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'''Ilana Mercer''' is a [[paleolibertarian]] author, columnist, blogger and thinker.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/interview-writer-ilana-mercer-takes-on-the-cato-institutes-left-libertarianism/</ref> She is the author of three books, including ''Into the Cannibals Pot: Lessons for America From Post-Apartheid South Africa'' (2011) and ''The Trump Revolution: The Donald's Creative Destruction Deconstructed'' (2016), which was "the first libertarian defense" of the Trump candidacy.<ref>[https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2016/07/20/the-trump-revolution-the-donalds-creative-destruction-deconstructed-a-review-of-the-first-libertarian-case-for-the-trump-process-n2195251] Town Hall.</ref> | '''Ilana Mercer''' is a [[paleolibertarian]] author, columnist, blogger and thinker.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/interview-writer-ilana-mercer-takes-on-the-cato-institutes-left-libertarianism/</ref> She is the author of three books, including ''Into the Cannibals Pot: Lessons for America From Post-Apartheid South Africa'' (2011) and ''The Trump Revolution: The Donald's Creative Destruction Deconstructed'' (2016), which was "the first libertarian defense" of the Trump candidacy.<ref>[https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2016/07/20/the-trump-revolution-the-donalds-creative-destruction-deconstructed-a-review-of-the-first-libertarian-case-for-the-trump-process-n2195251] Town Hall.</ref> | ||
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| + | Ilana Mercer was born in [[South Africa]].<ref name="geoffmetcalf.com">http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/qa/26773.html</ref> Her father, a [[rabbi]] and "vocal opponent of [[apartheid]],"<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/02/end-south-africa-josh-gelernter/] National Review.</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/slates-resident-idiot-slanders-jewish-woman-me/] WorldNetDaily.</ref> was "harassed by the South African security forces"<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/02/end-south-africa-josh-gelernter/] National Review.</ref> and, consequently, moved his family to [[Israel]].<ref name="geoffmetcalf.com"/> Later returning to the country of her birth, Mercer earned degrees at the University of South Africa, before immigrating to [[Canada]] and finally settling in the [[United States]].<ref name="geoffmetcalf.com"/> | ||
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| + | Mercer's weekly column began in 1999, in the now defunct Canadian North Shore News.<ref>https://www.healthyplace.com/addictions/articles/stop-making-excuses-for-drug-addiction</ref> The column currently appears on [[WorldNetDaily.com]],<ref>https://www.wnd.com/author/imercer/</ref> The Unz Review,<ref>http://www.unz.com/author/ilana-mercer/</ref> [[Townhall]],<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/</ref> Constitution.com,<ref>https://constitution.com/author/ilana-mercer/</ref> Quarterly Review,<ref>http://www.quarterly-review.org/tag/ilana-mercer/</ref> and American Greatness.<ref>https://amgreatness.com/author/ilana-mercer/</ref> A few of Mercer's syndicated columns have appeared on [[The Daily Caller]],<ref>https://dailycaller.com/author/imercer</ref> [[American Thinker]],<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/author/ilana_mercer/</ref> and American Renaissance.<ref>https://www.amren.com/author/ilana-mercer/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:23, December 18, 2018
Ilana Mercer is a paleolibertarian author, columnist, blogger and thinker.[1] She is the author of three books, including Into the Cannibals Pot: Lessons for America From Post-Apartheid South Africa (2011) and The Trump Revolution: The Donald's Creative Destruction Deconstructed (2016), which was "the first libertarian defense" of the Trump candidacy.[2]
Early Life
Ilana Mercer was born in South Africa.[3] Her father, a rabbi and "vocal opponent of apartheid,"[4][5] was "harassed by the South African security forces"[6] and, consequently, moved his family to Israel.[3] Later returning to the country of her birth, Mercer earned degrees at the University of South Africa, before immigrating to Canada and finally settling in the United States.[3]
Column
Mercer's weekly column began in 1999, in the now defunct Canadian North Shore News.[7] The column currently appears on WorldNetDaily.com,[8] The Unz Review,[9] Townhall,[10] Constitution.com,[11] Quarterly Review,[12] and American Greatness.[13] A few of Mercer's syndicated columns have appeared on The Daily Caller,[14] American Thinker,[15] and American Renaissance.[16]
References
- ↑ https://bigleaguepolitics.com/interview-writer-ilana-mercer-takes-on-the-cato-institutes-left-libertarianism/
- ↑ [1] Town Hall.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/qa/26773.html
- ↑ [2] National Review.
- ↑ [3] WorldNetDaily.
- ↑ [4] National Review.
- ↑ https://www.healthyplace.com/addictions/articles/stop-making-excuses-for-drug-addiction
- ↑ https://www.wnd.com/author/imercer/
- ↑ http://www.unz.com/author/ilana-mercer/
- ↑ https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/
- ↑ https://constitution.com/author/ilana-mercer/
- ↑ http://www.quarterly-review.org/tag/ilana-mercer/
- ↑ https://amgreatness.com/author/ilana-mercer/
- ↑ https://dailycaller.com/author/imercer
- ↑ https://www.americanthinker.com/author/ilana_mercer/
- ↑ https://www.amren.com/author/ilana-mercer/