Heather Lynn Mac Donald (born November 23, 1956) is an American political commentator, essayist, and attorney.
She is described as a secular conservative.
She has advocated positions on numerous subjects including victimization, philanthropy, immigration reform, crime prevention, racism, racial profiling, rape, politics, welfare, and matters pertaining to cities and academia.
Mac Donald is a Thomas W.
Smith Fellow of the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of New York's City Journal.
She is a recipient of a 2005 Bradley Prize.
She has written numerous editorials and is the author of several books.