The 50 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2012 (4th Annual)

by John Hawkins | December 3, 2012 8:00 am

50) George Will[1]
49) David Swindle[2]
48) Jack Kelly[3]
47) Ross Douthat[4]
46) John Fund[5]
45) Mona Charen[6]
44) Mike Adams[7]
43) Kathy Shaidle[8]
42) Karl Rove[9]
41) Katie Kieffer[10]
40) Wes Pruden[11]
39) Andrew McCarthy[12]
38) Debra Saunders[13]
37) Rachel Alexander[14]
36) Bill O’Reilly[15]
35) John Ransom[16]
34) Larry Elder[17]
33) Daniel Flynn[18]
32) Walter Russell Mead[19]
31) Scott Rasmussen[20]
30) Bernard Goldberg[21]
29) John Podhoretz[22]
28) Kevin Williamson[23]
27) Chuck Norris[24]
26) Derek Hunter[25]
25) Rachel Marsden[26]
24) Cal Thomas[27]
23) Doug Giles[28]
22) Rich Lowry[29]
21) David Harsanyi[30]
20) Ben Shapiro[31]
19) Dick Morris[32]
18) Jeff Jacoby[33]
17) Charles Krauthammer[34]
16) Sean Trende[35]
15) Robert Samuelson[36]
14) Michael Barone[37]
13) Dennis Prager[38]
12) Frank J. Fleming[39]
11) Michelle Malkin[40]
10) David Limbaugh[41]
9) James Pethokoukis[42]
8) John Stossel[43]
7) Byron York[44]
6) Walter Williams[45]
5) Jonah Goldberg[46]
4) Ann Coulter[47]
3) Victor Davis Hanson[48]
2) Thomas Sowell[49]
1) Mark Steyn[50]

Also see,

The 40 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2011[51]
The 40 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2010[52]
The 40 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2009[53]

Endnotes:
  1. George Will: http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will1.asp
  2. David Swindle: http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/author/davidswindle/
  3. Jack Kelly: http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/
  4. Ross Douthat: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/rossdouthat/index.html
  5. John Fund: http://www.nationalreview.com/author/277787
  6. Mona Charen: http://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/
  7. Mike Adams: http://townhall.com/Columnists/MikeSAdams
  8. Kathy Shaidle: http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/author/kathyshaidle/
  9. Karl Rove: http://www.rove.com/
  10. Katie Kieffer: http://townhall.com/columnists/katiekieffer/
  11. Wes Pruden: http://www.washingtontimes.com/staff/wesley-pruden/
  12. Andrew McCarthy: http://www.nationalreview.com/author/52265
  13. Debra Saunders: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/151.thumbnail.jpg
  14. Rachel Alexander: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/rachel-alexander/
  15. Bill O’Reilly: http://townhall.com/columnists/BillOReilly/
  16. John Ransom: http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/
  17. Larry Elder: http://www.larryelder.com/
  18. Daniel Flynn: http://frontpagemag.com/?s=daniel+flynn
  19. Walter Russell Mead: http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/
  20. Scott Rasmussen: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/scott-rasmussen/
  21. Bernard Goldberg: http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/
  22. John Podhoretz: http://www.nypost.com/columnists/johnpodhoretz
  23. Kevin Williamson: http://www.nationalreview.com/author/14040
  24. Chuck Norris: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/chuck-norris/
  25. Derek Hunter: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/derek-hunter/
  26. Rachel Marsden: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/rachel-marsden/
  27. Cal Thomas: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/cal-thomas/
  28. Doug Giles: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/doug-giles/
  29. Rich Lowry: http://author.nationalreview.com/?q=MjE1NQ==
  30. David Harsanyi: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/david-harsanyi/
  31. Ben Shapiro: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/ben-shapiro/
  32. Dick Morris: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/dick-morris/
  33. Jeff Jacoby: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/jeff_jacoby/
  34. Charles Krauthammer: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/opinion/columns/krauthammercharles/
  35. Sean Trende: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/sean_trende/
  36. Robert Samuelson: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/author/robert_samuelson/
  37. Michael Barone: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/michael-barone/
  38. Dennis Prager: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/131.thumbnail.jpg
  39. Frank J. Fleming: http://pjmedia.com/blog/author/frankjfleming/
  40. Michelle Malkin: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/michelle-malkin/
  41. David Limbaugh: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/david-limbaugh/
  42. James Pethokoukis: http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/
  43. John Stossel: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/john-stossel/
  44. Byron York: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bios/byron-york.html
  45. Walter Williams: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/walter-williams/
  46. Jonah Goldberg: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/jonah-goldberg/
  47. Ann Coulter: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/ann-coulter/
  48. Victor Davis Hanson: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/victor-davis-hanson/
  49. Thomas Sowell: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/author/thomas-sowell/
  50. Mark Steyn: http://www.steynonline.com/
  51. The 40 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2011: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/lists/the-40-best-conservative-columnists-of-2011-version-4-0/
  52. The 40 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2010: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/lists/the-25-best-conservative-columnists-of-2010-version-4-0/
  53. The 40 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2009: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/lists/the-30-best-conservative-columnists-for-2009-version-3-0/

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