Our Team

The Patriot Post's management, senior analysts and writers, are all constitutional constructionists who possess impeccable professional and academic credentials commensurate with our mission to produce and distribute the highest quality digest of news analysis, policy and opinion on the Internet.

Likewise, The Patriot'sNational Advisory Committee is a consortium of conservative men and women — political analysts and policy experts who possess impeccable professional and academic credentials — who have provided us with inspiration and encouragement since our inception. The Committee is composed — first and foremost — of constitutional constructionists, charged with advocating the timeless and enduring truths reflected in our American heritage and set forth in our nation's founding documents.

The Statement of Allegiance as subscribed by The Patriot's Team and Advisors: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, so help me God."

We asked our Team and National Committee to provided some brief personal information, including their name, favorite Founder, three favorite books (beyond the Bible, which would top every list), and just for fun, their weapon of choice.


Management Team

Mark M. Alexander (biography)

  • Occupation/Position: Publisher, The Patriot Post
  • Education: BS; MSSc; MEd
  • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
  • Favorite Books: George Washington's Sacred Fire, John Adams (McCullough), Lee and His Lieutenants
  • Weapon of Choice: SIG 226 up close and personal or Barrett M-107 at 2000 meters
  • Location: Tennessee

Nate Jackson

  • Occupation/Position: Managing Editor
  • Education: BA; MA
  • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
  • Favorite Books: Pilgrim's Progress, Atlas Shrugged, Calvin's Institutes
  • Weapon of Choice: Daniel Defense M4 Carbine
  • Location: Tennessee

Bob Ames

  • Occupation/Position:Developer and Creative Director
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Alexander Hamilton
  • Favorite Books: Fearless, Heart of Darkness, Are You My Mother?
  • Weapon of Choice: Klein Tools Lineman’s Pliers
  • Location: Montana

Christy Chesterton

  • Occupation/Position: Director of Advancement
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The Great Divorce, City of God
  • Weapon of Choice: Trans Galactic Gargle Blaster
  • Location: Tennessee

Michael G. Coleman

  • Occupation/Position: Legal Counsel
  • Education: BS; MLA; JD
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Commentaries on the Laws of England, More Guns, Less Crime, The Anti-Federalist Papers
  • Weapon of Choice: M40A3 7.62mm
  • Location: Tennessee

Andrew Culper

  • Occupation/Position: Marketing and Digital Media Manager
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: East of Eden, The Problem of Pain, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
  • Weapon of Choice: Winchester Model 1897 12 gauge
  • Location: Tennessee

Michael Franklin

  • Occupation/Position:Full Stack Engineer
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Benjamin Franklin
  • Favorite Books: The Power of Awareness, Think and Grow Rich, Pillars of the Earth
  • Weapon of Choice: Glock 17
  • Location: North Carolina

Sarah Thorne

  • Occupation/Position: Patriot National Advisory Committee Liaison
  • Education: BA; MSSc
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Jefferson (vol. 1-6), Two Treatises on Government, A Study of History (vol. 1-6)
  • Weapon of Choice: Heckler & Koch MP-5 9mm
  • Location: Washington, DC

Senior Analysts and Writers

Douglas Andrews

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer and Content Editor
  • Education: BS; MLS
  • Favorite Founder: John Stark
  • Favorite Books: Mere Christianity, The Right Stuff, Flags of Our Fathers, 102 Minutes
  • Weapon of Choice: KA-BAR, E-Tool (Tie)
  • Location: Michigan

John J. Bastiat

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, National Security
  • Education: BSEE, MS, JD
  • Favorite Founder: John Jay
  • Favorite Books: The Law, Basic Economics, Reagan In His Own Hand
  • Weapon of Choice: M61A1 20 mm Vulcan Cannon
  • Location: Colorado

Jordan Candler

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst, News Editor
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Joseph Story
  • Favorite Books: The Shack, State of Fear, A Requiem for Love
  • Weapon of Choice: AR-15
  • Location: Tennessee

Ed Carney

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, Technology
  • Education: BS, USMA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: "Atlas Shrugged", “If Not Now, When”, “D-Day”, “Night”
  • Weapon of Choice: Colt Gold Cup Trophy, 45ACP, 5”Barrel
  • Location: NC

J. Adams Clymer

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, Political Strategist
  • Education: BSCE; MSCE; PE
  • Favorite Founder: The Honored Dead of 19 April 1775 at Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, Cambridge and points between
  • Favorite Books: The Bible (original manuscripts) and Lord of the Rings trilogy
  • Weapon of Choice: The Truth ("When you shine the light of Truth, watch the political cockroaches scurry for cover!")
  • Location: Indiana

Lee Crockett

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, Military Strategist
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: The Peloponnesian War, Killer Angels, American Sniper
  • Weapon of Choice: When the pen fails, a Few Good Men
  • Location: Virginia

Jack DeVine

  • Occupation/Position: Retired Navy -- Analyst/Writer
  • Education: Engineer, USNA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Payne
  • Favorite Books: The Cruel Sea, The Path Between the Seas, When Pride Still Mattered
  • Weapon of Choice: MacBook Pro
  • Location: Virginia

