Visiting Fellow
Kelsey Bolar is a senior reporter and producer for The Daily Signal, the multimedia news organization at The Heritage Foundation. She is the co-host of a weekly podcast and Facebook show, “Problematic Women,” and produces a range of videos that receive millions of views, from online commentaries to highly-produced documentaries. Harkness is an editor of BRIGHT, a morning newsletter for women, by women, a contributor to The Federalist, and a senior fellow at The Steamboat Institute. She is a frequent guest on Fox Business, Fox News, and was featured as a speaker on the 2018 CPAC panel, “#UsToo: Left Out by the Left.”
Harkness graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and Australian Shepherd, Utah.
No Surprise, Media Impeachment Trial Coverage Bias • Fox and Friends
January 26 2020
by Kelsey Harkness
Democratic Candidates on Attack... Against Each Other • Evening Edit
January 21 2020
by Kelsey Harkness
When the Biased Media Defines What Constitutes a Conspiracy Theory, We All Lose • Evening Edit
December 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
"Week of Winning" In Context of Impeachment Investigation • Fox & Friends
December 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
No One on the Dem Ticket Represents the Working Class • Making Money with Charles Payne
December 13 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
A Strong Economy Should Not Divide a Nation, This is a Win for All Americans • Evening Edit
December 9 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Bias Roots for Impeachment • Fox & Friends Sunday
December 8 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
IW Senior Fellow, Kelsey Bolar, Shares Her Experience as a NICU Mom • Fox News at Night
December 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
It is Anti-American to be Rooting for a Recession • Fox & Friends Sunday
August 18 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
"Economy Way Too Strong" • Making Money
August 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Green Card Rule In Place to Set Immigrants Up for Success • Evening Edit
August 12 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Reacts to Mueller Hearing and Learns a Lesson from the Right • Evening Edit
July 25 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
"The Squad" Promotes Problematic Socialist Policies • Fox News at Night
July 25 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Barr is right, this investigation is just a political spectacle • Evening Edit
July 8 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Biden Denies Drop in Polls, Booker Takes Trip to Border, and Williamson Claps Back • Fox & Friends
July 6 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Compares Immigration Raids to Terrorism • Fox & Friends
June 23 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
How Victim Mentality Is Pushing Women Toward Socialism
The Daily Signal
June 17 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
AOC Spreads Misleading Information on Amazon and Suffers the Consequences • Evening Edit
June 17 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Melania Trump Faces a Double Standard in the Liberal Media • Fox & Friends
June 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Bernie vs. Walmart? The Young Turks and Heritage Foundation Debate Socialism vs. Capitalism • Bold Politics
June 7 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Trade Deals Will Drive Voters to the Polls • Coast to Coast
June 6 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Sorry Democrats, Majority of Americans Don't Want Impeachment • Fox & Friends
May 25 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Call for Trump's Tax Returns Too Political to be Legitimate • Evening Edit
May 20 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
How Should Republicans Talk About the Socialism Problem? • Coast to Coast
May 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Record is Problematic • Fox & Friends First
May 13 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Political Theater Holding Barr in Contempt of Court • Outnumbered Overtime
May 8 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Bill Clinton's Continues to Politicize Kavanaugh • Fox News at Night
May 6 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Fake News List Shows Media Bias • Fox & Friends
May 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Paris Protesters Attempt to Rally at Notre Dame • Evening Edit
April 22 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Only Success Has Been Avoiding Policy Conversation • Evening Edit
April 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Vogue Magazine Admits They Cater to Liberal Women • Fox & Friends
April 13 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Across the Board, 2020 Candidates Propose Higher Taxes • Coast to Coast
April 12 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
MeToo Double Standard with Joe Biden • Fox & Friends First
March 31 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Americans Don't Want To Spend Anymore Wasted Money on Investigations • Evening Edit
March 29 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Dems Campaigning on Collusion • Fox and Friends
March 24 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
AIPAC Used to Be a Bipartisan Meeting, Not Anymore • Outnumbered Overtime
March 22 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Beto Is Not Known for His Legislative Achievements in Congress • Fox and Friends
March 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Press Giving Beto's Campaign Roll Out Special Treatment • Fox & Friends
March 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Society Values the Degree Over the Quality of Education • Making Money with Charles Payne
March 14 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
2020 Democratic Candidates Down Play Ilhan Omar's Anti-Semitism • Fox and Friends
March 9 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Are Going to Have a Hard Time Earning Moderate Voters • The Evening Edit
March 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Did Not Cover the Born Alive Bill, Why? • Fox and Friends Saturday
March 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Trump Tax Returns: Democrats Should Focus on Legislating Not Investigating • Fox News at Night
March 1 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Refuses to Give Trump Credit for North Korean Summit • Fox & Friends First
