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  • AFPS - The American Forces Press Service (AFPS) is the news service provided by the United States Department of Defense and supplies news stories pertaining to the activities of U.S. military forces around the world.

  • Alan Burkhart - Alan Burkhart is a freelance political writer, cross-country trucker, and proud citizen of the reddest of the Red States - Mississippi.

  • Alan Caruba - Alan Caruba writes a weekly column, "Warning Signs", posted on the Internet site of The National Anxiety Center, www.anxietycenter.com. Caruba blogs at http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com.

  • Alan Miladi - Alan Miladi is an Iranian sociologist who has studied in the U.S. He has followed the Iranian and the Middle Eastern affairs for the past two decades and is currently residing in Europe.

  • Andy Selepak - Andy Selepak, a writer at Accuracy in Media, is the author of the study, New Evidence of Liberal Media Bias, published as an AIM Report. He can be reached at andrew.selepak@aim.org.




  • Benjamin Amis - Benjamin Amis has been a freelance writer and blogger for several years and is a recent high school graduate. He occasionally writes for his own sites which include Christian and political blogs, as well as Christ-centered essays. Ben lives in Kentucky.


  • Bob Confer - Bob Confer is the Vice-President of manufacturer Confer Plastics, Inc. He writes a weekly conservative-libertarian column for the four newspapers that constitute the Greater Niagara Newspapers group. His columns consistently emphasize small government, Constitutionality, open markets, and old-fashioned values. His website is http://bobconfer.net


  • Bob Smith - Bob Smith served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate and had established himself as the most conservative Senator from the Northeast.


  • Butler Shaffer - Butler Shaffer teaches at the Southwestern University School of Law. He is the author of Calculated Chaos: Institutional Threats to Peace and Human Survival and writes for Lew Rockwell at lewrockwell.com.

  • Charley Reese - Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years. He writes for Lew Rockwell at www.lewrockwell.com.

  • Chris Adamo - Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer. He lives in southeastern Wyoming with his wife and sons, and has been active in local and state politics for many years.

  • Chris Edwards - Chris Edwards is a top expert on federal and state/local tax and budget issues. Before joining Cato in 2001, Edwards was senior economist on the congressional Joint Economic Committee examining tax, Social Security, and entrepreneurship issues.

  • Chuck Baldwin - Chuck Baldwin ran as the Vice Presidential candidate of the Constitution Party in 2004 and is the host of a hard-hitting radio talk show called, "Chuck Baldwin Live." Chuck's web site is available at chuckbaldwinlive.com.

  • Cliff Kincaid - Cliff Kincaid, a veteran journalist and media critic, Cliff concentrated in journalism and communications at the University of Toledo, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

  • Dan Phillips - Dr. Phillips is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. He specializes in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. He can be reached at Phillips_de@mercer.edu



  • David Boaz - David Boaz, executive vice president of the Cato Institute, is the author of The Politics of Freedom and co-author of "The Libertarian Vote."




  • Doug Edelman - Doug Edelman is a conservative political commentator and a contributing editor for The Conservative Voice. His work is also seen on News By Us, The American Daily, The Post Chronicle, New Media Journal, Capitol Hill Coffee House, Small Government Times etc. For the support of his family, however, he is also an IT Consultant/Contractor and owner of a Computer Services Business. He has taught PC Maintenance & Repair and Networking at his local Community College, and maintains a blog at http://edeldoug.blogs.com/.



  • DW MacKenzie - D.W. MacKenzie teaches economics at SUNY Plattsburgh.

  • Edward Crane - Ed Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute.


  • Elaine DeIorio - Elaine DeIorio, 18 and homeschooled, writes from Ocala, FL and is now a junior at the University of Florida, majoring in Political Science and is focusing on the intelligence/homeland security field after graduation. For now, she enjoys peppering the local newspapers' opinion page and volunteering in political campaigns and "support the troops" efforts.

  • FAIR - FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. As an anti-censorship organization, we expose neglected news stories and defend working journalists when they are muzzled.

