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Peter Schweizer

Peter Schweizer is a New York Times bestselling author, seven times now, most recently for the #1 New York Times bestselling books Red-Handed, Secret Empires, Profiles in Corruption, and Clinton Cash. He is the president of the Government Accountability Institute and host of a weekly podcast called “The Drill Down.” Peter is also an alumnus and director of Young America’s […]

Seamus Coughlin

Seamus Coughlin is a comedy writer, animator, impressionist, and political pundit most prominently known for his role as the creator and producer of FreedomToons and for his position as recurring cohost on TimCastIRL. Seamus has also appeared on The Michael Knowles Show, Pints with Aquinas, and alongside Jordan Peterson on Mikhaila Peterson’s podcast. He is […]

Ying Ma

Ying Ma (馬穎) is a writer, policy expert, and communications professional. Ms. Ma is the author of Chinese Girl in the Ghetto, a memoir about getting to know freedom from post-Mao China to inner-city Oakland, California; a member of the Board of Advisors for the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women, an organization that prepares […]

Alexandra DeSanctis

Alexandra DeSanctis is a staff writer for National Review and a visiting fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. She was previously a William F. Buckley Fellow in Political Journalism with the National Review Institute and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Helen Raleigh

Helen Raleigh, CFA, CDI.D, is a recognized American entrepreneur, writer, and speaker. She is a senior contributor to The Federalist. Her writings also appeared in various national media, including The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Newsweek. In addition, she is the author of several books, including the award-winning autobiography Confucius Never Said, and her new book on foreign […]

Jerome Hudson

Prior to writing for Breitbart, Hudson worked at the Government Accountability Institute with author, investigative journalist, and political commentator Peter Schweizer. There, Hudson was heavily involved in uncovering government corruption. In 2013 Hudson began writing for Breitbart, where today he is the Entertainment Editor, specializing in showing the vast disconnect between Hollywood and the everyday […]

David Azerrad

David Azerrad is an assistant professor and research fellow at Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C. His research and writing focuses on classical liberalism, conservative political thought and identity politics. Prior to joining Hillsdale, Azerrad was the director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics at The […]

George Harbison

George P. Harbison is a writer, speaker, political activist, and retired chief financial officer. In 2016, at the request of a YAF student leader,  Mr. Harbison created and delivered a lecture titled “The Victims of Socialism” at the University of California, Riverside. Since then, he has delivered this lecture at over twenty college campuses and […]

Michael Knowles

Michael Knowles is the celebrated host of “The Michael Knowles Show” at the Daily Wire and “The Book Club” at PragerU. He is also the author of the best-selling book “Speechless.”    Speech Topics Include:  Men are Not Women

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 […]

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 […]

Stephen Hayes

Stephen F. Hayes is a senior writer at The Weekly Standard and author of two New York Times bestsellers: Cheney: The Untold Story of America’s Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President and The Connection: How al Qaeda’s Collaboration with Saddam Hussein Has Endangered America. He is a regular Fox All Stars panelist on Special Report […]

Jake Jacobs

Dr. Jake Jacobs is the host of the Jake Jacobs Show and the author of Mobocracy: The Cultural and Political War to Destroy Our Republic under God, Mother Should I Trust the Government: The Making and Keeping of our American Republic and his latest work MOB RULE: Unmasking the Radical Leftists at Our Doorsteps. Jake has degrees in American History […]

David French

David French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time. A graduate of Harvard Law School and a constitutional lawyer, David most recently worked as a senior writer for National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute. He is a New York Times bestselling author, and his next book, Divided We Fall, will be released in […]

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh is a popular writer, speaker, and one of the Right’s most influential voices. He is the host of “The Matt Walsh Show,” and author of the best-selling children’s book Johnny the Walrus. His documentary “What is a Woman?” has become a cultural phenomenon and one of the most talked-about documentaries of 2022.   Some […]

Sonnie Johnson

Sonnie Johnson is a dynamic and inspirational national speaker, Tea Party activist, and pundit.  Sonnie was formerly a host of Politichicks and is a regular contributor to Breitbart.com. She has appeared frequently on Fox News, including Hannity, and Red Eye, as well as Headline News. Sonnie is a frequent speaker at conservative and Tea Party events, including CPAC, Tea Party […]

Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson is the Editor of RedState.com, a property of Eagle Publishing, Inc.  Under Erickson’s leadership, RedState has become the preeminent right of center community online and is the most widely read right-of-center blog on Capitol Hill.  Prior to leading RedState, Erickson practiced law for six years and managed a number of political campaigns. In addition to his duties […]

Steve Forbes

Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, and an internationally respected authority in the worlds of economics, finance, and corporate leadership. With the economy at the forefront of conversation on a global level, Mr. Forbes offers long-standing insights that capitalism, free markets, and a flat tax are essential to a healthy economy. This […]

Steve Moore

Steve Moore is from Winnetka, Illinois, and serves as a Co-Chair of the Save America Coalition led by the America First Policy Institute and is the chairman of the Task Force on Economic Revival at FreedomWorks. Previously, Moore served as a Senior Economic Adviser to President Donald J. Trump, where he focused on tax reform, […]

Christina Sommers

Christina Hoff Sommersis a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Before joining AEI she was a professor of philosophy at Clark University.  Her articles have appeared in publications such as The Journal of Philosophy,The New England Journal of Medicine, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Sommers is the editor of Vice and Virtue […]

Peter Schweizer

Peter Schweizer is a New York Times bestselling author, seven times now, most recently for the #1 New York Times bestselling books Red-Handed, Secret Empires, Profiles in Corruption, and Clinton Cash. He is the president of the Government Accountability Institute and host of a weekly podcast called “The Drill Down.” Peter is also an alumnus and director of Young America’s […]

Senator Rick Santorum

A native of Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2016, 2012, and became known as a voice for conservatives who didn’t feel their voice was being represented. His grassroots approach to campaigning – including visiting every one of Iowa’s 99 counties and his stunning […]

Karl Rove

Karl Rove, an iconic political strategist and one of the most sought-after political pundits of our time, is best known for his provocative and robust knowledge of the major political issues of the day. Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White […]

Deroy Murdock

New York political commentor Deroy Murdock is a Fox News Contributor, a contributing Editor with National Review Online, a former Media Fellow with the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University; and a Senior Fellow with the Atlas Network, which supports and connects some 475 free-market think tanks in the USA and […]

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