Amity Shlaes
American conservative author, columnist, and scholar focusing on geopolitics and economics.
Chronology: 1960-09-10 – Present
Origins & Early Life
Amity Ruth Shlaes ( SHLAYSS; born September 10, 1960) is an American conservative author, writer, and columnist. Shlaes has written five books, including three New York Times Bestsellers. She currently chairs the board of trustees of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation. She served as a Presidential Scholar at The King's College in New York City.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
She is a recipient of the Bastiat Prize and, more recently, the Bradley Prize. == Education and career == In 1982, Shlaes graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in English, magna cum laude. She attended the Freie Universitaet Berlin on a DAAD fellowship. She is Jewish. She is a current events columnist for Forbes at the front of the magazine, rotating with Paul Johnson and David Malpass.
Enduring Legacy & Impact
Until 2013, she wrote a syndicated column for Bloomberg News. Shlaes also writes a print column for Forbes magazine, rotating with Lee Kwan Yew, David Malpass, and Paul Johnson. Shlaes is also a regular contributor to Marketplace, the public radio show. She has appeared on numerous other radio and television shows over the course of her career. Before writing her column for Bloomberg, Shlaes was a columnist for the Financial Times for...
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