Mona Charen Parker (; born February 25, 1957) is an American columnist, journalist, political commentator, and writer.
She has written three books: Useful Idiots: How Liberals Got it Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First (2003), Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us) (2005), both New York Times bestsellers, and Sex Matters: How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense (2018).
She was also a weekly panelist on CNN's Capital Gang until it was canceled.
A political conservative, she often writes about foreign policy, terrorism, politics, poverty, family structure, public morality, and culture.
She is also known for her generally pro-Israel views.