Helen Andrews (writer)

Helen Andrews (born Helen Rittelmeyer)[1] is an American right-wing[1] political commentator and author. She is a senior editor at The American Conservative and the former managing editor of the Washington Examiner.[2][3][1]

She has a BA in religious studies from Yale University.[4]

Books
  • Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster (Sentinel, 2021)[5][6][7]

Views

In one profile, her views were described as follows: “The political figure Andrews most admires is Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front party, but Trump is not far behind in her estimation. ‘I know a lot of people in the US like him because he's a bomb-thrower, speaks his mind, upsets the establishment,’ she says. ‘Those are things about him that I like, too. But I guess I'm probably in the minority of people who gravitated to Trump primarily based on policy rather than style.’”[8] After Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and indiscriminate shelling of civilians, Andrews appeared to embrace a policy of appeasement toward the Russian Federation’s aggression.[9]

CSPAN Incident

In a 2010 panel discussion to promote a conservative book, Andrews (then Rittelmeyer) was part of a viral moment where co-panelist and ex-partner Todd Seavey openly made a number of accusations against her. Those included opposing ObamaCare in order to increase human suffering, being in favor of repealing laws against assault for similar reasons, as well as infidelity.[10] The original clip was posted by C-SPAN and received over half a million views, and has since been re-uploaded.[11]

References
  1. Cadzow, Jane (8 April 2017). "With heroes including Donald Trump, meet conservatism's new, telegenic talking heads". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. Robertson, Derek (June 5, 2021). "How Everything Became 'Cancel Culture'". Politico.
  3. "Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Helen Andrews and Jill Filipovic". The New York Times. April 6, 2021.
  4. "Contributors – The Centre for Independent Studies". www.cis.org.au.
  5. Morris, Adam (May 31, 2021). "Lasch, Rehashed: On Helen Andrews's "Boomers"". Los Angeles Review of Books.
  6. Kaufman, Elliot (March 15, 2021). "The Inflated Generation". Commentary Magazine.
  7. Wallace-Wells, Benjamin (28 January 2021). "The Conservative Case Against the Boomers". The New Yorker.
  8. https://amp.smh.com.au/lifestyle/with-heroes-including-trump-and-thatcher-meet-conservatisms-new-telegenic-talking-heads-20170405-gvdwmv.html
  9. https://compactmag.com/article/away-from-the-abyss
  10. Wing, Nick (October 18, 2010). "Todd Seavey Rehashes Romantic Past With Fellow C-SPAN Panelist On Live TV (VIDEO)". HuffPost.
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAITnMv1j8Q


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