Amity Shlaes

Amity Ruth Shlaes (; born September 10, 1960) is a conservative American author and newspaper and magazine columnist. Shlaes writes about politics and economics from a classical liberal perspective. Shlaes has authored five books, including three New York Times Bestsellers. She currently chairs the board of trustees of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and serves as a Presidential Scholar at The King's College in New York City. She is a recipient of the Bastiat Prize and, more recently, the Bradley Prize.