Chelsey Youman, Esq., is Chief of Staff & Counsel for First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights.

She joined First Liberty Institute after working for a law firm in private practice, where she successfully litigated corporate fraud matters, complex commercial litigation, and consumer rights issues in both federal and state jurisdictions.

Youman received her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University, where she was a Dean’s Scholarship Recipient. She was also a member of the Board of Advocates, where she successfully argued in off-campus mock trial competitions, and was a member of the Aggie Law Society and SMU Christian Legal Society. During law school, she clerked for the Consumer Protection Division in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and Liberty Institute.

J. Nick Pitts serves as the director of cultural engagement at the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture.

He came to the Denison Forum in 2014 after a fateful conversation with its founder, Dr. Jim Denison. Pitts, a Ph.D. candidate at Dallas Baptist University (DBU), had spent the summer studying at Oxford with other students and faculty including Denison, a visiting professor.

He contributes to the Forum in the areas of geopolitics and popular culture, as well as serving as the editor of the Daily Briefing. He continues work on his doctorate and serves as an adjunct professor at DBU, teaching a master’s level course in the philosophy of leadership.

His Ph.D. research centers upon John F. Kennedy’s engagement of the religious community in the 1960 presidential campaign. He presented a paper on the topic at Calvin College’s 2015 symposium on religion and public life.

He is an editor at large for The Liberty Project, an online magazine, and his op-eds have been published by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Religion News Service and Townhall.com.

He received a bachelor’s degree in 2007 from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and a master’s degree in 2009 from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

He served as the Director of College Ministry at First Baptist Church Arlington (Texas) for five years.

MARK DAVIS has become one of the most successful radio talk show hosts in America. Thirty years hosting shows, with nearly twenty of those years in North Texas, have established him as a foremost conservative voice both locally and nationally.

Joining 660 AM The Answer in June 2012, Mark brings a wealth of experience and exposure in other media, with a weekly column in the Dallas Morning News and frequent TV appearances on local stations and various news networks.

The Mark Davis Show is a reliable source for opinions and passion on topics from around Dallas-Ft. Worth, across the nation and around the world. Ranging from politics to pop culture, broad philosophy to consumer issues to history to sports to whatever occurs to Mark and his callers, it is a show marked by unpredictability, a fast pace and always a sense of humor.

Mark is the author of “Lone Star America: How Texas Can Save Our Country,” published in 2014.

On Fridays, Mark hosts Bill Bennett’s Morning in America nationwide from 5 to 8 a.m., switching to his local hat for 8 to 10 a.m. But whatever day of the week listeners choose to visit, they will find a place to listen and react to the big stories of the day, exchange thoughts on matters large and small, and have a guaranteed good time on the radio.

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Leftist protesters have taken to the streets in opposition to President-elect Trump — but what are they trying to accomplish? Anti-Trump protests are ongoing, with hundreds still gathering around the country to denounce the results of the 2016 election. This may just be the beginning: The Daily Mail reports that a “women’s march on Washington” is being planned to coincide with the inauguration in January. Within 24 hours of the announcement of the effort, more than 35,000 people had signed on to participate. Protests and demonstrations have a noble history in the United States, and have been used effectively to awaken people to worthy causes and issues. When done right, they can encourage others who share the protesters’ concerns, but who are reticent to speak up, to join them, thereby building momentum for action.