William McGurn

Columnist for The Wall Street Journal; Former Speechwriter for President George W. Bush

Free Expression Festival: A Conversation with William McGurn

Mercedes Schlapp

Columnist for The Washington Times & FOX News Contributor

Jen Psaki

Former Press Secretary in the Biden Administration & White House Communications Director; Host of "Inside with Jen Psaki" on MSNBC

Joe Johns

Political News Correspondent (CNN)

Elaine Welteroth

Former Co-Host of CBS “The Talk,” NYT Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue

Karine Jean-Pierre

White House Press Secretary in the Biden Administration; Author of "Moving Forward"; Former Chief Public Affairs Officer of MoveOn.org; Former NBC and MSNBC Political Analyst

Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America

Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Gary Younge

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

“Retro, vicious racism is just under the skin” - Gary Younge - YouTube

Jane C. Timm

Political Reporter for MSNBC

Rembert Browne

Writer-at-large, New York Magazine

Yuval Levin

Political Analyst, Academic & Journalist

Kristen Soltis Anderson

Co-Founder of Echelon Insights & Columnist at The Washington Examiner, Author of "The Selfie Vote"

Deneen Borelli

Newsmax Contributor & Author of "Blacklash"

Deneen Borelli Highlight Reel

Alicia Garza

Activist; Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement

Marcus Reeves

Cultural Critic, Digital Content Producer at BET.COM, Author of "Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power"

Susan Goldberg

Editorial Director of National Geographic Partners & Editor in Chief of National Geographic Magazine

Jim Tankersley

Economics reporter for the New York Times

Juliet Eilperin

White House Bureau Chief at The Washington Post

Matea Gold

Money and Politics Reporter at The Washington Post

Jenna Johnson

Political Reporter at The Washington Post