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Andrew F. Puzder

Andrew F. Puzder is a speaker, political commentator, attorney, and retired chief executive officer. For 17 years he served as the CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc., an international corporation which owns popular restaurant chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. Mr. Puzder is a sought-after commentator on economic and political issues in national publications including the Wall […]

Sean Spicer

Everybody knows Sean Spicer. At least, polls show, they know his name and his trademark style behind the White House podium. But before the former White House Press Secretary made his mark as one of the most recognized staffers in the Trump administration, he built a decades-long career in Republican politics, witnessing and shaping the […]

Senator Tim Scott

As a leader on tax reform, education and job training, and innovative ideas to reinvest in our nation’s distressed communities, United States Senator Tim Scott brings a unique perspective to the United States Senate. Growing up mired in poverty in a single parent household, Tim says that he is living his mother’s American Dream, and […]

Jerry Pokorsky

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master’s in moral theology. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic […]

John Zmirak

John Zmirak is a Senior Editor of The Stream, and author of the new Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1986, then his M.F.A. in screenwriting and fiction and his Ph.D. in English in 1996 from Louisiana State University. His focus was the English Renaissance, and the novels of […]

Anna Strasburg

Anna Strasburg is a pro-life activist who ran and biked 3,000 miles across America. On her journey, she spoke at various venues to educate and activate people into the pro-life movement. She is now married and a mother of one. Today Strasburg continues to speak promoting the pro-life message.

Rev. William Saunders

As a priest, Father Saunders has served as the Assistant Pastor at St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia (1984-1988), the Campus Chaplain and Adjunct professor of Theology for Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia (1988-1993), and the Assistant Pastor (1993-1995) and subsequently the Pastor (1995-2000) at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia. During this […]

Brian Brenberg

Brian Brenberg is co-host of The Big Money Show on Fox Business, an informative and fast-paced program filled with business topics that impact everyone from Wall Street to hard-working Americans.   Before joining the network full-time in 2023, Brian served as Associate Professor of Business and Economics at The King’s College in New York City. His academic interest focuses on […]

Kristen Waggoner

Kristen K. Waggoner serves as senior vice president of the U.S. legal division and general counsel, Arizona, with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Waggoner oversees the U.S. legal division, a team of 60 attorneys and staff who engage in litigation, public advocacy, and legislative support. Since she assumed this role, ADF has prevailed as […]

Kyle Reyes

Kyle S. Reyes is an entrepreneur, a Christian conservative, and a millennial. He is President and CEO of The Silent Partner Marketing, a boutique marketing agency headquartered in Connecticut, and National Spokesman for Law Enforcement Today, a pro-law enforcement advocacy organization. Reyes is a former Producer of News and Special Projects, having worked in broadcast […]

Andrew Klavan

Andrew Klavan is a man of many talents. In addition to being a bestselling author and Edgar award winner, he’s also contributing editor, podcast host, essayist and satirist. He currently hosts “The Andrew Klavan Show” at the Daily Wire.  Topics: Pursuit of Happiness – “Everything You Know About Western Culture is Wrong” Media – “Hollywood […]

Mary Rice Hasson, J.D.

Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., is the Kate O’Beirne Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. She directs the Catholic Women’s Forum, a network of Catholic professional women and scholars, and co-founded the Person and Identity Project, a new initiative that equips parents and faith-based institutions to counter gender ideology and promote the truth of the […]

Daniel Hannan

Daniel Hannan is a writer and journalist. After 17 years as a Member of the European Parliament, campaigning for British withdrawal from the EU, he succeeded in abolishing his job in the Brexit referendum on 23 June 2016. He is the author of nine books, including The New York Times bestseller Inventing Freedom: How the […]

Peggy Grande

President Ronald Reagan chose Peggy Grande to work at his side for 10 years, and together they created a powerful partnership. Serving as his post-presidency Executive Assistant, Peggy was the liaison between Ronald Reagan personally and his staff, the public, local dignitaries and world leaders. She ensured that his events, travel, personal and political relationships and day […]

Arnold Steinberg

Ernie Steinberg, a contributing editor to The American Spectator, is the author of WHIPLASH! From JFK to Donald Trump — A Political Odyssey  A GOP strategist with wide-ranging expertise, especially in public policy and campaigns, he authored classic graduate school texts on politics and media.

Declan J. Ganley

Declan Ganley is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Rivada Networks, a leading public safety communications business with operations in the US and Europe. Ganley has been the founder of wireless broadband and cable TV businesses in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, including Broadnet, which deployed broadband wireless networks in ten EU countries, and Cabletel, […]

Sheriff David Clarke

Born and raised in the City of Milwaukee, Sheriff Clarke played on the championship varsity basketball team at Marquette University High School. He went on to earn a degree in Criminal Justice Management from Concordia University Wisconsin, graduating summa cum laude. As part of his ongoing educational studies, he also graduated from the prestigious FBI […]

Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley

Anne Rathbone Bradley is the George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and the vice president of academic affairs at The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), through which she teaches at George Mason University. Dr. Bradley works to enhance the impact and reach of TFAS and Foundation for Teaching Economics education programs through courses, seminars, […]

Casey Mattox, Esq.

Casey Mattox, Esq., serves as senior counsel and the director of the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom. When Mattox first joined ADF in 2009, he participated in litigation and later focused on working with allied attorneys to litigate cases to protect the rights of Christian students, faculty, and staff at public colleges […]

Burgess Owens

Burgess spent his childhood growing up in the Deep South during a period when the barriers of segregation were being torn down. He was the third Black American to be offered a football scholarship at the University of Miami. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry and simultaneously gained national recognition as a […]

Larry O’Connor

Larry O’Connor is a radio talk show host on Washington, D.C.’s WMAL where he hosts the morning drive time show O’Connor & Company. He is a senior columnist and creative director at Town Hall Media. He is a regular guest on Fox News and Newsmax and has also been seen on ABC News, the PBS Newshour, […]

Carol M. Swain

Born in abject poverty in rural Virginia, Dr. Carol Swain earned five degrees and obtained early tenure at Princeton and full professorship at Vanderbilt where she was professor political science and a professor of law. Today she is a sought after cable news contributor, prominent national speaker, and best-selling author. In addition to three Presidential […]

Jay Richards

Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is author of many books including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and Indivisible (2012). He is also the author of Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; and co-author of The Privileged Planet with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez. His most recent book, co-authored with Jonathan Witt, is The Hobbit Party: The Vision of Freedom […]

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