Dinesh D’Souza is a prominent figure in American politics, known for his outspoken and controversial views on a variety of topics.
He is a writer, filmmaker, and commentator who challenges dominant narratives on issues such as atheism, liberalism, multiculturalism, and social justice.
He is also a conspiracy theorist who makes dubious allegations about the history and motives of the Democratic Party, the Obama administration, and the left-wing movement.
Some conservatives and Christians praised him for defending their values and beliefs, but many others criticized and condemned him for spreading misinformation, historical revisionism and inflammatory remarks.
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- Full name: Dinesh Joseph D’Souza
- Date of Birth: April 25, 1961
- Age: 62
- Sex: Male
- Birthplace: Mumbai, India
- Nationality: Indian American
- Occupation: Political commentator, author, filmmaker and conspiracy theorist
- Height: 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm)
- Parents: Allan D’Souza (father) and Margaret D’Souza (mother)
- Brothers and sisters: None
- Spouse: Dixie Brubaker (married 1992, divorced 2012), Deborah Fancher (married 2016)
- Children: Danielle DeSouza (daughter)
- Marital status: Married
- Net worth: $4 million
Early life and education
Currently, Dinesh D’Souza is 62 years old in 2023 and was born in Mumbai, India on April 25, 1961. He is the only son of Allan and Margaret D’Souza, both of whom are Roman Catholics of Goan descent.
The son of a Johnson & Johnson executive and a homemaker mother, he grew up in a middle-class family and attended a Jesuit school in Mumbai.
He was interested in politics and debate from a young age and participated in the Rotary International Youth Exchange Program. At the age of 17, he had the opportunity to spend a year in Arizona, USA.
He was impressed by the American culture and lifestyle and decided to continue his higher education in the U.S.
He entered Dartmouth College in 1979, majoring in English, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983. He was an active member of The Dartmouth Review, a conservative student newspaper known for its provocative and controversial articles.
He became the paper’s editor during his senior year and gained national attention for his criticisms of the university administration, faculty, and student groups. He also wrote for other conservative publications, including National Review and The American Spectator.
He was mentored by several influential conservative thinkers, such as William F. Buckley, George Will, and Irving Kristol. He also became involved in campus politics and supported Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaigns in 1980 and 1984.
personal life
Dinesh DeSouza has been married twice and has one daughter. He met his first wife, Dixie Brubaker, in 1988 while working as a policy analyst in the Reagan administration. They married in 1992 and had a daughter, Danielle, in 1995.
They lived in San Diego, California, where De Sousa taught at the University of California, San Diego, and later at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
However, their marriage fell apart in 2010 when De Sousa was accused of having an affair with a woman named Denise Audie Joseph II, who he introduced as his fiancée at a Christian conference. He denied the allegations but filed for divorce from Brubaker in 2012.
He met his second wife, Deborah Fancher, a conservative activist and Venezuelan, in 2015 through a mutual friend.
The two were married in 2016 by Rafael Cruz, Ted Cruz’s father. They currently live in Houston, Texas, where De Sousa is a senior fellow at the Christian liberal arts college, The King’s College.
Profession
Dinesh D’Souza has had a colorful and controversial career as a political commentator, author, filmmaker and conspiracy theorist.
He began his career in 1985 when he joined the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute as a fellow.
He worked there until 1987, when he became a policy analyst for the Reagan administration. He served as a senior domestic policy advisor until 1988, working on education, civil rights, welfare, and crime.
In 1991, he also wrote his first book, Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Gender on Campus, which criticized the academic left for promoting multiculturalism, affirmative action, and political correctness.
He left government in 1989 and became a writer and speaker for various conservative media outlets and organizations. He wrote several books, such as The End of Racism: Principles for a Multiracial Society (1995), The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Technological Affluence (2000), What’s So Great About America (2002), and The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11 (2007).
He has also appeared on a number of television and radio shows, including O’Reilly’s Factual, Hannity, and The Glenn Beck Show. He has defended conservative and Christian viewpoints on topics including racism, capitalism, patriotism, terrorism, and morality.
He has also debated prominent liberals and atheists such as Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, and Bart Ehrman.
In the 2010s, he began to get more involved in filmmaking, directing and producing several documentaries based on his books.
His first film, 2016: Obama’s America (2012), was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $33 million, becoming the second highest-grossing political documentary of all time.
The film portrays Barack Obama as an anti-American activist influenced by his father’s anti-colonialism and his mother’s socialism.
His second film, America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), was a response to critics of the United States who accused it of being a country of theft, oppression and exploitation.
The film shows that America is a force for good in the world and that its founding principles are worth preserving.
His third film, Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016), was a scathing attack on Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, claiming that they were the real racists, fascists, and criminals in American history.
Although critics panned the film, it became a box office hit, grossing over $13 million, becoming the highest-grossing documentary of 2016.
His fourth film, Death of a Nation (2018), compared Donald Trump to Abraham Lincoln, the Democrats to the Nazis.
The film was also poorly received by critics, but grossed over $5 million at the box office, becoming the fourth highest-grossing political documentary of all time. In the 2020s, he continued to write books and make films, such as Big Little Lies: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left (2017), Socialist America (2020), and The Trump Card (2020).
He is also active on social media, expressing support for Trump and opposition to left-wing movements such as the Black Lives Matter movement, anti-fascism, and impeachment. He also promotes conspiracy theories such as QAnon, the deep state, and election fraud.
dispute
Dinesh D’Souza has been involved in several controversies due to his provocative and controversial views, actions and advocacy. The most notable of these are:
- In 1991, Dartmouth administrators, faculty, and student groups accused him of racism and sexism after he published a satirical article about affirmative action in The Dartmouth Review that included a fake application form asking for applicants’ race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. He argued that his satire was a legitimate criticism of college policy, but many accused him of being a bigot and a misogynist.
- In 1995, he was criticized for his book, The End of Racism, which argued that racism was no longer a significant problem in the United States and that the real reason for black underachievement was cultural and behavioral differences between the races.
social media
- Instagram account: @DineshDSouza
- Twitter: @Dineshjdsouza
books
- The Greatness of Christianity
- America: Imagine a world without her
- Non-liberal education
- The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left
- The end of racism
- The Source of Obama’s Anger
- 2000 Mules: They thought we would never find out. They were wrong
net worth
Dinesh D’Souza’s net worth is estimated to be $4 million. His wealth is earned through his books, films, speaking engagements, and other ventures.
He has also received donations and funding from various conservative and Christian organizations, such as the Bradley Foundation, the Heritage Foundation, and the Koch Brothers.
