Brian McNicoll

Brian McNicoll

About Brian McNicoll

Brian McNicoll is a conservative columnist and freelance writer based in Alexandria, Va. He has worked as a newspaper writer, editor and columnist, as a senior writer for The Heritage Foundation and as director of communications for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He also is a high-level girls basketball coach. McNicoll, who hails from Shreveport, La., is married with two children.

Articles by Brian McNicoll

Times Are Changing With Regard to Media Bias

Feb 04, 2026

Times Are Changing With Regard to Media Bias

The Heritage Foundation Isn't Going Anywhere

Jan 21, 2026

The Heritage Foundation Isn't Going Anywhere

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger May Not Be the Best Idea

Oct 16, 2025

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger May Not Be the Best Idea

To Win the Tech Arms Race, America Can’t Ignore Microsoft’s Security Lapses and Anticompetitive Behavior

Jul 09, 2025

To Win the Tech Arms Race, America Can’t Ignore Microsoft’s Security Lapses and Anticompetitive Behavior

Time to Make Medicare Part D Great Again

Apr 11, 2025

Time to Make Medicare Part D Great Again

Ohio GOP: Follow Your Leader; Keep Coal Plants Open

Apr 05, 2025

Ohio GOP: Follow Your Leader; Keep Coal Plants Open

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Time to Make Drone Security Great Again

Nov 02, 2024

Time to Make Drone Security Great Again

Trump’s America First Policies Protect Farmers

Sep 18, 2024

Trump’s America First Policies Protect Farmers

An Inside Track for Mike Carey If Vance Moves on to VP

Jul 23, 2024

An Inside Track for Mike Carey If Vance Moves on to VP

Government Price-Fixing in Pharma Is Making Things Worse

Jul 18, 2024

Government Price-Fixing in Pharma Is Making Things Worse

Don’t Give in to Totalitarianism by Banning TikTok

Mar 20, 2024

Don’t Give in to Totalitarianism by Banning TikTok

Hitting the Sweet Spot on Service Delivery

Jan 13, 2024

Hitting the Sweet Spot on Service Delivery

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Look Out: Russians Adding Technology to Their Arsenal of Terror

Dec 11, 2023

Look Out: Russians Adding Technology to Their Arsenal of Terror

Drug Price Controls Are Not Good for Americans

Oct 17, 2023

Drug Price Controls Are Not Good for Americans

Regulatory Overreach 101 – Brought to You by the Department of Education

Aug 31, 2023

Regulatory Overreach 101 – Brought to You by the Department of Education

Even When the Navy Tried to Do The Right Thing, Politics Won Out

Jul 01, 2023

Even When the Navy Tried to Do The Right Thing, Politics Won Out

Facebook Wants Democrats to Help Rid It of a Competitor

May 16, 2023

Facebook Wants Democrats to Help Rid It of a Competitor

Time to Make Walmart Pay for Going Woke

May 04, 2023

Time to Make Walmart Pay for Going Woke

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Learn the Lesson From Minnesota: Price Controls Don’t Work

Apr 01, 2023

Learn the Lesson From Minnesota: Price Controls Don’t Work

Is It Actually Biden Who Wants to Cut Medicare?

Feb 13, 2023

Is It Actually Biden Who Wants to Cut Medicare?

Biden Administration Takes a Step Back on Railroad Safety

Aug 07, 2022

Biden Administration Takes a Step Back on Railroad Safety

Regulators Acting As Judge, Jury and Executioner for Railroads

May 17, 2022

Regulators Acting As Judge, Jury and Executioner for Railroads

When Media Bias Is Worse Than It Appears

Jan 27, 2022

When Media Bias Is Worse Than It Appears

The Postal Service’s Expensive Identity Crisis

Oct 21, 2021

The Postal Service’s Expensive Identity Crisis

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When Journalists Are Activists, It’s Hard to Trust Their Journalism

Aug 24, 2021

When Journalists Are Activists, It’s Hard to Trust Their Journalism

What Is Rand Paul Thinking With This Endorsement?

