Julia Gorin (born 1972) is an American conservative writer, journalist, humorist, and political commentator.

Life

Born into a

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family in the

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, Gorin immigrated as a toddler to the United States in 1976. Her father was a

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ist with the

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. She is a 1990 graduate of the Randallstown High School in

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. Gorin wrote the satirical 2008 book, ''Clintonisms: The Amusing, Confusing, and Even Suspect Musing, of Billary'' ().

Writings and affiliations

Gorin has contributed articles to ''

Jewish World Review ''Jewish World Review'' is a politically conservative, online magazine updated Monday through Friday (except for legal holidays and holy days), which seeks to appeal to "people of faith and those interested in learning more about contemporary ...

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National Review ''National Review'' is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief is Rich L ...

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The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

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FrontPage Magazine ''FrontPage Magazine'', also known as ''FrontPageMag.com'', is an American right-wing, anti-Islam political website edited by David Horowitz and published by the David Horowitz Freedom Center. The site has also been described by scholars and w ...

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Jihad Watch Jihad Watch is an American far-right Islamophobic blog operated by Robert Spencer. A project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, Jihad Watch is the most popular blog within the counter-jihad movement. Organization The site features comment ...

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The Huffington Post ''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers p ...

'', '' The American Thinker'', ''

The Christian Science Monitor ''The Christian Science Monitor'' (''CSM''), commonly known as ''The Monitor'', is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles both in Electronic publishing, electronic format and a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 ...

'', ''

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'' and

FoxNews.com The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City, U.S. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is own ...

. Gorin is an unpaid member of the Advisory Board of the American Council for Kosovo, which lobbies on behalf of the

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. She frequently writes about the former

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, especially

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and is an opponent of its independence. After the January 6, 2021, attacks on the US Capitol, Gorin wrote an OpEd in ''

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'' comparing the Congressional response to that of post-invasion Kosovo.

References

External links

Julia Gorin official websiteArticles written by her
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