The 40 Best Conservative Columnists of 2021

The best columnists on the Right

I have been doing these “best columnist” lists since 2009, but they’ve become more difficult to do in the last couple of years because some of the best writers have moved behind subscription walls (I have subscriptions for the Daily Wire and The Dispatch, but I have a more limited capacity to read some of the other pundits that are behind walls). A number of columnists have also changed outlets because the Right has splintered, which inevitably leads to angry recriminations over who makes the list. In any case, opinions may vary. If you don’t like any of these columnists, feel free to skip over them. But if you haven’t heard of someone on this list, they might be a great new source to check out.

40) Chuck Devore

39) Matthew Continetti

38) Ross Douthat

37) Erick Erickson

36) Mollie Hemingway

35) David French

34) John Stossel

33) Matt Lewis

32) Rachel Alexander

31) Larry Elder

30) Dan Gainor

29) Byron York

28) Pat Buchanan

27) Candace Owens

26) Megan Fox

25) Michael Barone

24) Kyle Smith

23) Michael Brown

22) James Pethokoukis

21) John Nolte

20) Dennis Prager

19) Heather Mac Donald

18)  John Ziegler

17) Peggy Noonan

16) Charles Cooke

15) Michael Brendan Dougherty

14) Ashe Schow

13) Andrew McCarthy

12) Quinn Hillyer

11) Michelle Malkin

10) Victor Davis Hanson

9) Rich Lowry

8) Kevin Williamson

7) Ann Coulter

6) Ben Shapiro

5) Jonah Goldberg

4) Kurt Schlichter

3) Glenn Reynolds

2) Matt Walsh

1) Karol Markowicz

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