Abigail Shrier
American freelance journalist and author
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Abigail Krauser Shrier (née Krauser; born 1978) is an American author and former opinion columnist for The Wall Street Journal.[2]
University of Oxford (BPhil)
Yale University (JD)
- Author
- journalist
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| Born | Abigail Brett Krauser[1] 1978 (age 47–48) Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) University of Oxford (BPhil) Yale University (JD) |
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| Known for | Irreversible Damage (2020) |
| Website | abigailshrier |
Early life and education
Shrier is the daughter of Peter B. Krauser and Sherrie L. Krauser, both judges in the state of Maryland. She grew up in a Conservative synagogue, and was educated in a Jewish day school that was predominantly Conservative.[3] She graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, and earned a Kellett Fellowship. She then attended the University of Oxford, where she received a B.Phil. in philosophy, and Yale Law School, where she was a Coker Fellow.[4][5][6]
Career
From 2018 through 2020, Shrier wrote opinion pieces for the Wall Street Journal.
In 2020, Shrier's book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters[7][8] was published by Regnery Publishing. The book supports the rapid onset gender dysphoria hypothesis.[a][9][10]: ch 2 Shrier has previously criticised the use of the singular they, comparing it to idol worship.[11][12] Shrier appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss her views on transgender people, a conversation that was also streamed on Spotify and subsequently sparked complaints from the platform's employees.[13] Her book was controversial for its views about transgender issues[14][9] and has been described by the author[15] and other commentators as subject to a campaign of censorship.[16][17] It was first withdrawn,[18] and then reinstated, by retailer Target. The Economist gave the book a positive review,[19] and included it in their 2020 list of Economist Books of the Year.[20] A reader erected a billboard in Los Angeles that read, "Get the facts, read this book", in support of the ideas in the book.[21] Her book was criticized by psychiatrist Jack Turban in 2020 for misinterpreting and omitting scientific evidence to support her claims.[22] Time also reported that hundreds of Amazon employees petitioned to stop the book's sale on Amazon, criticizing its harmful portrayal of the transgender community.[23]
In 2024, Shrier published Bad Therapy: Why the Kids aren't Growing Up, which details her thoughts on the origins and solution to the American mental health crisis.[2][24][25]
In 2025, she was awarded the RealClearPolitics Samizdat Prize, alongside Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, and Jonathan Turley.[26]
