Previous Speakers
FEATURED EXPERTS
Jordan Peterson
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is an author, psychologist, online educator, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. For twenty years, he taught some of the most highly regarded courses at Harvard and the University of Toronto, while publishing more than a hundred well-cited scientific papers with his students and co-authors. In conjunction with the Daily Wire Plus, Dr. Peterson recently led and released a 17-part seminar on the biblical book of Exodus, as the continuation of his critically and publicly acclaimed lectures on Genesis.
Mike Pence
Michael R. Pence served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 with President Trump. He previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017. Pence was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy is an entrepreneur in the healthcare and technology sectors, a political commentator, and an author. He founded Roivant Sciences, a pharmaceutical company, and Axovant Sciences, a company that develops gene therapies. In 2022 he founded the investing firm Strive Asset Management. He is currently a presidential candidate in the 2024 race.
Dr. Ben Carson
Secretary Carson is the current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Prior to his cabinet position, he was a candidate for President of the United States in the Republican primaries in 2016. As a pioneer in neurosurgery, Carson has received more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees, dozens of national merit citations, and written over 100 neurosurgical publications. In 2008, he was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Eugene Scalia
Secretary Scalia has served as the 28th United States Secretary of Labor since September 30, 2019. He previously served as Solicitor of Labor, the Department of Labor's principal legal officer, working for Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao as a member of President George W. Bush's Administration. He also served as a speechwriter to U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett during the Reagan Administration.
Alex Azar
Secretary Azar served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2018 to 2021. He was the United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007. From 2012 to 2017, Azar was President of Eli Lilly and Company, a major pharmaceutical drug company, and was on the board of directors of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, a pharmaceutical lobby.
Betsy DeVos
Secretary DeVos served as the United States Secretary of Education from 2017 to 2021. She was Republican National Committeewoman for Michigan from 1992 to 1997 and served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000, and was re-elected to the post in 2003. She has advocated for the Detroit charter school system, and is a former member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education.
Ramesh Ponnuru
Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, where he has covered national politics and policy for 20 years. He is also a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, which syndicates his articles in newspapers across the nation. He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and he serves as a contributing editor to National Affairs, the quarterly journal of conservative ideas. His articles are frequently published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Ryan T. Anderson
Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., is the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow in American Principles and Public Policy at The Heritage Foundation, where he researches and writes about marriage, bioethics, religious liberty and political philosophy. Anderson is the author of several books and his research has been cited by two U.S. Supreme Court justices in two separate cases.
Rusty Reno
R. R. Reno is the editor of First Things magazine. He was formerly a professor of theology and ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of several books including Fighting the Noonday Devil, a theological commentary on the Book of Genesis in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series. His work ranges widely in systematic and moral theology, as well as in controverted questions of biblical interpretation.