Ryan Teague Beckwith

Ryan Teague Beckwith is a newsletter editor for MS NOW. He has previously worked for such outlets as Time magazine and Bloomberg News. He teaches journalism at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies and is the creator of Your First Byline.


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2d ago
MS NOW Opinion

The shutdown is over. It’s time to end them for good.

No other comparable democracy allows this tactic.

3d ago
MS NOW Opinion

The penny was always worth more than one cent

The American 1-cent piece was valuable precisely because it wasn’t worth much.

1w ago
MS NOW Opinion

A Republican senator has a new idea to end the shutdown. It’s bad.

John Kennedy’s proposal to withhold lawmaker pay might violate the Constitution.

1w ago
MS NOW Opinion

Voters rejected Trump’s influence in these 7 key races

Candidates and causes the president endorsed lost in Tuesday’s elections.

2w ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump is on the ballot in these seven races

The president’s influence can be felt in campaigns from mayor to governor.

1mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

What anti-Trump protests can learn from Portland’s tactics

The city’s residents are leaning into an absurdist approach from its long history of protest.

1mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

The shutdown is just the start. Congress is only going to get more dysfunctional.

The president has made it clear he doesn’t think he has to do what Congress tells him.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Donald Trump wants you to go to the pediatrician more, for no good reason

The president’s latest recommendation isn’t just medically flawed. It’s massively inconvenient for parents everywhere.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

A Trump appointee’s post shows that Project 2025 was the plan all along

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr’s weird meme was the final insult.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

This six-minute scene was one of Robert Redford’s best

His restraint as a reporter trying to nail down a story showed the heart of journalism.