Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.co...

Konni was elected in 2014 to represent Tarrant County’s Senate District 10 in the Texas Senate, succeeding Democrat Wendy Davis. At the time, SD-10 was one of the most competitive districts in Texas —...

Konni was elected in 2014 to represent Tarrant County’s Senate District 10 in the Texas Senate, succeeding Democrat Wendy Davis. At the time, SD-10 was one of the most competitive districts in Texas — essentially a 50/50 seat. Konni flipped the district, returning it to Republican leadership, and went on to serve two legislative sessions in Austin.Her strong record of standing firm on conservative principles earned her 100% ratings from the National Federation of Independent Business, National Right to Life, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, and Young Conservatives of Texas. She was also named a Taxpayer Champion by Empower Texans following both the 84th and 85th legislative sessions.A lifelong activist, Konni has been driven by a commitment to limited government, individual liberty, and free-market principles — a passion that continues to shape her work today.In 2019 — after losing the SD-10 seat during the “Beto wave” midterms — Konni chose not to step away from the public arena. Instead, she turned that moment into motivation to create The Texan, where she now serves as CEO. Determined to strengthen civic engagement and improve access to reliable political information, she built a statewide multimedia newsroom committed to fact-driven reporting.

Oren Cass is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research who has earned degrees from Williams College and Harvard Law School. He worked previously as the domestic policy director fo...

Oren Cass is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research who has earned degrees from Williams College and Harvard Law School. He worked previously as the domestic policy director for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, a management consultant at Bain & Company, and an editor of the Harvard Law Review. His writing has appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs and National Affairs, and he regularly testifies before Congress. In 2015, Politico listed him as one of the 50 “thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics.”

Noah Rothman is the associate editor of Commentary Magazine, a journal of scholarly opinion and analysis that has been in continuous publication since 1945. The award-winning Washington Post repor...

Noah Rothman is the associate editor of Commentary Magazine, a journal of scholarly opinion and analysis that has been in continuous publication since 1945. The award-winning Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowry called Mr. Rothman, “One of the most intellectually serious writers on the right on the issues of race.” “In the swirling chaos of media and politics, Noah Rothman's writings are a conservative, moral anchor,” wrote U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Editor Sean Hackbarth. Mr. Rothman has “the remarkable ability to find the under-covered yet undeniably true and important angles on stories. And then write them well,” assessed radio host and Hillsdale College lecturer Scot Bertram. “I recommend Noah Rothman to liberals who want to pretend to read ‘all sides,’” said Boston Magazine columnist David Bernstein. Mr. Rothman graduated from Drew University with a degree in Russian Studies and political science. Following a brief career as a news-talk radio producer, he attended a graduate program at Seton Hall University. There, he received a master’s degree in diplomacy and international relations with a focus on security policy in the former Soviet space. Mr. Rothman’s first book, Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America via Regnery Publishing is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2019.