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| caption             = Shikha Dalmia
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| education           = {{wiki|University of Delhi}}<br>{{wiki|Louisiana State University}}
| occupation          = Journalist, political commentator, editor
| country             = {{wiki|India}} / {{wiki|United States}}
| website             = https://www.theunpopulist.net/
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'''Shikha Dalmia''' is an Indian-American journalist and political commentator. She is the president of the {{wiki|Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism}} (ISMA) and the founder and editor-in-chief of [http://theunpopulist.net/ The UnPopulist].<ref name="waen">{{cite
|source-name    = World Anti Extremism Network
|title          = Shikha Dalmia
|retrieved-date = July 18, 2026
|source         = https://worldantiextremism.org/speakers/shikha-dalmia/
|archive-url    = https://web.archive.org/web/20260515112826/https://worldantiextremism.org/speakers/shikha-dalmia/
|archive-date   = May 15, 2026
}}</ref> Much of her writing covers immigration policy, liberal democracy, and the global spread of populist and authoritarian movements.<ref name="waen" />
== Background ==
Dalmia grew up in New Delhi, India, where she earned a B.S. from the {{wiki|University of Delhi}} and began her career as a reporter. She later completed an M.A. in mass communication at {{wiki|Louisiana State University}}.<ref name="mercatus">{{cite
|source-name    = Mercatus Center
|title          = Shikha Dalmia
|retrieved-date = July 18, 2026
|source         = https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/shikha-dalmia
|archive-url    = https://web.archive.org/web/20260624224728/https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/shikha-dalmia
|archive-date   = June 24, 2026
}}</ref>

Dalmia spent much of her career in the {{wiki|libertarianism|libertarian}} movement, serving as a senior analyst at the {{wiki|Reason Foundation}} and writing for outlets including ''{{wiki|The Washington Post}}'', ''{{wiki|The Week}}'', and ''{{wiki|Reason (magazine)|Reason}}''.<ref name="waen" /><ref name="mackinac">{{cite
|source-name    = Mackinac Center
|title          = Shikha Dalmia, Mercatus Center
|retrieved-date = July 18, 2026
|source         = https://www.mackinac.org/about/board-of-scholars/477
|archive-url    = https://web.archive.org/web/20250718050954/https://www.mackinac.org/about/board-of-scholars/477
|archive-date   = July 18, 2026
}}</ref> In 2009, she won the inaugural Bastiat Prize for Online Journalism.<ref name="mackinac" /> She later became a visiting fellow at the {{wiki|Mercatus Center}}, studying populist authoritarianism.<ref name="mercatus" /> In 2021, she launched ''The UnPopulist'' and now leads ISMA, through which she convenes [https://conference.ismaglobal.org/ LibCon].<ref name="waen" />
== On-Stream Appearances ==
=== 06-18-2026 The Conservative Mind Is Broken ===
On June 18, 2026, Dalmia joined [[Destiny]]'s stream for a discussion about the state of American {{wiki|Conservatism in the United States|conservatism}}, the rise of populist authoritarianism, and her work at ''The UnPopulist''.<ref>{{cite
|source-name    = YouTube
|year           = 2026
|month          = June
|day            = 18
|title          = The Conservative Mind Is Broken
|author         = Destiny
|retrieved-date = June 25, 2026
|source         = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0S0BPNIiTc
|archive-url    = https://web.archive.org/web/20260630191807/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0S0BPNIiTc
|archive-date   = June 30, 2026
}}</ref> 
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== References ==
[[Category:Interview Guests]]