Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes
Shlaes in 2017
BornAmity Ruth Shlaes
(1960-09-10) September 10, 1960
Alma materYale University (BA)
Free University of Berlin
GenreNonfiction
SubjectHistory
Notable awardsBastiat Prize (2002)
Bradley Prize (2021)
Spouse
(m. 1988)
Children4
Website
www.amityshlaes.com

Amity Ruth Shlaes (/ʃls/ SHLAYSS; born September 10, 1960) is an American conservative author, writer, and columnist. Shlaes has written 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.