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Abigail Shrier is an American author and former opinion columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Early life and education Shrier is the daughter of Peter B. Krauser and Sherrie L. Krauser, both judges in the state of Maryland. She has degrees from Columbia College New York (A.B. Philosophy and Kellett Fellowship), the University of Oxford (B.Phil. Philosophy), and Yale Law School where she was a Coker Fellow. Career From 2018 through 2020, Shrier wrote opinion pieces for the Wall Street Journal. In 2020, Shrier’s book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters was published by Regnery Publishing. The book supports the socially mediated gender dysphoria hypothesis.: ch 2  Shrier has previously criticised individuals who use the singular they, comparing it to idol worship. Shrier appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss her views on transgender people. Her book has proved controversial for its views about transgender issues and has been described by the author and other commentators as subject to a campaign of censorship. It was first withdrawn, and then reinstated, by retailer Target. The Economist has described the book as the "first book-length study of a fascinating phenomenon" but also noted that "it has been widely ignored". By contrast, a reader erected a billboard in Los Angeles in support of the ideas in the book. Her book has been criticized by psychiatrist Jack Turban for misinterpreting and omitting scientific evidence to support her claims. It is an Economist Book of the Year, and a Times of London Best Book of 2021 for its UK publication. In 2024, Shrier published Bad Therapy: Why the Kids aren't Growing Up, which details her thoughts on the origins and solution to the American mental health crisis. References External links https://www.c-span.org/person/?129486/AbigailShrier. Discover the Abigail Shrier popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Abigail Shrier books.