Muslim advocacy group Council on American–Islamic Relations listed The Washington Times among media outlets it said "regularly demonstrates or supports Islamophobic themes." In 1998, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram wrote that its editorial policy was "rabidly anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and pro-Israel." StaffEditors-in-chiefJames R. Whelan (1982–1984) Smith Hempstone (1984–1986) Arnaud de Borchgrave (1986–1992) Wesley Pruden (1992–2008) John F. Solomon (2008–2009) (2013–2015) Sam Dealey (2010) Ed Kelley (2011–2012) David S. Jackson (2012–2013)Managing editorsJosette Sheeran Shiner (1992–1997) Francis Coombs (?–2008)Opinion editorsAnn Crutcher (1984–1985) William P. Cheshire (1985–1987) Tony Snow (1987–1990) Tod Lindberg (1991–1998) Tony Blankley (2002–2007) Richard Miniter (2009) Brett Decker (2009–2013) Wesley Pruden (2013) David Keene (2014–2016) Charles Hurt (2016–present)Current contributorsBill Gertz ("Inside the Ring" columnist) Rowan Scarborough (national security writer) Donald Lambro (chief political correspondent) Jennifer Harper ("Inside the Beltway" columnist) Joseph Curl (writer and columnist) Victor Davis Hanson (opinion columnist) Thom Loverro (sports columnist) Mark Kellner (religion columnist) Rita Cook (automobile columnist) Newt Gingrich (opinion columnist) Jenny Beth Martin (opinion columnist) Richard W. Rahn (opinion columnist) Emmett Tyrrell (opinion columnist) Clifford D. May (opinion columnist) Cal Thomas (opinion columnist) Robert H. Knight (opinion columnist) Peter Morici (opinion columnist) Lisa Boothe (opinion columnist) Tammy Bruce (opinion columnist) Charles Hurt (opinion editor and columnist) Jeffrey Birnbaum (columnist) Stephen Moore (opinion columnist) Ed Feulner (opinion columnist) Foster Friess (opinion columnist) Allen West (opinion columnist) Everett Piper (opinion columnist)Former contributorsGeorge Archibald (congressional, political, United Nations, and education reporter) Bruce Bartlett (opinion columnist) David Brooks (editorial writer, film reviewer) Amanda Carpenter (columnist) Ben Carson (opinion columnist) Monica Crowley (online opinion editor and columnist) Dave Fay (editor and journalists, deceased) Bruce Fein (opinion columnist) Sam Francis (editor and columnist, deceased) Frank Gaffney (columnist) Madison Gesiotto (opinion columnist) Michael Hayden (opinion columnist) Nat Hentoff (opinion columnist) Shirley A. Husar (opinion columnist) Ernest Istook (opinion columnist) Drew Johnson (columnist) Tom Knott (sports columnist) Larry Kudlow (economics columnist) Jeff Kuhner (opinion columnist) Willie Lawson (opinion columnist) Tod Lindberg (opinion columnist) Herbert London (opinion columnist) (deceased) Michelle Malkin (columnist) John McCaslin ("Inside the Beltway" columnist) Oliver North (opinion columnist) Ted Nugent (opinion columnist) Rand Paul (opinion columnist) Jeremiah O'Leary (deceased) John Podhoretz (columnist) Wesley Pruden (editor emeritus and opinion columnist) Fred Reed (journalist) Rob Redding (journalist and talk host) James S. Robbins (opinion columnist) Bill Sammon (White House correspondent) Mercedes Schlapp (opinion columnist) Thomas Sowell (columnist) Mark Steyn (opinion columnist) Janine Turner (opinion columnist) Harlan K. Ullman (opinion columnist) Diana West (opinion