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Bill Roggio is an American commentator on military affairs. Roggio is the managing editor of The Long War Journal, and a Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Prior to leading a team of online commentators, Roggio published the online weblog The Fourth Rail. Roggio was an active duty soldier in the United States Army in the […]
Steven E. Koonin is a University Professor at New York University, with appointments in the Stern School of Business, the Tandon School of Engineering, and the Department of Physics. He founded NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress, which focuses research and education on the acquisition, integration, and analysis of big data for big cities. […]
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Dr. Abramson developed deep experience teaching and researching artificial intelligence (AI), big data, Bayesian modeling, statistics, and forecasting. He then deployed those skills in a variety of economic settings, shifting his focus into economic modeling. His practical expertise includes valuing intellectual property and other asset classes; assessing damages and royalties; […]
Devi’s Credentials Bachelors in Biology (Neurobiology) and Economics from Northwestern University M.D. from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Internship at Harvard Medical School Residency at Harvard Medical School Fellowship at Harvard Medical School Masters from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Faculty at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine Contribute to […]
Frank Buckley is a Foundation Professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. He is a frequent media guest and has appeared on Morning Joe, CNN, Rush Limbaugh, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, Newsmax, Radio France, the CBC, NPR, and many others. He is a Senior Editor at The American Spectator, a columnist for the […]
Marsha Blackburn is an American politician and businesswoman serving as Senator from Tennessee since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Blackburn previously served in the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. She was also a State Senator from 1999 to 2003. On November 6, 2018, she became the first woman […]
Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He’s worked in media for thirty years, writing about national politics, foreign policy, and the press. Smith reported from the Middle East for a decade after the 9/11 attacks and wrote the critically acclaimed The Strong Horse: Power, […]
Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. (Ph.D. Union Institute), is an award winning professor of political science at Angelo State University and a retired Marine. He was formerly on the faculty at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College (2005–2010) and the Air Command and Staff College (2003–2005). Dr. Bechtol served as an adjunct visiting professor at […]
Gordon Guthrie Chang (章家敦 Zhāng Jiādūn) is an American columnist, blogger, television pundit, author and lawyer. Chang lived and worked in Shanghai and Hong Kong for almost two decades and now writes primarily on China, Asia, and nuclear proliferation. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Commentary, and […]
Stephen Moore is an American writer and television commentator on economic issues. He co-founded and served as president of the Club for Growth from 1999 to 2004. Moore is a former member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board. He worked at the Heritage Foundation during the period from 1983 to 1987 and again since 2014. Moore advised Herman Cain’s 2012 presidential campaign […]
