Michelle Malkin facts for kids
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Michelle Malkin
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Malkin in 2016
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| Born |
Michelle Maglalang
October 20, 1970 |
| Education | Oberlin College (BA) |
| Occupation | Political commentator, author, blogger, columnist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Jesse Malkin
(m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
Michelle Malkin (born October 20, 1970) is an American political writer and speaker. She is known for her conservative views. She has worked as a commentator for Fox News and Newsmax TV.
Malkin has written several books and started two websites: Twitchy and Hot Air. Around 2019, her views became more extreme. Because of this, a conservative group called Young America's Foundation (YAF) stopped working with her in November 2019. They said her support for certain individuals with very strong and sometimes harmful views was not acceptable.
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Early Life and Education
Michelle Malkin was born on October 20, 1970, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents were from the Philippines. They moved to the United States before she was born. Her mother, Rafaela, was a teacher, and her father, Apolo, was a doctor.
After her father finished his medical training, her family moved to Absecon, New Jersey. Malkin has said her parents were Republicans but not very involved in politics.
Malkin is a Roman Catholic. She went to Holy Spirit High School. There, she was the editor of the school newspaper. She also hoped to become a concert pianist.
After high school, she went to Oberlin College in 1988. She first planned to study music but changed her major to English. During college, she worked different jobs. She also wrote for a conservative student newspaper. She graduated in 1992.
Career in Media
Michelle Malkin has had a long career in journalism and media. She has worked as a columnist, author, and television commentator.
Starting in Journalism
Malkin began her journalism career in 1992 at the Los Angeles Daily News. She wrote columns for the newspaper until 1994. In 1995, she worked in Washington, D.C. at a research group called the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
In 1996, she moved to Seattle, Washington. There, she became a columnist for The Seattle Times. By the end of that year, she was known for her strong political opinions.
Since 1999, Malkin has written a column that is published in many newspapers and websites. Some publications, like The Daily Wire, stopped publishing her column around 2019. This happened when her views became more extreme.
Online Presence
On April 24, 2006, Malkin started a conservative blog called Hot Air. A blog is like an online journal where people share their thoughts and opinions. She was the CEO of Hot Air until she sold it in 2010.
In March 2012, Malkin started another website called Twitchy. This site collects and shares interesting posts from Twitter. She sold Twitchy the next year.
For many years, Malkin was a regular guest on Fox News. She also hosted The O'Reilly Factor sometimes. In 2007, she left The O'Reilly Factor after a disagreement. In 2016, she joined CRTV, an online television network, to host a show called Michelle Malkin Investigates. She later joined Newsmax TV in May 2020, where she hosts a show called Sovereign Nation.
Books Published
Malkin has written several books. Her first book, Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces, came out in 2002. It was a bestseller.
In 2004, she published In Defense of Internment: The Case for 'Racial Profiling' in World War II and the War on Terror. In this book, she defended the U.S. government's decision to hold 112,000 Japanese Americans in special camps during World War II. She also argued that judging people based on their background can be acceptable during wartime. Many scholars and groups strongly disagreed with her book.
Her third book, Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild, was released in 2005. In 2009, she released Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies. This book was also on The New York Times bestseller list for several weeks.
In 2015, she published Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs. This book was a response to a statement made by President Barack Obama. She also wrote Sold Out: How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America's Best & Brightest Workers with John Miano in 2015. Her most recent book, Open Borders Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction?, was published in 2019.
Blogging and Views
In June 2004, Malkin started her own political blog, MichelleMalkin.com. Her blog became very popular among conservative readers. In 2011, a company reported that she had a very large online presence compared to other political bloggers.
In April 2020, Malkin moved her blog to The Unz Review. This website is known for featuring writers with very strong and sometimes harmful views. Malkin has also written for VDARE, a website that is against immigration.