  • Felicia Benamon - Felicia Benamon is a conservative columnist who writes from a political perspective, but occasionally deviates to write about other concerns facing her country. She comes from a military background and is currently a freelance reporter residing in Tennessee. Write to Felicia at: FeliciasDesk@aol.com.

  • Frank Salvato - Frank Salvato is a successful Internet editor and small government writer. He has appeared on The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel and is a weekly guest on numerous radio broadcasts each week.

  • Fred Thompson - Mr. Thompson is a former Republican senator from Tennessee whose commentaries, "The Fred Thompson Report," can be heard on the ABC Radio network.


  • Geoff Whittington - Geoff Whittington runs a small software company called Fireball Technology Group Inc. In addition he helps connect local experts with their communities at http://www.thelocalguru.com.

  • Gordon Bishop - Gordon Bishop is a national award-winning author, historian and syndicated columnist and is the recipient of 8 Congressional Commendations, 12 National and 15 State Journalism Awards.

  • Gregory Bresiger - Gregory Bresiger, a business writer living in Kew Gardens, New York, is managing editor of Traders Magazine. He is the author of "Laissez-Faire and the Little Englanderism: The Rise, Fall, Rise, and Fall of the Manchester School". He has also written for the Mises Institute, the Free Market and the New York Post.


  • ICE News - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was established in March 2003 as the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is comprised of five integrated divisions that form a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities.


  • James Marie - James R. Marie: Mr. Marie is a retired Geologist/Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey. He is the author of more than 20 scientific books and papers. His education includes a BS, MS and post-graduate work in geology and hydrology.


  • Jay Sekulow - Jay Alan Sekulow is Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ).

  • JB Williams - JB Williams is a business man, a husband, a father, and a writer. A no nonsense commentator on American politics, American history, and American philosophy. A hard hitting columnist, attacking the socialist cancer plaguing America today. He has a pragmatic "common Joe" approach to even the toughest issues facing our nation.


  • Jim Camp - Jim Camp is an internationally recognized expert on negotiation and a bestselling author of two books on the subject. He is the CEO of Camp Negotiation Systems, www.startwithno.com.

  • Jim Harper - Jim Harper is director of Information Policy Studies, author of Identity Crisis: How Identification is Overused and Misunderstood, and a member of the Department of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.

  • Jim Kouri - Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations.

  • Jim Schwiesow - Jim Schwiesow is a retired sheriff with 46 years of law enforcement service. He served with the Unites States Army with the occupation forces in post war Berlin, Germany, and has a total of nine years of military service, which includes six years in the U.S. Army Reserve.

  • Joe Dumas - Joe Dumas, 46, is a professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has several times been a candidate for local office, including Signal Mountain, TN's Town Council and, most recently, District 2 of the Hamilton County Commission. Joe's interests include downhill skiing, tennis, chess, and political activism from a libertarian point of view. His web site may be found at www.JoeDumas.com.

  • Joe Lieberman - Joe Lieberman is a Democrat Party senator from Connecticut.

  • John Boehner - John Boehner is an Ohio state representative.

  • John Cox - John H. Cox, 51, is an author an 2008 candidate for president of the United States. He has active campaign organizations in 30 states and over 160 counties nationwide. He is a CPA, real estate broker, attorney and investment advisor. He has founded and run five companies and is the former president of the Cook County (IL) Republican Party. John Cox lives in Chicago, IL with his wife and four daughters. For more information, visit www.cox2008.com.

  • John Lillpop - John Lillpop is a recovering liberal.

  • John Linder - Small government Congressman John Linder represents the Seventh Congressional District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives.

  • John McCain - John McCain is a Republican senator from the state of Arizona and currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation



  • JT Furnish - JT Furnish writes for the nolanchart.com web site.

  • Judicial Watch - Judicial Watch, Inc., a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. Their web site is available at judicialwatch.org.



  • Ken Hoagland - Ken Hoagland is the National Communication Director of FairTax.org and a long time public policy advocate and consultant.

  • Ken Marotte - Ken Marotte is a recent graduate from Georgetown College, where he majored in political science. He is a conservative activist, and has served in several political capacities, working for conservative political parties and non-profits, and performing opposition research for various campaigns. Marotte is now pursuing graduate work in East Asian politics at The Ohio State University. He can be contacted at marotte@inmail24.com.

