Froma Harrop (born March 18, 1950 in New York City) is an American writer and author.
Though generally liberal / left-of-center, she is known for her unconventional approach and libertarian streak.
The Heartland Institute, a conservative and libertarian public policy think tank, has called her its "favorite lefty."She is best known for her bi-weekly syndicated column which appears in about 200 news outlets including the Seattle Times, Newsday, Denver Post, Arizona Republic, Detroit News, Omaha World-Herald, San Antonio Express-News, Real Clear Politics and The Providence Journal.
She is represented by Creators Syndicate Inc.
in Los Angeles.
Media Matters ranks her column 20th nationally in total readership and 14th in large newspaper concentration.