Caroline Downey is a columnist and video personality at National Review and a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum. She is a 2025–2026 Robert Novak Journalism Fellow with the Fund for American Studies and a 2022 Publius Fellow with the Claremont Institute. Previously, she served as editor-in-chief of The Conservateur for five years. A frequent guest on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, and NewsNation, her work has also appeared in The Telegraph, Newsweek, the New York Post, and the Washington Examiner. She holds degrees in Economics and Political Science from Boston College.