Liberty Education Interview Series

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, is a best-selling author and talk-show host. Michael serves on the board of The John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation and is the founder of The Reagan Legacy Foundation, whose aim is to advance and memorialize the accomplishments of his father’s presidency. He is also the recipient of the Victor Award for outstanding sports and humanitarian achievement.

Dick Morris was the chief political consultant and advisor to former President Clinton, as well as the strategist for many other political campaigns, both in the U.S. and abroad. He is now a prominent Fox News contributor, columnist for the weekly newspaper The Hill, and has authored and coauthored many books, including New York Times best sellers Fleeced, Outrage, and his newest work, Catastrophe.

Ann Coulter is a renowned political commentator, syndicated columnist, and speaker. She is a frequent guest on such major television shows as Good Morning America, The Today Show, and The Tonight Show, as well as a Fox News contributor. Ann is also the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including her most recent book, Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault on America.

Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has been at the forefront of the conservative movement in the U.S. for more than three decades. Along with House Leader Dick Armey, he created the Contract with America that led to the resurgence of the Republican Party in 1994. Speaker Gingrich is a regular contributor to Fox News, and the author of many bestselling books.

John Stossel is an investigative journalist, libertarian columnist, and former co-anchor of the ABC News show 20/20. In his decades as a reporter, he has received numerous honors, including nineteen Emmy Awards. A staunch believer in both personal freedom and the free market, John is also the author of two best-selling books, Give Me a Break and Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity.

Stephen Moore, renowned for his expertise on budget, tax, and monetary policy issues, is senior economics writer for The Wall Street Journal and a regular contributor to Fox News. He has served as a senior economist on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, was research director for President Reagan's Commission on Privatization, and is the author and co-author of numerous books.

Judge Andrew Napolitano, author of numerous books on the Constitution, is New Jersey’s youngest life-tenured Superior Court judge. He is the Senior Judicial Analyst for Fox News and a regular guest on such shows as The O’Reilly Factor and The Glenn Beck Program. He also frequently co-hosts Fox & Friends and is co-host of Brian and the Judge on Fox Talk Radio.

Dr. Walter Williams has served on the faculty of George Mason University since 1980, and was chairman of the economics department from 1995 to 2001. The author of six books, he writes a nationally syndicated weekly column carried by approximately 140 newspapers. Dr. Williams also is a frequent radio and television guest, and has been a substitute host for Rush Limbaugh.

Dr. Keith Ablow is a New York Times bestselling author, Fox News Psychiatry Correspondent, and author of many best-selling books. He has earned the title "America's Psychiatrist" by helping millions of people take control of their lives by understanding that the first step toward solving their personal and economic problems is to refuse to shield themselves from painful truths.

Rick Santorum is a Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and director of its Program to Protect America's Freedom. While serving as a United States Senator, he championed efforts to counter the threat of radical Islam, protect victims of religious persecution, and promote democracy and religious liberty worldwide. He has also served as Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.

Jonathan Hoenig is the Managing Member of a private investment partnership, a former floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. He has been featured in many publications, including The Wall Street Journal, and is a frequent guest on such Fox News shows as Your World with Neil Cavuto and The Glenn Beck Program.

David Horowitz is the founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, whose mission is to defend the principles of individual freedom, the rule of law, private property, and limited government. It also seeks to defend free societies and to reestablish academic freedom in American schools. Its online magazine, FrontPageMag.com, receives approximately a million visitors per month.

Mary Matalin served as assistant to President George W. Bush and has served as chief of staff for the Republican National Committee. She also hosted CNN’s Crossfire, was host of The Mary Matalin Show on radio, and co-hosted the Washington-based political talk show, Equal Time. Mary now heads up her own conservative publishing imprint, Threshold Books, for Simon & Schuster.

Michele Bachmann is the first Republican woman from Minnesota to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She currently sits on the Financial Services Committee, which is responsible for the oversight of housing, real estate and banking. She is a strong opponent of stimulus spending, government-run health care, and government bailouts of auto manufacturers and other major corporations.

Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush and was the architect of Bush’s two successful presidential campaigns. Since leaving the White House, Karl has been a Fox News contributor, Newsweek columnist, and op-ed writer for The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of a candid new book about his White House experiences, Courage and Consequence.

Steve Forbes is president and chief executive officer of Forbes and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, the nation's leading business magazine, with a circulation of over 900,000. In both 1996 and 2000, Forbes campaigned for the Republican nomination for the presidency on a platform that included a flat tax, a new Social Security system, parental choice of schools, term limits, and a strong national defense.

Charles Krauthammer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and political commentator. His weekly column appears in The Washington Post and is syndicated in more than 200 newspapers and media outlets. He is also a contributing editor to the Weekly Standard and The New Republic, a Fox News contributor, and a regular panelist on Fox’s evening news program Special Report with Bret Baier.

Congressman Ron Paul’s campaign for President of the United States ignited a nationwide grassroots phenomenon, setting fundraising records, mobilizing countless volunteers, and winning in excess of 1.3 million votes. A former medical doctor, Congressman Paul consistently votes for limited government, a dramatic reduction of federal spending, less regulation, lower taxes, free markets, and a return to a gold-backed currency.

Michelle Malkin is a conservative syndicated columnist, blogger (her main blog is one of the top 100 blogs of all types), and author of three books, including New York Times #1 bestseller Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies. She is also a Fox News contributor and a highly acclaimed syndicated columnist.

Wayne Allyn Root was the 2008 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential nominee, and is generally thought to be the front runner to become the party’s 2012 presidential nominee. One of the most charismatic, passionate, outspoken, and controversial political and business personalities in America today, Wayne is a frequent guest on Fox News, Fox Business, and CNBC.

Arthur B. Laffer, founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board. He is often referred to as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics” because of his influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s. In a 1999 cover story titled "The Century's Greatest Minds", Time magazine named him for inventing the now-famous Laffer Curve.

Scott Rasmussen is the founder and president of Rasmussen Reports, a highly respected public opinion polling firm. In recent elections, Rasmussen polls have consistently proven to be the most accurate, and its web site has more traffic than any of its competitors. Scott is a frequent guest on Fox News, CNN, National Public Radio, and many other major radio and television stations.

Dick Armey, former U.S. House Majority Leader, was a highly respected member of Congress for eighteen years and one of the main authors of the Contract with America that led to Republicans taking control of the House for the first time in forty years. As the Chairman of FreedomWorks, he continues to fight on behalf of all Americans for lower taxes, less government, and more freedom.

Star Parker, a former single welfare mother, is a conservative crusader and the founder and president of the Coalition on Urban Renewal & Education. She is now a syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard News Service and a frequent guest on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. Star is also the author of three books, Pimps, Whores, and Welfare Brats, Uncle Sam's Plantation, and White Ghetto.

Dr. Alan Keyes is a political activist, author, and diplomat who ran for President of the United States in 1996, 2000, and 2008. He has served in the U.S. Foreign Service, was appointed Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations under President Ronald Reagan, and served as Assistant Secretary.

Michael Scheuer, who served with the CIA for twenty-two years, was Chief of the Osama bin Laden tracking unit at the Counterterrorist Center from 1996 to 1999 and later Special Advisor to the Chief of the bin Laden unit. He is the author of Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq and (anonymously) Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror.

Peter Schiff is an economic commentator, author, and president of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a highly successful brokerage firm based in Darien, Connecticut. Since the publication of his book Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse, he has become a frequent guest on a variety of television shows on Fox News, Fox Business News, CNBC, and CNN, among others.