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Ann Hart Coulter
December 8, 1961 New York City, U.S.
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Ann Hart Coulter (born December 8, 1961) is an American conservative writer and commentator. She is known for sharing her strong opinions in books, newspaper columns, and on TV. She first became well-known in the late 1990s. At that time, she often spoke out against the Bill Clinton administration. Her first book was about the effort to remove President Clinton from office. This came from her work as a lawyer and her newspaper articles.
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Early Life and Education
Ann Hart Coulter was born on December 8, 1961, in New York City. Her father, John Vincent Coulter, was an FBI agent. Her mother, Nell Husbands Coulter, was from Kentucky.
Ann's family later moved to New Canaan, Connecticut. She grew up there with her two older brothers, James and John. She finished high school at New Canaan High School in 1980.
Ann went to Cornell University. There, she helped start a student newspaper called The Cornell Review. She graduated from Cornell in 1984 with a degree in history. She then earned her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1988. While at Michigan, she was an editor for the Michigan Law Review.
Her Career as a Writer and Commentator
After law school, Ann Coulter worked for a judge in Kansas City, Missouri. She also worked as a lawyer in New York City. Later, she worked for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. This was after the Republican Party gained control of Congress in 1994. She helped create laws about crime and immigration.
Coulter has written 13 books. She also writes a newspaper column that appears in many papers. She is known for her strong and direct way of writing. She has said she likes to "stir up the pot." She does not pretend to be neutral or balanced in her views.
She often gives speeches on TV, radio, and at colleges. She talks about modern conservatism and other topics. Sometimes, her speeches cause both praise and protests.
Her Books
Ann Coulter has written many books. Several of them have been on The New York Times Best Seller list. By 2009, her books had sold over 3 million copies.
Her first book, High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton, came out in 1998. It was about why she believed President Bill Clinton should have been removed from office.
Her second book, Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right, was published in 2002. It reached number one on The New York Times non-fiction best seller list. In this book, Coulter argued that President George W. Bush received unfair negative media coverage.
In 2003, she published Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism. This book looked at the history of the Cold War. She argued that liberals were wrong in their political ideas during that time.
In 2004, a collection of her newspaper columns was published as How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter.
Her fifth book, Godless: The Church of Liberalism, came out in 2006. In it, she argued that American liberalism acts like a religion itself. This book also became a number one best seller.
Other books she has written include:
- If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans (2007)
- Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America (2009)
- Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America (2011)
- Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama (2012)
- Never Trust a Liberal Over 3 – Especially a Republican (2013)
- Adios, America: The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country Into a Third World Hellhole (2015)
Her Columns
Ann Coulter's weekly newspaper column started in the late 1990s. Her columns appear on several conservative websites. Her writing is popular with conservative readers.
She also wrote columns for George magazine and Human Events. In her columns, she often discussed legal and political issues.
Some newspapers have stopped carrying her column. They said readers found her writing too strong or mean-spirited. However, some editors still praised her logic and viewpoint.
On TV and Radio
Ann Coulter first appeared on national TV in 1996. She was hired by MSNBC as a legal reporter. She later appeared on CNN and Fox News. She has been a frequent guest on many TV and radio talk shows.
Her Political Ideas
Ann Coulter is a Presbyterian. She is a conservative writer and speaker. She is a registered Republican.
Christianity
Coulter was raised by a Catholic father and a Protestant mother. She has said that her Christian faith guides her writing. She believes Christians are called to fight against lies and injustice. In her book Godless: The Church of Liberalism, she discussed her views on evolution. She supports intelligent design, which is a different idea about how life began.
Civil Liberties
Coulter supports government programs to watch for terrorists. She has also supported actions like those at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. She has said that she opposes hate crime laws. She believes these laws treat some victims differently than others.
Immigration
Coulter has often spoken out against certain immigration policies. She believes that the current immigration system could change the population of the United States. She is strongly against giving legal status to undocumented immigrants. In 2018, she made comments about immigrant children during a debate about family separation.
LGBT Rights
Coulter does not support same-sex marriage. She believes marriage should be between one man and one woman. She has said her view is "pro-marriage" rather than "anti-gay."
Candidate Endorsements
Coulter supported George W. Bush at first, but later criticized his immigration policies. She supported Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. Later, she distanced herself from Trump due to disagreements over immigration. She has said that she would prefer "Trumpism without Trump." In 2024, she said she would vote for Trump because she liked his running mate, JD Vance, and wanted a border wall.
Personal Life
Ann Coulter has been engaged several times but has never married. She does not have children. She has dated various people, including writer Dinesh D'Souza and former New York City Council president Andrew Stein. In recent years, there have been rumors that she was dating actor Jimmie Walker. Coulter has said they are great friends and that he is a Republican, but they are not dating.
Coulter owns homes in Palm Beach, Florida, Manhattan, and Los Angeles.
Images for kids
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Coulter in 2019
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Coulter as a senior in high school, 1980
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Ann Coulter at the 2004 Republican National Convention
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Ann Coulter at the 2012 Time 100
See also
In Spanish: Ann Coulter para niños
