The Wall Street Journal Strassel was a news assistant for the European edition of
The Wall Street Journal in Brussels (1994–1996) and a staff writer covering technology for
The Wall Street Journal Europe in London (1996–1999). She moved to New York in 1999 to cover real estate before joining the editorial page as an assistant features editor. She became a senior editorial writer and member of the editorial board of
The Wall Street Journal in 2005. In 2007, she began writing the long-running "Potomac Watch" column for
The Wall Street Journal. In the wake of the
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Strassel suggested teachers could be equipped with
stun grenades to protect their students. By October 2019, President
Donald Trump had tweeted about Strassel or retweeted her commentary more than 20 times, including calling for a
Pulitzer Prize for her. Shortly before the November 2020 election, Strassel promoted claims about Joe Biden and his son
Hunter Biden in an opinion column in
The Wall Street Journal. Strassel's claims were contradicted by the newspaper's own news division hours later. After Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, Strassel claimed that the election contained voting irregularities. In November 2020, Strassel made claims about the election, claiming that Wisconsin's turnout percent for the election was "not feasible".
Books Strassel has written four books: •
Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws (
Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) (): Strassel and co-authors Celeste Colgan and
John C. Goodman argue that government regulation interferes with marketplace initiatives to provide women with economic opportunity. •
The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech (
Twelve, 2016): Strassel criticizes campaign finance laws, which she contends are used by the left wing to infringe upon free speech and free association rights. •
Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters are Breaking America (Twelve, 2019) • ''The Biden Malaise: How America Bounces Back from Joe Biden's Dismal Repeat of the Jimmy Carter Years'' (
Twelve, 2023): Strassel argues that Joe Biden, like Jimmy Carter before him, has mired the country in weakness, inflation and political unease.
Other In 2014, Strassel was awarded a $250,000 Bradley Prize from the conservative
Bradley Foundation. In February 2016, Strassel was among the panelists for a Republican presidential primary debate held in South Carolina. == Personal life ==