Heather Mac Donald

For other people with the same name, see Heather McDonald (disambiguation).

Heather Mac Donald
Mac Donald in 2015
Born
Heather Lynn MacDonald[1]

(1956-11-23) November 23, 1956 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
EducationYale University (BA)
Clare College, Cambridge (MA)
Stanford University (JD)
Occupations
  • Essayist
  • author
  • political commentator
MovementAmerican conservatism
AwardsBradley Prize (2005)

Heather Lynn Mac Donald (born November 23, 1956) is an American conservative political commentator, essayist, lawyer, and author.[3][4][5] She is known for her pro-police views and opposition to criminal justice reform.[6][7][8] She is a fellow of the Manhattan Institute think tank and a contributing editor of its City Journal.

  1. ^ Finn, Robin (November 28, 2000). "Excoriating the Enablers, in 12 Chapters". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mac Donald, Heather 1956–". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage Gale. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.
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  5. ^ Charles C. W. Cooke, February 26, 2014, National Review, Yes, Atheism and Conservatism are Possible: You needn’t believe in God to believe in the American constitutional order, Retrieved November 6, 2015, "... If atheism and conservatism are incompatible, then I am not a conservative. And nor, I am given to understand, are George Will, Charles Krauthammer, Anthony Daniels, Walter Olson, Heather Mac Donald, James Taranto, Allahpundit, or S. E. Cupp. ..."
  6. ^ "She wanted to criticize Black Lives Matter in a college speech. A protest shut her down". The Washington Post. 2017.
  7. ^ Ball, Molly (April 9, 2018). "Jeff Sessions Is Winning for Donald Trump. If Only He Can Keep His Job". Time.
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