Thomas Gallatin

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer and Features Editor
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Henry “Light-Horse” Harry Lee
  • Favorite Books: Cry the Beloved Country, Calvin’s Institutes, The Mysterious Island
  • Weapon of Choice: Ruger 30-06
  • Location: Tennessee

Emmy Griffin

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, Education and Culture
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Alexander Hamilton
  • Favorite Books: Screwtape Letters, Pride and Prejudice, Complete Works of William Shakespeare
  • Weapon of Choice: The element of surprise.
  • Location: Tennessee

Roger Helle

  • Occupation/Position: Retired Marine -- Analyst/Writer, Grassroots Commentary
  • Education: USMC School of Hard Knocks!
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Sodom Had No Bible, No Easy Day, We Were Soldiers Once, and Young
  • Weapon of Choice: M-14
  • Location: Georgia

Ron Helle

  • Occupation/Position: Retired Marine -- Analyst/Writer, Grassroots Commentary
  • Education: BA History
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Pursuit of God, The Making of a Man of God, The Essential Elements of Leadership
  • Weapon of Choice: M-14
  • Location: Texas

Lewis Morris

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, Historian
  • Education: BFA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Democracy in America, Sometimes a Great Notion, The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party
  • Weapon of Choice: Anything that deters aggression and reduces stupidity
  • Location: New York

Charles S. Paige

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, National Security Analyst
  • Education: BA; MS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Gates of Fire, The Quotable (C.S.) Lewis, Fellowship of Valor: The Battle History of the U.S. Marine Corps
  • Weapon of Choice: Kimber ICQB M1911
  • Location: Virginia

Nick Peirce

  • Occupation/Position: Writer, Forensic Psychology
  • Education: MA, MS, MPA, Ph.D.
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Intellectuals and Society, The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties, The Undoing Project
  • Weapon of Choice: Colt M1911A1 .45
  • Location: Texas

Michael Swartz

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, Technology
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Atlas Shrugged, Ronald Reagan: An American Hero, Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
  • Weapon of Choice: Sig Sauer 1911
  • Location: Delaware

Brian Mark Weber

  • Occupation/Position: Analyst/Writer, Professor
  • Education: BA, MA, MA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Meditations, John Adams and the Spirit of Liberty, Frankenstein
  • Weapon of Choice: Compound Bow
  • Location: Maryland

Staff

Joyce Carroll

  • Occupation/Position: Donor Support and Customer Service
  • Education: AD
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Little Women
  • Weapon of Choice: Smith & Wesson .500 Magnum Revolver
  • Location: Tennessee

Michelle Hope

  • Occupation/Position: Subscriber Services
  • Education: BA; MFA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right, Original Intent, Witness
  • Weapon of Choice: M2A1-7 portable flame thrower
  • Location: Tennessee

Lee Henry

  • Occupation/Position: Patriot Shop Manager
  • Education: BA 
  • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
  • Favorite Books: Bible, Children's literature
  • Weapon of Choice: U.S. Armed Forces
  • Location: Tennessee

Kathryn Farragut

  • Occupation/Position: Research Assistant
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Complete Sherlock Holmes, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, WWJD for Kids
  • Weapon of Choice: Springfield 1911A1 .45 ACP
  • Location: Ohio

Faith Long

  • Occupation/Position: Editorial Staff Liaison
  • Education: BA; MA
  • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
  • Favorite Books: An American Primer, Bureaucracy, The Constitution of Liberty
  • Weapon of Choice: Anything really loud!
  • Location: Tennessee

National Advisory Committee

The Patriot Post's National Advisory Committee is a panel of individuals who have provided us with inspiration and encouragement since our inception, and who serve without compensation. We are grateful for their constant vigilance and commitment to the advancement of our mission. The committee is chaired by The Patriot Post's Executive Editor and Publisher, Mark Alexander. The Advisory Committee does not serve in a legal or corporate capacity.

Ben T. Adams

  • Occupation/Position: Development and Finance
  • Education: BA; MBA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Flight of the Old Dog, Hunt for Red October
  • Weapon of Choice: Pneumatic "spud" gun
  • Location: Georgia

Nick Adams

  • Occupation/Position: Corporate Finance
  • Education: BS Physics; MBA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: The Wheel of Time Series; Atlas Shrugged; Liberty and Tyranny (Levin)
  • Weapon of Choice: Sig Sauer P320
  • Location: North Carolina

Michael J. Adams

  • Occupation/Position: Military commander, retired.
  • Education: BS, MS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Sacred Fire, Washington's Circle, 1776
  • Weapon of Choice: The 6 inches between your ears
  • Location: Florida

James Arthur Alexander

  • Occupation/Position: Computer programmer, Venture Capitalist
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Nathanael Greene
  • Favorite Books: Dostoyevsky: Crime and Punishment, George Elliot: Middlemarch, Ernest Nagel: Godel’s Proof
  • Weapon of Choice: Springfield XDF
  • Location: New Jersey

Mark D. Allen

  • Occupation/Position: Physician
  • Education: BS; MD
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Doctor in Buckskin, The Prayer Life, The Kingdom of God
  • Weapon of Choice: M-16 A-2
  • Location: Georgia

John Appleman

  • Occupation/Position: Semi-retired from family business
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: On The Beach, Grapes of Wrath, Lord of the Flies
  • Weapon of Choice: Browning 9mm
  • Location: California

Steve Atwater

  • Occupation/Position: Legislator; Attorney; CPA
  • Education: BS; JD; CPA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Lord of the Rings, Mere Christianity, Knowing God
  • Weapon of Choice: Ruger .22 Bull Barrel
  • Location: Washington, DC

Douglas Aragon

  • Occupation/Position: Ministry Innovator and Incubator
  • Education: BA; MS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Roots of American Order, Lectures on Calvinism, Modern Times
  • Weapon of Choice: SIG SG 550-1 5.56mm
  • Location: Tennessee

Mike B.

