Carol Platt Liebau
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Carol Platt Liebau is an attorney
, political analyst and social conservative commentator based near Los Angeles
. Her book Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America, Too!) (ISBN 978-1599956831) was published by Hachette Book Group in 2007. A columnist and blogger for Townhall.com
, she has also contributed to the editorial pages of The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times
, The Orange County Register
, The Sacramento Bee
and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, among others. She has also written for conservative websites such as National Review Online, The American Spectator
, Human Events
and FrontPage Magazine.
Carol has provided analysis and commentary on national television for PBS, CNN
, the Fox News Channel
, and MSNBC
. She also serves as a substitute talk-show host for KABC radio in Southern California and for the nationally syndicated "Hugh Hewitt
Show".
, graduating in 1989 with a degree from The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She then attended Harvard Law School
, where she was one year behind Barack Obama
and became the first female managing editor of the Harvard Law Review
.
Carol then moved to Washington, D.C. to become a law clerk
for Reagan
appointee Judge David B. Sentelle
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. After her clerkship, Carol for Senator Kit Bond
and on John Ashcroft
's successful 1994 campaign for the U.S. Senate. From 1994 to 1998, she practiced law in St. Louis at Armstrong Teasdale
, working in the appellate and litigation departments.
In 1998 she married F. Jack Liebau and moved to California. Since then, she has served as a policy advisor and counsel for Tom Campbell's U.S. Senate campaign in 2000, given speeches throughout California (including keynote addresses for the Golden State Republican Women Leaders' Forum, the California Federation of Republican Women's biennial conference, the San Diego County Federation of Republican Women's 76th Annual Convention, and the San Bernardino County Federation of Republican Women's Conference in 2003) assisted on a variety of free-lance projects, including providing advice on the script for Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, and volunteered for organizations as diverse as the Junior League of Pasadena and Soldiers’ Angels.
Carol lives in he New York metropolitan area], with her husband, Jack.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, political analyst and social conservative commentator based near Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Her book Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America, Too!) (ISBN 978-1599956831) was published by Hachette Book Group in 2007. A columnist and blogger for Townhall.com
Townhall.com
Townhall.com is a web-based publication primarily dedicated to conservative United States politics. It was previously operated by the Heritage Foundation, but is now owned and operated by Salem Communications...
, she has also contributed to the editorial pages of The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times
The Washington Times
The Washington Times is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was founded in 1982 by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, and until 2010 was owned by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate associated with the...
, The Orange County Register
The Orange County Register
The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. The Register is the flagship publication of Freedom Communications, Inc., which publishes 28 daily newspapers, 23 weekly newspapers, Coast magazine, and several related Internet sites.The Register is notable for its...
, The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its creation in 1857, the Bee has become Sacramento's largest newspaper, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 25th largest paper in the U.S...
and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, among others. She has also written for conservative websites such as National Review Online, The American Spectator
The American Spectator
The American Spectator is a conservative U.S. monthly magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. and published by the non-profit American Spectator Foundation. From its founding in 1967 until the late 1980s, the small-circulation magazine featured the writings of authors...
, Human Events
Human Events
Human Events is a weekly American conservative magazine. It takes its name from the first sentence of the United States Declaration of Independence...
and FrontPage Magazine.
Carol has provided analysis and commentary on national television for PBS, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, the Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
, and MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
. She also serves as a substitute talk-show host for KABC radio in Southern California and for the nationally syndicated "Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt is an American radio talk show host with the Salem Radio Network, lawyer, academic, and author. An outspoken Republican, evangelical Christian, he comments on society, politics, and media bias in the United States. Hewitt is also a law professor at Chapman University School of Law.-...
Show".
Biography
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Carol attended Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, graduating in 1989 with a degree from The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She then attended Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, where she was one year behind Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
and became the first female managing editor of the Harvard Law Review
Harvard Law Review
The Harvard Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School.-Overview:According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports, the Review is the most cited law review and has the second-highest impact factor in the category "law" after the...
.
Carol then moved to Washington, D.C. to become a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
for Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
appointee Judge David B. Sentelle
David B. Sentelle
Judge David Bryan Sentelle is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.- Early life and education :...
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. After her clerkship, Carol for Senator Kit Bond
Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond is a former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53%-47%. He was re-elected in 1992, 1998, and 2004...
and on John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft is a United States politician who served as the 79th United States Attorney General, from 2001 until 2005, appointed by President George W. Bush. Ashcroft previously served as the 50th Governor of Missouri and a U.S...
's successful 1994 campaign for the U.S. Senate. From 1994 to 1998, she practiced law in St. Louis at Armstrong Teasdale
Armstrong Teasdale
Armstrong Teasdale LLP, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the state’s largest law firms. With nearly 250 lawyers located throughout the United States and China. Armstrong Teasdale is a full-service firm with main practice areas in corporate services, financial services, intellectual property,...
, working in the appellate and litigation departments.
In 1998 she married F. Jack Liebau and moved to California. Since then, she has served as a policy advisor and counsel for Tom Campbell's U.S. Senate campaign in 2000, given speeches throughout California (including keynote addresses for the Golden State Republican Women Leaders' Forum, the California Federation of Republican Women's biennial conference, the San Diego County Federation of Republican Women's 76th Annual Convention, and the San Bernardino County Federation of Republican Women's Conference in 2003) assisted on a variety of free-lance projects, including providing advice on the script for Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, and volunteered for organizations as diverse as the Junior League of Pasadena and Soldiers’ Angels.
Carol lives in he New York metropolitan area], with her husband, Jack.
External links
- Personal website
- Website for the book Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America, Too!)