Debra Saunders
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Debra J. Saunders is a conservative columnist
for the San Francisco Chronicle
. Syndicated by Creators Syndicate
, her thrice weekly column is also carried by newspapers throughout the country and on townhall.com
. Saunders also blogs for the Chronicle under the moniker Token Conservative.
Between 1987 and 1992, Saunders was a columnist and editorial writer for the Los Angeles Daily News
. She has previously worked for conservative advocacy groups and for a Republican leader of the California State Assembly
.
In addition to her columns, she has also written for The Wall Street Journal
, National Review
and Reader's Digest
. She is the author of one book, The World According to Gore (ISBN 1-893554-14-7).
Saunders is married to Wesley J. Smith
, a lawyer, author, and senior fellow in bioethics at the Discovery Institute
.
Although viewed by some as a conservative Republican, Saunders consistently opposed the War on Drugs
. She has also campaigned in her column for President Bush to issue more pardons and sentence commutations and supports same-sex marriage
. Saunders voted against Proposition 22
but was critical of the California Supreme Court decision
which legalized same-sex marriage.
In 2007, she penned an article that criticized the imprisoned freelance blog
ger Josh Wolf
, although she opposed his imprisonment. Saunders is also a vocal global warming skeptic who believes neither worrisome predictions of global warming nor optimistic economic scenarios underlying the fight against climate change.
In 2011, she was the first to break the story about the comic and trading card series Foreskin Man
, which was being used to promote a ballot initiative to ban circumcision
in San Francisco.
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
for the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
. Syndicated by Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate is an independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns for daily newspapers. It was founded in 1987 by Richard S. Newcombe, and is based in Los Angeles. Creators was one of the first syndicates to allow its clients to maintain creative control of their material...
, her thrice weekly column is also carried by newspapers throughout the country and on 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...
. Saunders also blogs for the Chronicle under the moniker Token Conservative.
Between 1987 and 1992, Saunders was a columnist and editorial writer for the Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Daily News
The Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a branch of Colorado-based MediaNews Group....
. She has previously worked for conservative advocacy groups and for a Republican leader of the California State Assembly
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
.
In addition to her columns, she has also written for The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, National Review
National Review
National Review is a biweekly magazine founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."Although the print version of the...
and Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
. She is the author of one book, The World According to Gore (ISBN 1-893554-14-7).
Saunders is married to Wesley J. Smith
Wesley J. Smith
Wesley J. Smith is a lawyer and an award-winning author, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism. He is also a lawyer and consultant for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, and a special consultant for the Center for Bioethics and...
, a lawyer, author, and senior fellow in bioethics at the Discovery Institute
Discovery Institute
The Discovery Institute is a non-profit public policy think tank based in Seattle, Washington, best known for its advocacy of intelligent design...
.
Although viewed by some as a conservative Republican, Saunders consistently opposed the War on Drugs
War on Drugs
The War on Drugs is a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention being undertaken by the United States government, with the assistance of participating countries, intended to both define and reduce the illegal drug trade...
. She has also campaigned in her column for President Bush to issue more pardons and sentence commutations and supports same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
. Saunders voted against Proposition 22
California Proposition 22 (2000)
Proposition 22 was a law enacted by California voters in March 2000 to restrict marriages to only those between opposite-sex couples. In May 2008 it was struck down by the California Supreme Court as contrary to the state constitution....
but was critical of the California Supreme Court decision
In re Marriage Cases
In re Marriage Cases 43 Cal.4th 757 [76 Cal.Rptr.3d 683, 183 P.3d 384], was a California Supreme Court case with the dual holding that "statutes that treat persons differently because of their sexual orientation should be subjected to strict scrutiny" and the existing "California legislative and...
which legalized same-sex marriage.
In 2007, she penned an article that criticized the imprisoned freelance blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger Josh Wolf
Josh Wolf
Josh Wolf is a journalist and video blogger.Josh Wolf is also the name of:* Josh Wolf , comic appearing on season 4 of Last Comic Standing...
, although she opposed his imprisonment. Saunders is also a vocal global warming skeptic who believes neither worrisome predictions of global warming nor optimistic economic scenarios underlying the fight against climate change.
In 2011, she was the first to break the story about the comic and trading card series Foreskin Man
Foreskin Man
Foreskin Man is a comic book superhero created by Matthew Hess to protest against circumcision.- Fictional character biography :Foreskin Man's alter ego is Miles Hastwick, a former coporate scientist now curator of the Museum of Genital Integrity. He is adamantly against the practice of circumcision...
, which was being used to promote a ballot initiative to ban circumcision
Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin from the penis. The word "circumcision" comes from Latin and ....
in San Francisco.