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Author, Columnist, & Senior Editor of "The American Spectator"

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Jeffrey Rosen

President & CEO of the National Constitution Center & Contributing Editor of The Atlantic

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Global Affairs & Politics Writer

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Correspondent & Military Author

Scott Rosenberg

American Journalist, Editor, Blogger and Non-Fiction Author; Co-Founder of Salon

Patrick Chappatte

Award-Winning Globally Recognized Editorial Cartoonist

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Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

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California Current Events & Politics Expert, Journalist, Author

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Author, Columnist, Humorist & Political Satirist

Alan Murray

CEO of Fortune Media Group

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Director of The Legacy Project

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Foremost Biographer of Ronald Raegan; Editorial Advisor to State Net Capitol Journal in Sacramento

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Editor in Chief of The Christian Science Monitor, Retired Journalist of International News & Digital Pioneer

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Co-Founder & Managing Editor of The Beat DC; Host of "Cross Connection" on MSNBC

Mimi Swartz

Award-Winning Investigative Journalist, Texas Monthly Executive Editor & Heart Disease Expert

Gary Younge

Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester; Author, Broadcaster & Former Editor-at-Large for The Guardian

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Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

Kevin M. Kruse

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Kim Stanley Robinson

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Julian Baggini

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Greil Marcus

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