Timothy Carney

Washington, D.C.

Senior Columnist at Washington Examiner

Suburban dad of six kids. Author, "Family Unfriendly" and "Alienated America." Examiner senior columnist. AEI senior fellow.

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Professional Sports Archives

3 days ago | aei.org | Roger Pielke Jr |Timothy Carney |Christopher J. Scalia |Tunku Varadarajan

Article So You Want to Go Pro? Op-Ed Capitalism, Baseball, Community, and Loss Podcast The Back of the Book: Keith O’Brien on the Life and Legacy of Pete Rose Op-Ed Pete Rose Is Dead.
A Practical Path for the Tech Exit: A Book Event with Clare Morell

3 days ago | aei.org | Clare Morell |Christine Rosen |Timothy Carney |Matthew Continetti

As social media and emergent technologies become ubiquitous in American life, children suffer the associated costs the most. While many parents recognize the harm technology inflicts, it can be difficult to implement a practical path to unfettering children and teens from their smartphones and social media. In The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones, the Ethics & Public Policy Center’s Clare Morell offers a road map toward recovering a screen-free childhood.
No, the president is not allowed to just bomb Iran

5 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

President Donald Trump on Saturday night entered the U.S. into Israel’s war against Iran. If everything goes according to plan, we’re done after this bombing raid — Israel can do the mop-up work, and Iran won’t retaliate against the U.S.Whatever comes after Trump’s acts of war against Iran, we ought to also talk about what happened before — or what didn’t happen.
It’s brunchtime in America

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

“Brunch” can mean many things. It can mean a greasy family meal in a Hoboken diner where the kids get to choose either a fried egg or a PB&J sandwich. When two other families come over after church for hot cinnamon buns, while coffee flows profligately and the kids pound orange juice, that’s also brunch.
Democrats fess up to the Left’s political violence problem

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

In their condemnations of President Donald Trump this week, a few prominent Democrats made a tacit admission about American politics: The Left has a political violence problem. Former Vice President Kamala Harris said that Trump’s use of the National Guard to quell violent and destructive protests is “meant to provoke chaos.” Kamala Harris calls Trump’s LA response "dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos" https://t.co/XwoG9SAilb— The Hill (@thehill) June 9, 2025Gov.
sexual harassment Archives

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Karlyn Bowman |R. Shep Melnick |Clay Calvert |Timothy Carney
America’s leading universities abused the public trust

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

When the Trump administration cut off millions of dollars in funding to universities this May, the news media and academia reacted indignantly. The average American, though, may have had a different reaction: Why do these institutions get millions in federal dollars? The question is made all the more valid by the behavior of our elite universities and major state schools over the past decade.
The human contact cost of ditching the commute

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

Nobody misses the commute. Nobody misses picking up the suit at the dry cleaner. Everyone appreciates being able to make the doctor’s appointment at 11 a.m. on a Tuesday. But maybe, just maybe, working from home doesn’t really make workers happier. Fully remote workers are less likely than the average worker to report themselves to be “thriving,” according to a new Gallup poll. They are more likely than on-site workers to describe themselves as stressed, angry, lonely, or sad.
Media Covering Transit Forget That Children Exist

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Timothy Carney

Imagine a couple planning a family trip to the nation’s capital for Independence Day. They book their flight into Dulles and their hotel, and they start to plan their local transportation. They learn that Dulles has gotten a Metro station since the last time they visited, so they do some research.
Media covering transit forget that children exist

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

Imagine a couple planning a family trip to the nation’s capital for Independence Day. They book their flight into Dulles and their hotel, and they start to plan their local transportation. They learn that Dulles has gotten a Metro station since the last time they visited, so they do some research.