Jamil Hussein Controversy
In 2006 and 2007, Malkin and other bloggers questioned whether an Iraqi police captain named Jamil Hussein was real. The Associated Press had used him as a source for many stories about the Iraq war. The Iraqi government first said he did not exist, but later confirmed he did. Malkin reported the government's confirmation.
Public Speaking
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For 17 years, Malkin was a speaker for Young America's Foundation (YAF). In November 2019, during a YAF speech at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Malkin praised a political commentator named Nick Fuentes. She also supported other controversial figures. Because of this, YAF stopped working with her on November 18, 2019. They stated that there was no place in mainstream conservatism for people who deny historical events, support harmful views, or promote violence.
Malkin has also spoken at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). In 2019, her speech about immigration caused some debate. In 2020 and 2021, she spoke at the America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC). This event was organized by Nick Fuentes and is known for its extreme right-wing views.
Political Views
Until 2019, Michelle Malkin was generally seen as a conservative. After 2019, some news sources began to describe her views as more extreme or "far-right."
Daniel Holtzclaw Case
Malkin has often said she believes Daniel Holtzclaw is innocent. She argues that the evidence supports his side of the story. She also claims that investigators did not do all the necessary tests. In 2016, she released episodes of a show about the case. In 2017, she released a film about it called Railroaded: Surviving Wrongful Convictions.
Immigration Views
Malkin believes the United States should have much stricter immigration laws. At a conference in 2019, she said that current levels of immigration are like an "invasion." She also said they "endanger our general welfare."
Since 2002, Malkin has written a weekly column for VDARE, a website that is strongly against immigration. In 2002, she suggested that the border with Canada should be made more secure, comparing Canada to dangerous areas.
Views on Muslims
Malkin has suggested that Muslims should be held for national security reasons. She has also supported policies that judge people based on their background during times of conflict.
In 2019, she promoted her book Open Borders Inc. at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. This group has been described as having strong anti-Muslim views.
Support for Certain Groups
Some commentators have said that Malkin has started to support groups with very strong and sometimes harmful views. In August 2020, the Anti-Defamation League said she had publicly supported people with views that promote harmful ideas about race.
YAF stopped working with Malkin in 2019 after her speech at UCLA. In that speech, she praised Nick Fuentes and other controversial figures. In 2020, she was criticized for speaking at the America First Political Action Conference, which is hosted by Nick Fuentes and also featured a founder of a group with neo-Nazi ties. Malkin has also supported Gavin McInnes and has called herself the "mommy" of the Groypers, a group of young people who follow Nick Fuentes.
In 2020, Malkin appeared on a radio program known for promoting harmful ideas about race. She talked about changes in population and "multicultural rot." In November 2021, Malkin spoke at a conference hosted by a group that promotes harmful ideas about race. After this, she and her family were not allowed to use Airbnb.
Accusations of Antisemitism
Some people have accused Malkin of promoting harmful ideas about Jewish people. For example, she has promoted conspiracy theories about George Soros. In 2019, she agreed with someone who claimed Soros was "not a Holocaust survivor" but a "Holocaust facilitator." Malkin has denied these accusations. She says she is married to a grandson of Ukrainian Jews and supports Israel. At a conference in 2020, Malkin said it was "not anti-semitic" to question the number of people who died in World War II.
2020 United States Presidential Election
After the 2020 United States presidential election, Malkin helped spread the idea that the election was unfair. She used the #StopTheSteal hashtag on Twitter. She also spoke at a rally in her hometown to protest the election results. She appeared in a video about the movement, which also featured Nick Fuentes.
Personal Life
Michelle Malkin met Jesse Malkin while they were in college at Oberlin. They got married in 1993 and have two children. Jesse Malkin used to work as a healthcare consultant. He is now retired and helps his wife with her speaking events and business.
Malkin and her family lived in North Bethesda, Maryland, until 2008. Then, they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Images for kids
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Malkin with Jenny Holtzclaw in 2016
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See also
In Spanish: Michelle Malkin para niños
