Mona Charen
| Mona Charen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 59–60) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | George Washington University Law School |
| Occupation | Columnist, writer, political commentator, journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Robert P. Parker |
| Children | 3 |
Mona Charen (born 1957) is an American columnist, political analyst and author of two books: Useful Idiots: How Liberals Got it Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First (2003) and Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us) (2005), both New York Times bestsellers. She was also a weekly panelist on CNN's Capital Gang until it was canceled. Her political stance is conservative. Charen often writes about foreign policy, terrorism, politics, poverty, family structure, public morality, and culture. She is also known for her generally pro-Israel views.
Charen was born in 1957 in New York City and was raised in Livingston, New Jersey, where she went to school with fellow journalist Ruth Marcus, starting "in fourth grade." She received her B.A. from Barnard College in 1979 and a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 1984.
She wrote for National Review magazine, where she was an editorial assistant starting in 1979. Later she joined the staff of First Lady Nancy Reagan as a speechwriter. She then worked on President Ronald Reagan's staff, in the White House Office of Public Liaison and in the Office of Communications.
Charen served as Jack Kemp's speechwriter in his unsuccessful 1988 presidential bid. She launched her syndicated column in 1987. It is syndicated by Creators Syndicate and has been featured in more than 200 papers, including the Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Washington Times.
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