Molly Ball is an American political journalist and writer. Currently, she serves as the national political correspondent for Time magazine where she writes columns, features, and contributes video journalism. Molly also serves as an analyst for CNN. In addition, she is the author of Nancy Pelosi, a 2020 bestselling biography of the first woman Speaker of the House.
Timothy Noah is an American journalist and author. Currently, he serves as a staff writer at The New Republic. Previously, Timothy was labor policy editor for Politico, a senior editor of The New Republic assigned to write the biweekly “TRB From Washington” column.
Quin Hillyer is an American conservative newspaper columnist and writer. He serves as a senior commentary writer and editor for the Washington Examiner. Quin also serves as a contributing editor for National Review Online and is a former executive editor for the American Spectator. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives from Alabama’s 1st congressional district in the 2013 special election in that district, finishing fourth in the Republican primary.
Michael Barone is an American journalist, conservative political analyst, pundit, and historian. He is famously known as the principal author of The Almanac of American Politics. It is a highly detailed reference work on Congress and state politics which has been published biennially by National Journal since 1972. Additionally, Michael is also a regular commentator on United States elections and political trends for the Fox News Channel.
Coleman Hughes is an American journalist, writer, and podcast host. He was a fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a fellow and contributing editor at their City Journal. Currently, Coleman serves as the host of the podcast Conversations with Coleman. He specializes in issues related to race, public policy, and applied ethics.
Elvis Mitchell is an American film critic. Currently, he serves as the host of the public radio show The Treatment, and visiting lecturer at Harvard University. He has worked as a film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Detroit Free Press, the LA Weekly, and The New York Times. In the summer of 2011, Elvis was appointed as curator of LACMA’s new film series, Film Independent at LACMA. Additionally, he is also currently a Film Scholar and lecturer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Bankole Thompson is an American award-winning journalist and author. He served as the senior editor of the Michigan Chronicle newspaper in Detroit from 2006 to 2015. Bankole is known for his coverage of the 2008 presidential election and his one-on-one interviews with Barack Obama. The collection includes two books, a selection of Thompson’s writings and speeches, and biographical information.
Dexter Filkins is an American journalist. He is known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for The New York Times. Dexter was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for his dispatches from Afghanistan and received a Pulitzer in 2009 as part of a team of Times reporters for their dispatches from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Barbara Demick is an American journalist. She served as the Beijing bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times and previously reported from the Middle East and Balkans for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Barbara is the author of Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood. Her second book, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, was published by Spiegel & Grau/Random House in December 2009 and Granta Books in 2010.
Tim Kawakami is an American journalist and editor. Currently, he serves as the editor-in-chief for the San Francisco Bay Area edition of The Athletic, a subscription-based, sports journalism website. Previously, Tim served as a sports columnist for the San Jose Mercury News.