the big ideas shaping the world every weekday morning.