Kimberley Strassel

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Kimberley Strassel
Born
Kimberley Ann Strassel

(1972-07-24) July 24, 1972
Buxton, Oregon, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
OccupationsColumnist, author
Notable creditWall Street Journal
Political party
Republican

Kimberley Ann Strassel (born July 24, 1972) is an American columnist and author who is a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board. She writes a weekly column, "Potomac Watch", which appears on Fridays.

Early life and education

Strassel grew up in Buxton, Oregon, the oldest of four girls.[1][2] She graduated in 1990 from Banks High School in nearby Banks.[3] She graduated with a B.A. from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in 1994,[4] after completing a senior thesis titled "The Democratization of the Russian Secret Security and Intelligence Apparatus", under the supervision of Aaron Friedberg.[5] Strassel immediately took a position at The Wall Street Journal upon graduation.[6]

Career

The Wall Street Journal

Strassel was a news assistant for the European edition of The Wall Street Journal in Brussels (1994–1996) and a staff writer covering technology for The Wall Street Journal Europe in London (1996–1999). She moved to New York in 1999 to cover real estate before joining the editorial page as an assistant features editor.[7]

She became a senior editorial writer and member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal in 2005.[8] In 2007, she began writing the long-running "Potomac Watch" column for The Wall Street Journal.[7]

In an October 2017 editorial, Strassel criticized Fusion GPS, "the intelligence outfit that commissioned former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele to compile the now infamous Trump–Russia dossier."[9]

In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Strassel suggested teachers could be equipped with stun grenades to protect their students.[10]

By October 2019, President Donald Trump had tweeted about Strassel or retweeted her commentary more than 20 times, including calling for a Pulitzer Prize for her.[11]

Shortly before the November 2020 election, Strassel promoted claims about Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in an opinion column in The Wall Street Journal.[12][13] Strassel's claims were contradicted by the newspaper's own news division hours later.[13][14][15][16]

After Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, Strassel claimed that the election contained voting irregularities.[17] In November 2020, Strassel made claims about the election, claiming that Wisconsin's turnout percent for the election was "not feasible".[18][19]

Books

Strassel has written four books:

  • Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) (ISBN 0-7425-4545-8): Strassel and co-authors Celeste Colgan and John C. Goodman argue that government regulation interferes with marketplace initiatives to provide women with economic opportunity.[20]
  • The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech (Twelve, 2016): Strassel criticizes campaign finance laws, which she contends are used by the left wing to infringe upon free speech and free association rights.[21]
  • Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters are Breaking America (Twelve, 2019)[22]
  • The Biden Malaise: How America Bounces Back from Joe Biden's Dismal Repeat of the Jimmy Carter Years (Twelve, 2023): Strassel argues that Joe Biden, like Jimmy Carter before him, has mired the country in weakness, inflation and political unease.

Other

In 2014, Strassel was awarded a $250,000 Bradley Prize from the conservative Bradley Foundation.[3]

In February 2016, Strassel was among the panelists for a Republican presidential primary debate held in South Carolina.[23]

Personal life

Strassel married journalist Matthew Rose in Buxton, Oregon, on July 15, 2000, with whom she has three children, a son followed by two daughters.[24][25][3][26][27] As of 2014 they were still together, but subsequently divorced.[28][26][27]

In 2017 Strassel remarried. Her current husband is from Alaska, where the couple now lives.[29][30]

References

  1. "Kimberley Strassel | Biography". biographyhost. April 7, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. "Champion Women Profile: Kimberley Strassel". Independent Women's Forum. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. Smith, Taylor (June 27, 2014). "Buxton native and Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel wins Bradley Prize". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. Seelye, Katharine Q. (June 2, 2006). "The Wall Street Journal Names a Columnist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. Strassel, Kimberley Ann. The Democratization of the Russian Secret Security and Intelligence Apparatus (Thesis) – via catalog.princeton.edu.
  6. "Q&A with Kimberley Strassel | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. "Kimberley Strassel". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  8. Seelye, Katharine (June 2, 2006). "The Wall Street Journal Names a Columnist". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  9. Pompeo, Joe (November 2017). ""A Different Level of Crazy": Inside The Wall Street Journal's Civil War". vanityfair.com.
  10. Hart, Benjamin. "WSJ Editorial Board Member: Arm Teachers With Stun Grenades". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  11. "Senators: If you read that article Trump sent you, you should read this, too". October 11, 2019.
  12. Maddaus, Gene (October 23, 2020). "Wall Street Journal Opinion and News Side Divided on Hunter Biden". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  13. Paul Farhi (October 23, 2020). "A Wall Street Journal columnist said Joe Biden was part of Hunter's business deal. Hours later, its news reporters said the opposite". The Washington Post.
  14. Tani, Maxwell (October 23, 2020). "Wall Street Journal's News Side Debunks Opinion Side's Hunter Biden Screed". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  15. Ecarma, Caleb. "The Wall Street Journal Cold War Explodes Into the Limelight". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  16. Graham, David A. (October 23, 2020). "It's All About the Investigation". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  17. Strassel, Kimberley A. (November 12, 2020). "Opinion | Harvesting the 2020 Election". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  18. James, Surowiecki (November 11, 2020). "How to make a vote-fraud claim stick: Misread a 'statistic'". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  19. "Here's A Running List Of False And Misleading Information About The Election". BuzzFeed News. November 3, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  20. Review of Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws, Publishers Weekly (November 28, 2005).
  21. "Kirkus Review: The Intimidation Game". Kirkus Reviews. June 28, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  22. Strassel, Kimberley (April 23, 2019). Resistance (At All Costs). Grand Central. ISBN 978-1-5387-0178-2. Retrieved October 15, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  23. Gore, Leada (February 11, 2016). "South Carolina Republican presidential debate: Feb. 13 CBS showdown with Trump, Cruz, Rubio". AL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  24. Strassel, Kimberley (October 15, 2019). Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters Are Breaking America. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781538701782.
  25. "Weddings – Kimberley Strassel, Matthew Rose". The New York Times. July 16, 2000.
  26. "Kimberley Strassel | Biography". biographyhost. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  27. "Champion Women Profile: Kimberley Strassel". Independent Women's Forum. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  28. "Buxton native and Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel wins Bradley Prize". oregonlive. June 28, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  29. "Kimberley Strassel | Biography". April 7, 2022.
  30. "Champion Women Profile: Kimberley Strassel".