  • Occupation/Position: Attorney
  • Education: JD
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: Mere Christianity, Wild at Heart, any Tom Clancy book.
  • Weapon of Choice: Ruger .223
  • Location: Illinois

Bud Baker

  • Occupation/Position: Small Business Owner
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: The Bible, Free to Choose by Milton Friedman, Little Britches by Ralph Moody
  • weapon of choice: Kimber model 1911 Master Carry Custom
  • Location: Colorado

Lew Barnes

  • Occupation/Position: Business Owner
  • Education: 67-73 U.S.M.C. - Life long lessons
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: God is my Co-Pilot, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Hill Fights
  • Weapon of Choice: M60
  • Location: Oregon

Joe Beattie

  • Occupation/Position: Business owner
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Longmire, The Circle Maker, Lord of the Rings
  • Weapon of Choice: Kimber 38 Super
  • Location: California

B.B. Bell

  • Occupation/Position: General, USA Retired
  • Education: BS; MS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Sacred Fire, John Adams, Ronald Reagan: An American Life
  • Weapon of Choice: The Big Red One
  • Location: Tennessee

Bonnie G. Bird

  • Occupation/Position: Lawyer
  • Education: B.A. in Political Science, J.D., L.L.M.
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Sarum, The Source, & Little Women
  • Weapon of Choice: E550 convertible for über-fast, if not totally anonymous getaways
  • Location: Florida

Lowry Blackmon

  • Occupation/Position: Department of Defense
  • Education: BS; JPME; MA
  • Favorite Founder: Benjamin Franklin
  • Favorite Books: Ronald Reagan — How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader, When I Was A Boy, This Was A Free Country, Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House
  • Weapon of Choice: 1911 .45
  • Location: Maryland

James Michael Bogan

  • Occupation/Position: Master Carpenter, Home Builder, Entrepreneur
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Paine
  • Favorite Books: Conquests and Cultures, Undaunted Courage, Common Sense
  • Weapon of Choice: Rock-Ola M1 Carbine 30 Cal.
  • Location: Washington State

Bradford Boyd

  • Occupation/Position: Marketing
  • Education: BS; MS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: All Over But the Shoutin', Baptist Hymnal, Joshua Chamberlain's Biography
  • Weapon of Choice: Predator
  • Location: Delaware

Mary Elizabeth Braddock

  • Occupation/Position: Educator
  • Education: BS; MEd
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Free to Choose, Sense and Sensibility, The Power of a Praying Parent
  • Weapon of Choice: Sword of the Spirit
  • Location: Georgia

Stephen S. Briggs

  • Occupation/Position: 09, USA(Ret), National Security Consultant
  • Education: BA; MS; PhD
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The Right Stuff. Ronald Reagan: An American Life, The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao-Tzu to Milton Friedman
  • Weapon of Choice: General Dynamics M1A2 Abrams
  • Location: Virginia

Abigail Brooks

  • Occupation/Position: Home school Mom
  • Education: BS; MS
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Oh, the Places You'll Go, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit or There and Back Again
  • Weapon of Choice: SDI satellite based HILI systems
  • Location: Kentucky

Elizabeth Burgin

  • Occupation/Position: Political & Public Policy Consultant
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Abigail Adams
  • Favorite Books: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy; Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation
  • Weapon of Choice: Pugil Stick
  • Location: Florida

CDK

  • Occupation/Position: CFO
  • Education: BBA, Former CPA, CPCU
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: Grant by Chernow, D Day by Ambrose, Gettysburg by Trudeau
  • Weapon of Choice: Beretta 9mm
  • Location: Missouri

J. Christopher Clem

  • Occupation/Position: Attorney
  • Education: BS, CPA, JD
  • Favorite Founder: Roger Sherman
  • Favorite Books: Amazing Grace, John Adams, Bonhoeffer
  • Weapon of Choice: Winchester 101
  • Location: Tennessee

Alan Cohen

  • Occupation/Position: Client Relationship Manager
  • Education: BA; MBA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Tom Sawyer, The Fifth Estate, any encyclopedia
  • Weapon of Choice: Walther PPK
  • Location: New York

Cassandra Cornell

  • Occupation/Position: Consultant
  • Education: BS; MS
  • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
  • Favorite Books: Witness, Chronicles of Narnia, The Collected Poetry of John Donne
  • Weapon of Choice: S&W 66 .357
  • Location: California