February 28 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Wages Are Up and The Economy is Doing Well • Making Money with Charles Payne
February 27 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Jeff Bezos Challenges National Enquirer • Fox & Friends Saturday
February 9 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Hold Republicans to a Different Standard Than They Do With Northam • Fox & Friends
February 7 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Alarming Number of Young Americans Support Socialism • Making Money with Charles Payne
February 5 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Art Exhibit Invites People to Throw Trash at Vacuuming Ivanka Trump Lookalike
The Federalist
February 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Left is Too Radical for 2020 Hopefuls, So They Will Run as Independents • The Evening Edit
January 28 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats in Trouble for 2020 as Party Moves More to the Left • i24 News
January 28 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Praises Pelosi Despite Her Refusal to Participate in Negotiations • Fox & Friends
January 26 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Republicans Negotiate in Good Faith While Dems Play Politics • Making Money with Charles Payne
January 24 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Fake News Aims to Tear Down Trump Supporters • Fox & Friends
January 22 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media has 90% Negative Coverage of Trump To Push Liberal Agenda • Fox and Friends
January 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Aren't Serious About the Government Shut Down • The Evening Edit
January 14 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Sorry, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, But Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Dance Moves
The Daily Signal
January 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Panel: Kelsey Harkness and Jennifer Holdsworth discuss politicians' social media videos
The Hill
January 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
More Women in Congress shows US women are doing well- Kelsey Harkness • TRT World Now
January 3 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Anti-Trump Bias at New York Times is No Surprise • Fox News at Night
January 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Why is it Difficult for Democrats to Compromise on Border Security? • Outnumbered Overtime
January 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Shifting Power Dynamics in Washington • Outnumbered Overtime
January 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
New Faces on Capitol Hill Seem Motivated to Make a Difference: Good and Bad • The Daily Briefing
January 1 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Biased Media Bullies Melania Trump • Fox & Friends
December 31 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Kavanaugh-Effect: Dividing Women on Issues • The Story with Martha MacCallum
December 28 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Need to Come to the Negotiating Table to End Gov Shutdown • America's Newsroom
December 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Used Misinformation Campaign to Sway State Election • Making Money with Charles Payne
December 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
MSNBC Rolls Out Sexist, Anti-Christian Smears Against Female Trump Employees
The Federalist
December 21 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Isn’t Wrong About "Self-Care"
December 19 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Proof of Censorship on Conservative Speech • Making Money with Charles Payne
December 7 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Linda Sarsour’s Non-Apology
November 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Trump Tax Cuts Are a Winning Issue for Republicans • The Evening Edit
November 26 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
NYC Mayor Admits to Denying Walmart Because of Political Views • The Evening Edit
November 19 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
How Can Schools Get More Involved and Prevent Bullying? • Bold Life
November 16 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Hillary Clinton Cannot Re-Brand Herself into Winning the Presidency • The Evening Edit
November 12 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
White House Media is There to Ask Questions Not Debate the President • Fox & Friends
November 10 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Mom 'Regrets' Adopting Girls from Communist China Because Trump is More Authoritarian
The Federalist
November 8 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
By Excluding Them, Marie Claire Reminds Conservative Women Why They Should Vote
The Daily Signal
November 6 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Don't Have Easy Midterm Wins • The Evening Edit
November 5 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
How Could Maxine Waters Change the House Financial Services Committee? • Fox & Friends
November 3 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
The Game ‘What Would You Rather’ Is Getting Ugly: Men Would Rather Be Accused of Murder Than Sexual Assault
November 1 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Money Doesn't Matter Like it Used to In Midterms • Fox & Friends First
November 1 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Ben & Jerry’s Says It’s ‘Comfortable’ Supporting Group With Ties to an Open Anti-Semite
The Daily Signal
October 31 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Are Avoiding the Caravan Conversation • The Evening Edit
October 29 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Proof That ‘See Something, Say Something’ Can Stop a School Shooting
The Daily Signal
October 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
3 Lessons From the Kavanaugh Confirmation: Where Women Go From Here
October 24 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Bakers Fined $135K Over Wedding Cake Appeal to Supreme Court
The Daily Signal
October 22 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Should Baby Boomers and Millennials Be Pitted Against Each Other? • Bold Politics
October 19 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Feminists Ignore a Real ‘War on Women’
October 16 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Republicans Offered to Interview Ford in California. Why Didn’t She Know That?
