Mona Charen

Mona Charen
Charen in 2018
Born
Mona Elaine Charen

(1957-02-25) February 25, 1957 (age 67)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationBarnard College (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
Occupation(s)Columnist, writer, political commentator, journalist
SpouseRobert Parker
Children3

Mona Charen Parker[1][2] (née Charen /ˈʃɛərən/ SHAIR-ən; born February 25, 1957)[3] is an American columnist, journalist, and political commentator. She has written four books: Useful Idiots: How Liberals Got it Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First (2003), Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us) (2005), both New York Times bestsellers,[4][5] Sex Matters: How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense (2018), and Hard Right: The GOP's Drift Toward Extremism (2023). She was also a weekly panelist on CNN's Capital Gang until it was canceled. A political conservative,[6] she often writes about foreign policy, terrorism, politics, poverty, family structure, public morality, and culture. She is also known for her generally pro-Israel views.[7]

  1. ^ "Mona and Jay and Impeachment and More". Ricochet. September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Barnard Graduate" (PDF). West Essex Tribune. July 26, 1979. p. 2/2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Charen, Mona 1957- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Best Sellers: April 6, 2003". The New York Times. April 6, 2003. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Best sellers: January 23, 2005". The New York Times. January 23, 2005. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Former Allies Torment Gingrich" Archived December 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times, March 8, 1997
  7. ^ "Will Israel solve our problem?" Archived December 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine January 20, 2006; "Did Israel Drive Out the Arabs 60 Years Ago?" Archived December 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine May 9, 2008; "Israel's Enemies Within" Archived December 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine January 7, 2011 – in the Jewish World Review