D.D. Crabb

  • Occupation/Position: Former USAF Intelligence
  • Education: AAS
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: The Pursuit of God, Parson of the Islands, Orthomolecular Medicine for Everyone
  • Weapon of Choice: A-10 'Warthog'
  • Location: Ohio

Paul H. Crites

  • Occupation/Position: Semi-retired; Information Systems Technical Computer Consultant
  • Education: BS; MS; MBA
  • Favorite Founder: Alexander Hamilton (and his wife, Elizabeth)
  • Favorite Books: IBM's PC Technical Reference, The Federalist, The Foundation Trilogy
  • Weapon of Choice: FNS-40/FN 5.7 (tie)
  • Location: Illinois

Sam Crockett

  • Occupation/Position: Political Director
  • Education: BA, Political Science
  • Favorite Founder: George Mason
  • Favorite Books: The Ranch Diary of Watt R. Matthews, The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan’s First Victory, Horseman, Pass By
  • Weapon of Choice: Benelli Super Black Eagle 12 Gauge
  • Location: Tennessee

Roman David

  • Occupation/Position: Vice President
  • Education: Bachelor of Science
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Halley's Bible Handbook, The Road to Serfdom, When Breath Becomes Air
  • Weapon of Choice: Springfield XD
  • Location: Texas

Andrew M. Davidson

  • Occupation/Position: Physician
  • Education: BS; MD; FACP
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The Civil War (Foote), The Sound and the Fury, Lord of the Rings
  • Weapon of Choice: Stoner SR-25 7.62
  • Location: Tennessee

David James Demko

  • Occupation/Position: Retirement Research Scholar
  • Education: BA psychology, MA sociology, PhD Gerontology
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Notes From A Derelict Culture (D. Solway), Ten Questions Christians Are Asking (D. Jeremiah), Character Counts (O. Guinness)
  • Weapon of Choice: "The Pen is more powerful than the sword."
  • Location: Ohio

Demophilus

  • Occupation/Position: Banker
  • Education: BA's: Economics, History MBA: Finance
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: The Creation of the American Republic, The History of the United States of America, Battle Cry of Freedom
  • Weapon of Choice: 8 Iron
  • Location: Virginia

James Denehy

  • Occupation/Position: National Security Analyst
  • Education: BS; MS; PhD
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Speaking My Mind, The Real George Washington, The Bulletproof George Washington
  • Weapon of Choice: Super Soaker
  • Location: Virginia

Paul Dibble

  • Occupation/Position: Physician
  • Education: BS; MD
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: The Count of Monte Cristo, Robinson Crusoe, Little House on the Prairie (book series)
  • Weapon of Choice: .38 revolver
  • Location: Texas

James R. Edwards

  • Occupation/Position: Author
  • Education: BA; MA; M.Div.; D.Min
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The History of the American People, The Light and the Glory, The Body
  • Location: Pennsylvania

Thomas R. Eisenhower

  • Occupation/Position: Entrepreneur
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Ben Franklin
  • Favorite Books: Hunt for Red October, The modern Shotgun, Always Faithful (George Wilson)
  • Weapon of Choice: Benelli M2 Tactical
  • Location: Kansas

Larry D. Estes

  • Occupation/Position: Retired Automotive Quality Engineer
  • Education: Served in U.S. Army as a Pershing Mechanical/Electrical Repairman (46N20)
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The Constitution, Common Sense by Thomas Paine, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
  • Weapon of Choice: Beretta 92G-Centurion modified by Wilson Combat
  • Location: Tennessee

Barbera Evans

  • Occupation/Position: Educator
  • Education: BA; BS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Pope Joan, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  • Weapon of Choice: The one that fits in my purse, but currently Smith & Wesson .38 Special
  • Location: Tennessee

Richard S. Fehland

  • Occupation/Position: National Security Analyst
  • Education: BS; MS; PhD
  • Favorite Books: Feynman Lectures On Physics, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
  • Weapon of Choice: RQ-1 Predator
  • Location: Virginia

Michael S. Franklin

  • Occupation/Position: Property Management
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: The Chronicles of Narnia, God Came Near, Wager with the Wind
  • Weapon of Choice: Colt Python
  • Location: Georgia

Dale A. Frederick

  • Occupation/Position: Retired Attorney
  • Education: BS, Mathematics; JD
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The Case for Christ, Mere Christianity
  • Weapon of Choice: Logic, Reason and Truth — and a .45 handgun
  • Location: Pennsylvania

LTC Bill Gauntt (USAF Ret)

  • Occupation/Position: Veterans Health Care Provider
  • Education: BS; MS
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: Patton, Hunt for Red October, Through the Valley
  • Weapon of Choice: RF-4C Phantom II
  • Location: TX

David Gibbs

  • Occupation/Position: Attorney and Entrepreneur
  • Education: BA; JD
  • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
  • Favorite Books: The Last Lion, Waking the Dead, American Sniper
  • Weapon of Choice: Anderson Wheeler .500 NE
  • Location: Tennessee

John S. Gray

  • Occupation/Position: Self-employed CPA
  • Education: BS; MS
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Ronald Reagan, Morning in America, Team of Rivals
  • Weapon of Choice: Glock 19
  • Location: Virginia

