“Books of yesterday are often criticised as offering an unrealistic Pollyanna view of the world. But the grim 'realities' we are forcing on today's children seem to have been written with no higher purpose in mind than teaching cynicism and distrust.”

Australian-American columnist and writer

Miranda Devine is a conservative Australian-American columnist and writer based in New York City. She is known for her political commentary and for work across Australian and American newspapers and radio, including a long-running role on Sydney station 2GB until 2015. Her columns have appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, as well as in News Limited papers including the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun, and Perth's Sunday Times. Since 2022, she has written for the New York Post. Some of her opinion pieces on politics, the environment, race, and social issues have drawn criticism for misrepresenting facts and for provocative journalism.