Jul 24, 2021

What Is Rand Paul Thinking With This Endorsement?

Keep Keeping Government Away from Drug Price Negotiations

Jul 07, 2021

Keep Keeping Government Away from Drug Price Negotiations

How to Identify Those Souters in Sheep’s Clothing

May 20, 2021

How to Identify Those Souters in Sheep’s Clothing

Bail Money from the Well-Heeled Keeps Protest Movements Alive

Dec 18, 2020

Bail Money from the Well-Heeled Keeps Protest Movements Alive

American Contractors Left Behind in Kuwaiti Prisons on Often-Trumped Up Drug Charges

Nov 27, 2020

American Contractors Left Behind in Kuwaiti Prisons on Often-Trumped Up Drug Charges

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U.S. To Release Funds to Nigeria Despite Attacks on Religious, Press Freedoms

Apr 30, 2020

U.S. To Release Funds to Nigeria Despite Attacks on Religious, Press Freedoms

Same Problems, Different Bailout for the Postal Service

Apr 22, 2020

Same Problems, Different Bailout for the Postal Service

Apr 11, 2020

We Have A Good Way to Resolve Patent Disputes—Let’s Not Eliminate It

An Envoy for Nigeria to Address Persecution of Christians

Mar 24, 2020

An Envoy for Nigeria to Address Persecution of Christians

Rogue Federal Agency Makes Up Own Rules to Harass Tech Companies

Mar 16, 2020

Rogue Federal Agency Makes Up Own Rules to Harass Tech Companies

This Federal Agency Didn’t Get the Trump Anti-Deregulation Memo

Feb 11, 2020

This Federal Agency Didn’t Get the Trump Anti-Deregulation Memo

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The Black Market Is the Real Problem With Vaping

Dec 05, 2019

The Black Market Is the Real Problem With Vaping

It’s Time, Finally, for the Postal Service to Figure Out What Its Products Cost to Deliver

May 16, 2019

It’s Time, Finally, for the Postal Service to Figure Out What Its Products Cost to Deliver

USPS Could Need Bailout in 2 Years or Less if Fiscal Problems Not Addressed, Panel Agrees

Mar 21, 2019

USPS Could Need Bailout in 2 Years or Less if Fiscal Problems Not Addressed, Panel Agrees

Protecting Cryptocurrencies From Chinese Predation

Jan 31, 2019

Protecting Cryptocurrencies From Chinese Predation

Don’t Expect Rate Hikes To Solve the Postal Service’s Fiscal Problems

Jan 13, 2019

Don’t Expect Rate Hikes To Solve the Postal Service’s Fiscal Problems

Report Says Trump Was Right; Postal Service Loses Money Because It Makes Bad Deals

Dec 21, 2018

Report Says Trump Was Right; Postal Service Loses Money Because It Makes Bad Deals

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Sep 22, 2018

Time to Stop the Nonsense on Energy

Military Wants to Put All Its Eggs in One Cloud

Sep 12, 2018

Military Wants to Put All Its Eggs in One Cloud

Cruz Is Right on Space Station

Jul 21, 2018

Cruz Is Right on Space Station

Cruz Is Right About the International Space Station

Jul 21, 2018

Cruz Is Right About the International Space Station

Jul 14, 2018

The Swampiest Swamp Creature of All

Pentagon Needs to Stop Doing Business With Foreign Fraudsters

Jul 07, 2018

Pentagon Needs to Stop Doing Business With Foreign Fraudsters

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Trump Is Right On Keeping Coal, Nuclear Plants Open

Jun 30, 2018

Trump Is Right On Keeping Coal, Nuclear Plants Open

Are Federal and State Prosecutors Out of Control?

Jun 16, 2018

Are Federal and State Prosecutors Out of Control?

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