Nate Hale

  • Occupation/Position: CEO - Internal Auditor
  • Education: BS; MS; PhD
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation; D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944; The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
  • Weapon of Choice: Springfield Armory XD 45 pistol
  • Location: CA

John Hales

  • Occupation/Position: Investment Advisor
  • Education: BA History
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: 1776 David McCullough, Final Rounds, James Dodson, any Jack Reacher
  • Weapon of Choice: Navy F4 J Phantom with Aim 9 Sidewinder
  • Location: People’s Republic of California

Joseph J. Hamilton

  • Occupation/Position: 06, USA
  • Education: BS; MA; MS; PhD
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: The Killer Angels, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Weapon of Choice: Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Location: South Carolina

Jeremiah R. Hill

  • Occupation/Position: Entrepreneur, Rancher
  • Education: BS; IA
  • Favorite Founder: Benjamin Franklin
  • Favorite Books: Sacred Fire, Hunt for Red October, The Journals of Lewis and Clark
  • Weapon of Choice: M-14
  • Location: Colorado

Steven K. Hudson

  • Occupation/Position: Business owner/Dentistry
  • Education: BS, DDS
  • Favorite Founder: Toss up: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin
  • Favorite Books: Book of Mormon, The Art of Virtue, Yeager
  • Weapon of Choice: Springfield Model 1911 .45 ACP, F-35
  • Location: California/Utah

J. B. Hutchison

  • Occupation/Position: Environmental Management and Environmental Laboratory Services (Retired)
  • Education: BS; MS
  • Favorite Founder: Benjamin Franklin
  • Favorite Books: The Lord of the Rings, Tom Clancy series, Vince Flynn series (+ others)
  • Weapon of Choice: Smith & Wesson Model 41 (22LR)
  • Location: Alabama

Bryan D. Inman

  • Occupation/Position: 08, USN(Ret), National Security Consultant
  • Education: BS; MS; PhD
  • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
  • Favorite Books: The Second World War, Civil War: A Narrative, The Gulag Archipelago
  • Weapon of Choice: CVN-76
  • Location: Virginia

Ed Irby

  • Occupation/Position: Marine Fisheries Field Biologist (Retired)
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Ben Franklin
  • Favorite Books: American Sniper, Knowns and Unknowns, The Constitution (Heritage Foundation)
  • Weapon of Choice: Anything that shoots, but prefer a 45 ACP and AR-15.
  • Location: Florida

Barbara James

  • Occupation/Position: Educator and Administrator
  • Education: BS, BA
  • Favorite Founder: Abigail Adams
  • Favorite Books: A Man Called Ove, Surprised By Oxford, The Screwtape Letters
  • Weapon of Choice: Smith & Wesson Model 360 Magnum
  • Location: Tennessee

D. Jack Jefford

  • Occupation/Position: 09, USA(Ret), Biker
  • Education: BS; MA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Pillars of the Earth, Killer Angels, Gates of Fire
  • Weapon of Choice: 44 Magnum Super Blackhawk
  • Location: Tennessee

Brian Johnsen

  • Occupation/Position: Field Service Mechanic, West Texas Oilfields
  • Education: PhD -- School of Hard Knocks
  • Favorite Founder: John Adams
  • Favorite Books: Anything by Ann Coulter
  • Weapon of Choice: H-K G3
  • Location: Texas

Jeff R. Johnson

  • Occupation/Position: Insurance/Producer
  • Education: BBA, Former CPA, CPCU
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Father Arseney, Shogun, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Thoughts and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
  • Weapon of Choice: 12 gauge shotgun (better yet is Truth spoken in Love)
  • Location: Oklahoma

Michael Johnson

  • Occupation/Position: Client Relationship Advisor
  • Education: BBA; MBA
  • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
  • Favorite Books: The Fifth Estate (Old Edition); Atlas Shrugged; Barbarians at the Gate
  • Weapon of Choice: Crossbow
  • Location: Massachusetts

J. P. Jones

  • Occupation/Position: Officer, USN, Ret.
  • Education: BS USNA; MA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Lord Foul's Bane, This Present Darkness, Piercing the Darkness
  • Weapon of Choice: Model 1911 .45 ACP
  • Location: North Carolina

Janice Jones

  • Occupation/Position: Retired lobbyist/advocate for real estate & greenhouse industries
  • Education: 2 years at Iowa University
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Atlas Shrugged, WWII history, and novels
  • Weapon of Choice: Shotgun
  • Location: California

Margaret Joseph

  • Occupation/Position: Insurance Executive
  • Education: BS; (Advanced Studies — School of Hard Knocks!)
  • Favorite Founder: Alexander Hamilton
  • Favorite Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sun Also Rises, Out of Africa
  • Weapon of Choice: Killer Instinct
  • Location: Tennessee

Frederick Arthur Kern

  • Occupation/Position: Construction Sr. Project Mgr., Retired
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Heaven is For Real, White Rat, anything by Vince Flynn.
  • Weapon of Choice: .45ca 1911 Kimber
  • Location: Missouri

