Heather Mac Donald, a bestselling author and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, is renowned for her incisive critiques of the Black Lives Matter movement and the media's role in constructing misleading narratives around police brutality.

Her influential reporting during the 2020 riots captured national attention, exposing how anti-police rhetoric—propelled by inaccurate and sensationalized media coverage—intensified violence and endangered American cities.

Grounded in rigorous data analysis, Mac Donald has persistently challenged dominant perspectives on race, crime, and policing, arguing that widespread claims of systemic police brutality against Black Americans are not supported by empirical evidence.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED

• Why Heather believes one burned car is too many—and how the left normalizes chaos
• The overlooked cost of illegal immigration: ERs packed, schools overwhelmed, streets less safe
• Why the “illegal immigrant = criminal” narrative might backfire, even if deportation is legal
• The legal battle over Trump deploying the National Guard without Gavin Newsom
• Whether riots are grassroots or astroturfed—and if Trump can realistically stop what’s coming