  • Lance Thompson - Lance Thompson is a script doctor who has written for movies and television, and is a freelance writer and photographer for magazines and newspapers. He lives in Sun Valley, California, with his wife and daughter.

  • Lee Ellis - Lee Ellis is a retired journalist and narrator, formerly with both CBS and Gannett (USA Weekend). He was also a combat veteran of WWII, having fought in the South Pacific invasions. He had the pleasure of interviewing Ronald Reagan as an actor and then later working to help him become Governor of California.


  • Llewellyn Rockwell - Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. is president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, editor of LewRockwell.com, and author of Speaking of Liberty.


  • Marie Jon - Marie Jon' is a political/religious-based writer. Marie brings a refreshing and spirited point of view that is reflected in her writings, as well as a genuine and spiritual opinion regarding God and his teachings. Marie is an practicing Christian, a nurse, a student, and a patriot.

  • Mark Brandly - Mark Brandly is an Associate Professor of Economics at Ferris State University.



  • Michael Bates - Michael M. Bates has written a weekly column of opinion - or nonsense, depending on your viewpoint - since 1985 for the (southwest suburban Chicago) Reporter Newspapers. Additionally, his articles have appeared in the Congressional Record, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Mensa Journal. He has been a guest on Milt Rosenberg's program on WGN Radio Chicago, the Bruce Elliott show on Baltimore's WBAL, and the Jim Sumpter show on the USA Radio Network. As a lad, Mike distributed Goldwater campaign literature and since then has steadily moved further to the Right. He is the author of "Right Angles and Other Obstinate Truths."

  • Michael Hill - Michael Hill is a professional software system developer and amateur politcal pundit/writer. He is also a veteran of Desert Storm and the NATO operations in the Balkans. He considers himself a conservative in the Buckley-Reagan mold, a staunch advocate of the Jeffersonian concept that the government that governs best is the one that governs the least, and firm believer that the free market and individuals operating within it will accomplish anything the government can economically, just faster, cheaper, and more reliably.

  • Michael Medved - Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, best-selling author and veteran film critic. His daily three-hour program, emphasizing the intersection of politics and pop culture, reaches more than 2 million listeners in over 180 markets, coast to coast.


  • Michael Tanner - Michael Tanner is director of health and welfare studies and author of The Poverty of Welfare: Helping Others in Civil Society.

  • Mike Gallagher - Mike Gallagher is a nationally syndicated radio host, Fox News Channel contributor and guest host and author of Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America.

  • Mike Pence - Mike Pence is a Congressman from the 6th District of Indiana.

  • Mitt Romney - Mitt Romney is the Governor of Massachusetts and a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008


  • Murray Sabrin - Murray Sabrin, Ph.D., is professor of finance in the Anisfield School of Business, Ramapo College of New Jersey, where he is executive director of the Center for Business and Public Policy. He is the author of Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty.


  • Nancy Salvato - Nancy Salvato is the President of Basics Project, a non-profit, non-partisan 501(C)(3) research and educational project whose mission is to promote the education of the American public on the basic elements of relevant political, legal and social issues important to our country.

  • Neal Boortz - Neal Boortz, the Talkmaster, Mighty Whitey and The High Priest of The Church of the Painful Truth, is a nationally-syndicated radio host of the Neal Boortz show.

  • Neal McCluskey - Neal McCluskey is a policy analyst with Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Prior to arriving at Cato, McCluskey served in the U.S. Army, taught high school English, and was a freelance reporter covering municipal government and education in suburban New Jersey. More recently, he was a policy analyst at the Center for Education Reform, where he published papers on subjects ranging from cyber charter schools to class size reduction.

  • News Bites - News Bites are short one or two paragraph excerpts of external news articles with links to the original source.


  • Nina May - Nina is the producer/director of the award-winning documentary, Emancipation Revelation Revolution, that explores the history of the civil rights movement in America and the role that both parties have played in it. Go to www.ERRVideo.com for more information and to order a copy.