Denise Lafayette

  • Occupation/Position: Rancher/Artist/Homemaker
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Magna Carta -- The Birth of Liberty, Atlas Shrugged, Biography of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
  • Weapon of Choice: MQ-9 Reaper
  • Location: Texas

Kenneth Langley

  • Occupation/Position: Pastor
  • Education: DMin
  • Favorite Founder: Washington
  • Favorite Books: Master and Commander, Lord of the Rings, Desiring God
  • Weapon of Choice: Sword
  • Location: Illinois

Jon Lazzaretti

  • Occupation/Position: : Retired. Formerly VP Marketing for Columbia Helicopters Inc.
  • Education: BS US Naval Academy 1965
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides; Burton, Byron Farwell; For The Sake of All Living Things, John Del Vecchio
  • Just for Fun, Your Weapon of Choice: Colt Peacemaker
  • Home state: New Mexico

Robert R. Lear

  • Occupation/Position: Publisher
  • Education: BS; MBA; CPA
  • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
  • Favorite Books: How Now Shall We Live, Mind Siege, Culture Matters - How Values Shape Human Progress
  • Weapon of Choice: Colt AR-15 A1 5.56mm
  • Location: Connecticut

Michael Lee

  • Occupation/Position: Database Manager
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: With The Old Bread: at Peleliu and Okinawa; Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America; A Town Like Alice; Education of a Wandering Man
  • Weapon of Choice: My favorite hunting rifle is the BLR 22-250
  • Location: Texas

David D. Leigh

  • Occupation/Position: Performance Engineering Consultant
  • Education: "School of Hard Knocks" with focus on "Life-long Learning."
  • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
  • Favorite Books: How to Win Friends and Influence people, 1000 Things you never learned in Business School, The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis
  • Weapon of Choice: Ruger 10/22
  • Location: Tennessee

Jack Lewis

  • Occupation/Position: Media Entrepreneur
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Abolition of Man, City of God, Heresies
  • Weapon of Choice: Axe, definitely the axe.
  • Location: California

Ron Burton Light

  • Occupation/Position: Marine Officer (Ret.)
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The Pursuit of God, Why Revival Tarries, The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq
  • Weapon of Choice: M-14
  • Location: Ohio

Robert J. Locke

  • Occupation/Position: Officer, USN (Ret.)
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: The Outlaw of Torn, It's a Magical World, The Deep Range
  • Weapon of Choice: Glock Model 27
  • Location: Florida

Dick Lombardo

  • Occupation/Position: Construction - Retired
  • Education: Masters Business Administration
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Tommy’s Honor, The Match, Seabiscuit.
  • Weapon of Choice: Beretta 9mm
  • Location: Maryland

Michael "Dozer" Shower

  • Occupation/Position: Fighter Pilot
  • Education: BS; MA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: 1776, Atlas Shrugged, The Right Stuff
  • Weapon of Choice: F-22 but if grounded, a Glock 20
  • Location: Alaska

Thomas O. Marden

  • Occupation/Position: Judge
  • Education: AB; JD
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, Moby Dick, The Sound and Fury
  • Weapon of Choice: Walther PPK
  • Location: Tennessee

Francis P. Marion

  • Occupation/Position: Banking
  • Education: BA; MA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The Narnia Series, J.P. Morgan — American Financier, Navigate the Noise
  • Weapon of Choice: Colt .357 Python
  • Location: North Carolina

Geo Marshall

  • Occupation/Position: Retired from retail sales and social work
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: In Praise of Zero by James H. Burroughs*; The Religion of Man by Rabindranath Tagore; The Lord of The Rings by J.R.R.Tolkein.
  • Weapon of Choice: Pen
  • Location: South Carolina

Kent Marshall

  • Occupation/Position: Electrical Engineer (Retired)
  • Education: BSEE
  • Favorite Founder: John Jay
  • Favorite Books: The Light and the Glory, Shiloh 1862.
  • Weapon of Choice: .40 Caliber Jericho
  • Location: Texas

Ben Martin

  • Occupation/Position: Federal Land Manager — Retired
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
  • Favorite Books: Whatever Happened to the Human Race-Schaeffer, One Second After-Forstchen, The Mountains of California-Muir
  • Weapon of Choice: Quill
  • Location: Georgia

Jimmy E McElhaney

  • Occupation/Position: Helicopter Instructor Pilot
  • Education: Masters Degree
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand; Unintended Consequences by John Ross; Molon Labe by Boston T Party
  • Just for Fun, Your Weapon of Choice: M14 battle rifle
  • Home state: Tennessee

Kevin McEvoy

  • Occupation/Position: Offshore & Underwater Services Industry — Retired
  • Education: MBA
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: "On A Life Well Spent" — Cicero w/ a preface by Benjamin Franklin, "On The Unseriousness Of Human Affairs" — James V. Schall, "Three Philosophies Of Life" — Peter Kreeft
  • Weapon of Choice: 28 gauge shot gun — I like to go bird hunting!
  • Location: Texas

Mike McGinn

  • Occupation/Position: USMC (Ret) / Analyst
  • Education: BA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Young Patriots (Cerami), How the Irish Saved Civilization (Cahill), Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Tolkien)
  • Weapon of Choice: An F/A-18 mounted GE M61A1 20mm Vulcan cannon
  • Location: Maryland

