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...

Born in Kerrville, Konni was raised in the small town of Banquete where her father was the high school principal and her mom the school secretary. Konni graduated from the University of North Texas (U...

Born in Kerrville, Konni was raised in the small town of Banquete where her father was the high school principal and her mom the school secretary. Konni graduated from the University of North Texas (UNT) with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. She and her husband, Phil, met at UNT and raised their two daughters in Tarrant County. Senator Burton previously owned a wedding consulting business. Since 2008, Konni has been active behind-the-scenes in helping conservative candidates get elected at all levels of government. As senator, Konni is a steadfast advocate for the rights and liberties of individuals, ensuring those enshrined in the U.S. Bill of Rights are protected at the state level. Konni is a small-government legislator, believing each level of government has limited, defined roles in which they should operate. A fiscal conservative, she works to direct spending to core functions of government and works to reduce both taxes and spending. During the 84th Texas Legislature, Senator Burton worked with both House members and Senators to pass a large criminal justice reform package. Konni does not hesitate to cross party lines to pass legislation which protects the constitutional rights of all Texans.

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.