  • Oliver Bell - Oliver Bell is the CEO of Austin-based Global Labor & Employment Strategies, Inc. GLES is a labor relations consulting firm advising employers on workplace issues that lead to positive employee-management relations.


  • Paul Miller - Paul Miller is a conservative activist dedicated to issues concerning Israel, limited government and free market ideas. You can read his opinions at http://www.pauliespoint.blogspot.com/.

  • Peter Green - Peter Green is a paleoconservative and lives in New Hampshire.



  • Reed R. Heustis, Jr. - Reed R. Heustis, Jr., Esq., is a Southern California native, and publisher of Christian Constitutionalist. A member of the State Bar of California, Reed earned his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California, and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of California at Irvine. Reed is a member of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada (Los Angeles County), an affiliate of the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America, and a member of the American Heritage Party.

  • Richard Rahn - Richard W. Rahn is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth.

  • Roger Aronoff - Roger Aronoff is a media analyst with Accuracy in Media, and can be contacted at roger.aronoff@aim.org.


  • Ron Paul - Ron Paul is a Congressman from the 14th district of Texas and enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today.

  • Rose Pedenko - Rose and Tanya are natives of Los Angeles and lifelong conservatives. They write separately for film and television, as well as jointly contributing original political articles for the blogosphere.



  • Ryan Krueger - Ryan Krueger is a money manager in Houston, TX at the firm he founded, Krueger & Catalano Capital Partners, LLC and writes for the Mises Institute.

  • Selwyn Duke - Selwyn Duke is a columnist and public speaker whose work has been published widely online and in print, on both the local and national levels. He has been featured on the Rush Limbaugh Show, at WorldNetDaily.com, is a regular contributor to AmericanThinker.com and a regular guest on the award-winning Michael Savage Show. His site is www.SelwynDuke.com.

  • SGT News - In-house Small Government Times news writers

  • Shane McGrath - Shane McGrath is a high school journalist from Maryland who writes for Glenelg High's student publication 'The Shield', as well as for 'The View' from Howard County. Shane has been recognized three times by the Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association for excellence in journalism, and is dedicated to the cause of liberty, responsibility, the preservation of the individual and the FairTax.

  • Sher Zieve - Sher Zieve is an author and political commentator. Ms. Zieve has appeared as a guest on several radio shows, including The Alan Colmes' Show, and is currently working on her first political book: "The Liberal's Guide To Conservatives".



  • Steve Adcock - Steve Adcock is the founder and developer of SmallGovTimes.com.


  • Taxpayers Sense - Taxpayers for Common Sense is a non-partisan budget watchdog serving as an independent voice for American taxpayers. Our mission is to achieve a government that spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means. We work with individuals, policymakers, and the media to increase transparency, expose and eliminate wasteful and corrupt subsidies, earmarks, and corporate welfare, and hold decision makers accountable. Their web site is available at taxpayers.org.

  • Thomas Brewton - Tom Brewton graduated from Louisiana State University in 1956, studying political science and Constitutional law. Tom graduated from the Harvard Business School in 1958, then worked in the Wall Street financial community for thirty years.

  • Thomas Sowell - Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute and author of Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy.

  • Timothy Lynch - Timothy Lynch is director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice. He recently testified before the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • Tom Delay - Tom DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. He was House Majority Leader from 2003-2006 and is a prominent conservative member of the Republican Party.


  • Traditional Values - Traditional Values Coalition is the largest non-denominational, grassroots church lobby in America. Founded in 1980, by Rev. Louis P. Sheldon, Chairman, TVC has sought to empower people of faith through knowledge.


  • VOA News - The Voice of America (VOA), which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service that reaches a worldwide audience of more than 115 million people.

  • Walt Thiessen - Walt was born May 4, 1957 in Niscayuna, NY. In 1980 he became a libertarian. In 1995 he became self-employed. Today he promotes libetarian ideas on the Internet and lives with his wife, Louise in Warrenton, VA and is the creator of the popular NolanChart.com web site.


  • William Calhoun - William H. Calhoun is a graduate of the University of Chicago, a conservative, and writer.