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R. R. Reno has been published in many academic journals. His essays and opinion pieces on religion, public life, contemporary culture, and current events have appeared in the New York Times, Commentary, and the Washington Post, among other popular outlets. His most recent books include Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West and The End of Interpretation: Reclaiming the Priority of Ecclesial Exegesis. Reno has appeared as a guest on CNN’s Crossfire, EWTN’s Faith & Culture, and numerous radio shows.

Julia Yost holds a B.A. in English from the Schreyer Honors College of Pennsylvania State University, an M.A. in English from Yale University, and an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Washington University in St. Louis.

Lauren Wilson Geist was the communications coordinator of K-12 education programs at the Philanthropy Roundtable. She was also managing editor of Public Discourse, the online publication of the Witherspoon Institute. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from the University of Dallas.

Veronica Clarke holds a B.A. in the Liberal Arts from Wyoming Catholic College. She interned previously on Capitol Hill.

Justin Lee is a former editor of Arc Digital and has written for publications as varied as Vice, Spectator, The Independent, ZYZZYVA, New York Post, Religion and Ethics, and the American Mind. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Literature from Taylor University and an M.F.A. in fiction writing from the University of California, Irvine.

Jacob Akey holds a B.A. in International Relations and Economics from Saint Anselm College, where he was the Grappone Fellow.

Micah Mattix is a professor of English at Regent University. His criticism and reviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Pleiades, Humanities, National Review, the New Criterion, and many other publications. His most recent book is The Soul Is a Stranger in this World: Essays on Poets and Poetry (Cascade).

Mark Bauerlein is contributing editor at First Things, trustee of New College of Florida, and Professor of English Emeritus at Emory University, where he taught since earning his PhD in English at UCLA in 1989. For two years (2003–5) he served as Director of the Office of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts. His books include Literary Criticism: An Autopsy (1997), The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (2008), and The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults (2022).

James Nuechterlein is a senior fellow of the Institute on Religion and Public Life. He was formerly professor of American studies and political thought at Valparaiso University. His writings have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including American Scholar, Review of Politics, South Atlantic Quarterly, Commentary,Virginia Quarterly Review, National Review, and the New Criterion.

Francis X. Maier is a senior fellow in Catholic studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Colin Moran is a managing partner at Abdiel Capital. He holds degrees from Duke University, Stanford University Law School, and the University of Oxford.

David Novak is the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto. He holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Georgetown University and a rabbinical diploma from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Novak’s books include In Defense of Religious Liberty and The Sanctity of Human Life.

Fred Clark is the founder of Pacific Equity Management and president of the Casillas Foundation. He is Chairman of the Berkeley Institute, founder of Inner City Scholarship, Inc., and a trustee at Fellowship of Catholic University Students, the Institute for Family Studies, and the Witherspoon Institute, among others.