October 2 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
No Surprise, Media Impeachment Trial Coverage Bias • Fox and Friends
January 26 2020
by Kelsey Harkness
Democratic Candidates on Attack... Against Each Other • Evening Edit
January 21 2020
by Kelsey Harkness
When the Biased Media Defines What Constitutes a Conspiracy Theory, We All Lose • Evening Edit
December 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
"Week of Winning" In Context of Impeachment Investigation • Fox & Friends
December 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
No One on the Dem Ticket Represents the Working Class • Making Money with Charles Payne
December 13 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
A Strong Economy Should Not Divide a Nation, This is a Win for All Americans • Evening Edit
December 9 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Bias Roots for Impeachment • Fox & Friends Sunday
December 8 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
IW Senior Fellow, Kelsey Bolar, Shares Her Experience as a NICU Mom • Fox News at Night
December 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
It is Anti-American to be Rooting for a Recession • Fox & Friends Sunday
August 18 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
"Economy Way Too Strong" • Making Money
August 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Green Card Rule In Place to Set Immigrants Up for Success • Evening Edit
August 12 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Reacts to Mueller Hearing and Learns a Lesson from the Right • Evening Edit
July 25 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
"The Squad" Promotes Problematic Socialist Policies • Fox News at Night
July 25 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Barr is right, this investigation is just a political spectacle • Evening Edit
July 8 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Biden Denies Drop in Polls, Booker Takes Trip to Border, and Williamson Claps Back • Fox & Friends
July 6 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Compares Immigration Raids to Terrorism • Fox & Friends
June 23 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
How Victim Mentality Is Pushing Women Toward Socialism
The Daily Signal
June 17 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
AOC Spreads Misleading Information on Amazon and Suffers the Consequences • Evening Edit
June 17 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Melania Trump Faces a Double Standard in the Liberal Media • Fox & Friends
June 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Bernie vs. Walmart? The Young Turks and Heritage Foundation Debate Socialism vs. Capitalism • Bold Politics
June 7 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Trade Deals Will Drive Voters to the Polls • Coast to Coast
June 6 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Sorry Democrats, Majority of Americans Don't Want Impeachment • Fox & Friends
May 25 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Call for Trump's Tax Returns Too Political to be Legitimate • Evening Edit
May 20 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
How Should Republicans Talk About the Socialism Problem? • Coast to Coast
May 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Record is Problematic • Fox & Friends First
May 13 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Political Theater Holding Barr in Contempt of Court • Outnumbered Overtime
May 8 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Bill Clinton's Continues to Politicize Kavanaugh • Fox News at Night
May 6 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Fake News List Shows Media Bias • Fox & Friends
May 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Paris Protesters Attempt to Rally at Notre Dame • Evening Edit
April 22 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Only Success Has Been Avoiding Policy Conversation • Evening Edit
April 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Vogue Magazine Admits They Cater to Liberal Women • Fox & Friends
April 13 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Across the Board, 2020 Candidates Propose Higher Taxes • Coast to Coast
April 12 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
MeToo Double Standard with Joe Biden • Fox & Friends First
March 31 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Americans Don't Want To Spend Anymore Wasted Money on Investigations • Evening Edit
March 29 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Dems Campaigning on Collusion • Fox and Friends
March 24 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
AIPAC Used to Be a Bipartisan Meeting, Not Anymore • Outnumbered Overtime
March 22 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Beto Is Not Known for His Legislative Achievements in Congress • Fox and Friends
March 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Press Giving Beto's Campaign Roll Out Special Treatment • Fox & Friends
March 15 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Society Values the Degree Over the Quality of Education • Making Money with Charles Payne
March 14 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
2020 Democratic Candidates Down Play Ilhan Omar's Anti-Semitism • Fox and Friends
March 9 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Are Going to Have a Hard Time Earning Moderate Voters • The Evening Edit
March 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Did Not Cover the Born Alive Bill, Why? • Fox and Friends Saturday
March 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Trump Tax Returns: Democrats Should Focus on Legislating Not Investigating • Fox News at Night
March 1 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Refuses to Give Trump Credit for North Korean Summit • Fox & Friends First
February 28 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Wages Are Up and The Economy is Doing Well • Making Money with Charles Payne
February 27 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Jeff Bezos Challenges National Enquirer • Fox & Friends Saturday
February 9 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Hold Republicans to a Different Standard Than They Do With Northam • Fox & Friends
