Author of numerous NYT bestselling books, Dinesh D'Souza is a noted conservation and defines conservatism in the American sense as "conserving the principles of the American Revolution". He is currently the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

One of the earliest pop culture bloggers, founding PopandPolitics.com in 1995, Farai Chideya is a novelist, journalist and radio host of News & Notes on NPR. Her first novel, Kiss the Sky, is due May 2009. She has worked for Newsweek magazine, MTV News, CNN, ABC and the Oxygen Network.

Author of Developing Green: Strategies for Success and The Insider's Guide to Marketing Green Buildings, Jerry Yudelson is a leading green building expert in the US and has trained 3,000 people in the LEED rating system. He was the co-founder and director of the Green Building Services consulting unit.

Watts Wacker is one of the world's most respected futurists. He helps the world's top corporations and organizations navigate the changes and challenges of the new millennium through his work as a lecturer, best-selling author, political commentator and social critic. He was also Time magazine's 2006 Person of the Year.

William Raspberry's intellect and warmly personal writing style have attracted a legion of admiring readers to his commentary on social and political issues. In 1997, Raspberry was named one of the top 50 most influential journalists in the ...

Columnist for The New York Times for over 40 years, Calvin Trillin is author of the book, Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme. Trillin has written and presented two one man shows at the American Place Theater in New York and is author of the memoirs Remembering Denny and Messages From My Father.

First Director of the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities at George Washington University, Dr. Cohen has authored more than 150 publications in the field of aging, including numerous text books and the bestseller The Brain In Human Aging. Dr. Cohen is currently conducting research on creativity and aging, retirement, assisted living and other residential settings for older adults, as well as on innovative intergenerational interventions for Alzheimer's disease.

During his career as a network newsman, Bill Kurtis covered such notable stories as the Richard Speck murders and the Charles Manson trial. In 1990 Bill founded Kurtis Productions which produced programs for A&E including Investigative Reports and Cold Case File. Bill provided satirical narration for the blockbuster hit, Anchorman. Bill's latest book is The Death Penalty On Trial: Crisis In American Justice.

Novelist and author whose work frequently touches on music, sports, and the both aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists, Nick Hornby was a teacher and reviewer before starting to write full time. His books include, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity, About A Boy, How To Be Good, 31 Songs, and A Long Way Down.

Author of the bestsellers Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs, Dave Barry in Cyberspace and Dave Barry's Guide to Guys, Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize winner for his commentary. Barry's column is carried in over 400 newspapers and works for The Miami Herald