Frederick Mencken

  • Occupation/Position: Architect
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Bertrand Russell's"Wisdom of the West", F. A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom", Ronald Dworkin's "Freedom's Laws"
  • Weapon of Choice: British Aerospace "Sea Harrier"
  • Location: Virginia

Lee Miller

  • Occupation/Position: Officer, USA
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
  • Favorite Books: Heritage Guide to the Constitution, House to House, Gates of Fire
  • Weapon of Choice: M240B
  • Location: North Carolina

George Morgan

  • Occupation/Position: Retired Tele/Comm
  • Education: None
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: In no particular order:"Slouching Toward Gomorrah", "Mere Christianity", "The Circle Maker"
  • Weapon of Choice: Knowledge
  • Location: Alabama

Calvin Murray

  • Occupation/Position: Attorney, Venture Capitalist
  • Education: BBA; JD
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Les Miserables, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Three Musketeers
  • Weapon of Choice: SIG 229 .357
  • Location: Massachusetts

John C. Nagengast

  • Occupation/Position: Retired DoD Senior Executive
  • Education: BSEE
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: The Dune Series, by Frank Herbert
  • Weapon of Choice: Marlin 1895 in 45-70
  • Location: Maryland

James Oberholtzer

  • Occupation/Position: CEO/Chief Technical Architect
  • Education: MS
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: Orbiting the Giant Hairball, It Doesn’t Take a Hero, Scalia Speaks
  • Weapon of Choice: A computer on the dark net
  • Location: Wisconsin

Hamilton O’Rourke

  • Occupation/Position: Information Technology Specialist
  • Education: BBA
  • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
  • Favorite Books: Protect and Defend, The Last Refuge, World Without End
  • Weapon of Choice: H&K .40
  • Location: Tennessee

Rich Owens

  • Occupation/Position: Actuary
  • Education: BS; FSA; CFA; MS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Theology and Sanity, Atlas Shrugged, Asimov’s Foundation series
  • Weapon of Choice: Sig P320, CVN-76
  • Location: Florida/ New Jersey

D. Lee Paine

  • Occupation/Position: Forensic Scientist
  • Education: BS; MS; PhD
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Grant (Jean Edward Smith), The Cave and The Light (Arthur Herman), The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
  • Weapon of Choice: Ruger LCP (.380)
  • Location: Tennessee

Noble Paine

  • Occupation/Position: Rancher/Venture Capitalist
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Road to Serfdom, Atlas Shrugged, Unbroken
  • Weapon of Choice: Remington 870
  • Location: Colorado

Thomas M. Patrick

  • Occupation/Position: Venture Capitalist
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: The Chronicles of Narnia, Wager With The Wind, God Came Near
  • Weapon of Choice: HS Precision Custom .308Match
  • Location: New York

Nathaniel T. Pelham

  • Occupation/Position: 06 USMC(Ret), Banker
  • Education: BBA; MBA
  • Favorite Founder: Benjamin Franklin
  • Favorite Books: Lee's Lieutenants Book 1 & 2, The Firm, A Message to Garcia
  • Weapon of Choice: M109 SP 155
  • Location: Tennessee

James Michael Phillips

  • Occupation/Position: RN
  • Education: BSN; BE
  • Favorite Founder: Benjamin Franklin
  • Favorite Books: The Holy War, Stranger in a Strange Land, Things That Matter
  • Weapon of Choice: Whammo slingshot fitted with 3/8 in latex surgical tubing shooting 1/4 in ball bearings
  • Location: Virginia

Cosmos Piper

  • Occupation/Position: Retail Accounts Manager-Prestone Products Corporation
  • Education: BS
  • Favorite Founder: George Washington
  • Favorite Books: Psalms, Faith Alone (RC Sproul), Without Remorse (Clancey)
  • Weapon of Choice: Colt Cobra (snubnose 38)
  • Location: Kentucky

Joe Ragman

  • Occupation/Position: Investment Adviser
  • Education: BS; MBA
  • Favorite Founder: Sam Adams
  • Favorite Books: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Going Downtown: The War Against Hanoi and Washington, With the Old Breed
  • Weapon of Choice: Barrett M82A1
  • Location: Texas

James Rawlins

  • Occupation/Position: Professor Polymer Science and Engineering
  • Education: PhD
  • Favorite Founder: James Madison
  • Favorite Books: The Attributes, Blacklisted by History, Black Rednecks and White Liberals
  • Weapon of Choice: FN five-seven
  • Location: Mississippi
  • Thomas P. Rand

    • Occupation/Position: Business Management
    • Education: BA; MBA
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Atlas Shrugged, Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Vince Flynn series
    • Weapon of Choice: Sig Sauer MK25
    • Location: Michigan

    Thomas Neil Reagan

    • Occupation/Position: Edumacator and Trainer
    • Education: AAS; BS; MA
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: EntreLeadership, The Legend of the Monk & The Merchant
    • Weapon of Choice: My spirit, backed up by a 9 mm
    • Location: Ohio

