“The high academic and social costs of remote learning and closed schools are now indisputable, but there was also a political cost. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia capitalized on it by appealing to frustrated parents in 2021.”

American journalist and political commentator

Mary Katharine Ham is an American journalist and political commentator. She has worked across conservative media and cable news, including as a contributing editor for Townhall and Hot Air and as a contributor to CNN. She has 100 quotes on the site. Her writing has appeared in The Federalist, and in 2024 she returned to Fox News as a contributor. She also writes columns for OutKick, where her work sits at the intersection of politics and sports commentary.