Mona Charen

Mona Charen
Born	Mona Elaine Charen (1957-02-25) February 25, 1957 (age 67) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Columbia University (BA) George Washington University (JD)
Occupation(s)	Columnist, writer, political commentator, journalist
Spouse	Robert Parker
Children	3

Mona Charen Parker^[1][2] (/ˈʃɛərən/; 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]