McCain is a former assistant national editor and reporter for The Washington Times and co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of the 2006 book Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party.

In addition to his regular duties as an editor, McCain also contributed numerous by-lined news and feature articles to The Washington Times.

He frequently reported on controversial issues in the "culture war," including stories related to sexuality, education, and history.

In March 2010, McCain returned to the Times as a freelance writer, covering a New York congressional race with a candidate with connections to the Tea Party.

"[14] Brown also accuses McCain of writing under the pseudonym "Burke C. Dabney" for the white supremacist magazine American Renaissance.