February 7 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Alarming Number of Young Americans Support Socialism • Making Money with Charles Payne
February 5 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Art Exhibit Invites People to Throw Trash at Vacuuming Ivanka Trump Lookalike
The Federalist
February 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Left is Too Radical for 2020 Hopefuls, So They Will Run as Independents • The Evening Edit
January 28 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats in Trouble for 2020 as Party Moves More to the Left • i24 News
January 28 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media Praises Pelosi Despite Her Refusal to Participate in Negotiations • Fox & Friends
January 26 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Republicans Negotiate in Good Faith While Dems Play Politics • Making Money with Charles Payne
January 24 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Fake News Aims to Tear Down Trump Supporters • Fox & Friends
January 22 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Media has 90% Negative Coverage of Trump To Push Liberal Agenda • Fox and Friends
January 16 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Aren't Serious About the Government Shut Down • The Evening Edit
January 14 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Sorry, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, But Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Dance Moves
The Daily Signal
January 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Panel: Kelsey Harkness and Jennifer Holdsworth discuss politicians' social media videos
The Hill
January 4 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
More Women in Congress shows US women are doing well- Kelsey Harkness • TRT World Now
January 3 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Anti-Trump Bias at New York Times is No Surprise • Fox News at Night
January 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Why is it Difficult for Democrats to Compromise on Border Security? • Outnumbered Overtime
January 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Shifting Power Dynamics in Washington • Outnumbered Overtime
January 2 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
New Faces on Capitol Hill Seem Motivated to Make a Difference: Good and Bad • The Daily Briefing
January 1 2019
by Kelsey Harkness
Biased Media Bullies Melania Trump • Fox & Friends
December 31 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Kavanaugh-Effect: Dividing Women on Issues • The Story with Martha MacCallum
December 28 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Need to Come to the Negotiating Table to End Gov Shutdown • America's Newsroom
December 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Used Misinformation Campaign to Sway State Election • Making Money with Charles Payne
December 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
MSNBC Rolls Out Sexist, Anti-Christian Smears Against Female Trump Employees
The Federalist
December 21 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Isn’t Wrong About "Self-Care"
December 19 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Proof of Censorship on Conservative Speech • Making Money with Charles Payne
December 7 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Linda Sarsour’s Non-Apology
November 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Trump Tax Cuts Are a Winning Issue for Republicans • The Evening Edit
November 26 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
NYC Mayor Admits to Denying Walmart Because of Political Views • The Evening Edit
November 19 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
How Can Schools Get More Involved and Prevent Bullying? • Bold Life
November 16 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Hillary Clinton Cannot Re-Brand Herself into Winning the Presidency • The Evening Edit
November 12 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
White House Media is There to Ask Questions Not Debate the President • Fox & Friends
November 10 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Mom 'Regrets' Adopting Girls from Communist China Because Trump is More Authoritarian
The Federalist
November 8 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
By Excluding Them, Marie Claire Reminds Conservative Women Why They Should Vote
The Daily Signal
November 6 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Don't Have Easy Midterm Wins • The Evening Edit
November 5 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
How Could Maxine Waters Change the House Financial Services Committee? • Fox & Friends
November 3 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
The Game ‘What Would You Rather’ Is Getting Ugly: Men Would Rather Be Accused of Murder Than Sexual Assault
November 1 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Money Doesn't Matter Like it Used to In Midterms • Fox & Friends First
November 1 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Ben & Jerry’s Says It’s ‘Comfortable’ Supporting Group With Ties to an Open Anti-Semite
The Daily Signal
October 31 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Democrats Are Avoiding the Caravan Conversation • The Evening Edit
October 29 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Proof That ‘See Something, Say Something’ Can Stop a School Shooting
The Daily Signal
October 27 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
3 Lessons From the Kavanaugh Confirmation: Where Women Go From Here
October 24 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Bakers Fined $135K Over Wedding Cake Appeal to Supreme Court
The Daily Signal
October 22 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Should Baby Boomers and Millennials Be Pitted Against Each Other? • Bold Politics
October 19 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Feminists Ignore a Real ‘War on Women’
October 16 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
Republicans Offered to Interview Ford in California. Why Didn’t She Know That?
October 2 2018
by Kelsey Harkness