    David Reeves, III

    • Occupation/Position: Attorney and legislator
    • Education: BS; JD
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: The Abolition of Man, Blackstone's Commentaries, The Art of Political War and Other Radical Pursuits
    • Weapon of Choice: Winchester Model 1200
    • Location: Maryland

    Richard Regan

    • Occupation/Position: Christian Foundation Executive
    • Education: BA; MA; DD; MBA; PhD
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: The Journals of Jim Elliot; Les Miserables; What's So Amazing About Grace?
    • Weapon of Choice: Glock 19
    • Location: Illinois

    KT Renfro

    • Occupation/Position: Small business owner
    • Education: BS
    • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
    • Favorite Books: Legacy of Ashes, Lee’s Civil War, John Adams
    • Weapon of Choice: AR-15
    • Location: Kentucky

    Brian F. Rhinehardt

    • Occupation/Position: 07, USMC(Ret), National Security Consultant
    • Education: BS; MSSc, PhD
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Democracy in America, George Washington: A Collection, The Ethics of Liberty
    • Weapon of Choice: FA-18E
    • Location: Virginia

    Bob Risacher

    • Occupation/Position: VP, R & D (Medical Diagnostics Industry)
    • Education: Ph.D.
    • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
    • Favorite Books: That Hideous Strength, The Mind of Jesus, Up the Organization
    • Weapon of Choice: Sig Sauer P-238
    • Location: South Carolina

    Greg Robbins

    • Occupation/Position: Business Entrepreneur
    • Education: BS
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Too many to choose!
    • Weapon of Choice: 1857 Napoleon smooth bore 12 pounder Civil War Cannon (yes, I have one).
    • Location: Tennessee

    Peter L. Rogers

    • Occupation/Position: Attorney
    • Education: BS; JD
    • Favorite Founder: Thomas Paine
    • Favorite Books: Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography, TR The Last Romantic, Gods and Generals
    • Weapon of Choice: Winchester Model 1200
    • Location: Massachusetts

    Donna Rook

    • Occupation/Position: Management Consultant
    • Education: BS; MS
    • Favorite Founder: Abigail Adams
    • Favorite Books: Solzhenitsyn “Red Wheel” series, Conquest “Harvest of Sorrow,” Mere Christianity
    • Weapon of Choice: Pen
    • Location: Colorado

    Benjamin F. Ryle

    • Occupation/Position: International Business
    • Education: BSE Chemical Engineering, MS Applied Physics
    • Favorite Founder: John Adams
    • Favorite Books: Witness, Holiness, & The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States
    • Weapon of Choice: Beretta M9
    • Location: Maryland

    Derek Shires

    • Occupation/Position: Engineer/Business Owner
    • Education: BS Civil Engineering
    • Favorite Founder: James Madison
    • Favorite Books: The Shack, The Shepherd of the Hills, The Noticer
    • Weapon of Choice: S&W M&P Shield .40
    • Location: Texas

    Chester M. Smartt

    • Occupation/Position: 06, USMC
    • Education: BS; MBA
    • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
    • Favorite Books: Churchill Biography, Robert E. Lee, John Adams
    • Weapon of Choice: 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
    • Location: Tennessee

    Jack W. Stipple

    • Occupation/Position: Environmental Attorney and Entrepreneur
    • Education: BS; JD
    • Favorite Founder: Patrick Henry
    • Favorite Books: America's God and Country, The Merlin Trilogy, Moby Dick
    • Weapon of Choice: Remington Wingmaster 870
    • Location: Washington, DC

    Richard Stockton

    • Occupation/Position: Attorney
    • Education: Juris Doctor
    • Favorite Founder: Richard Stockton/Thomas Jefferson
    • Favorite Books: Ordinary Heroes (Turow); Atlas Shrugged (Rand); Killer Angels (Schiarra)
    • Weapon of Choice: 9 MM PD handgun, brand is irrelevant
    • Location: Florida

    Mark Taleb

    • Occupation/Position: Military Officer
    • Education: BA; MBA; MS; MeD
    • Favorite Founder: John Adams
    • Favorite Books: Atlas Shrugged, The Abolition of Man, Antifragile
    • Weapon of Choice: M4 Assault Rifle
    • Location: Washington

    M. B. Taylor

    • Occupation/Position: Attorney & Business Ethics & Compliance Consultant (Retired)
    • Education: Juris Doctor
    • Favorite Founder: Charles Carroll
    • Favorite Books: Black Rednecks and White Liberals, On Two Wings: Humble Faith and Common Sense at the American Founding, Mere Christianity
    • Weapon of Choice: Sig Sauer 232
    • Location: Pennsylvania

    Ruth Thatcher

    • Occupation/Position: Consultant/Project Manager
    • Education: BS
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Traveler's Gift, Vision of the Anointed, The Divine Comedy
    • Weapon of Choice: Ruger SR202
    • Location: Georgia

    Theodore P. Thomason

    • Occupation/Position: Attorney/Gentleman Farmer
    • Education: BA; JD
    • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
    • Favorite Books: A History of the American People - Paul Johnson; Theodore Rex - Edmund Morris; The Left Behind Series - Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye
    • Weapon of Choice: S&W M&P 40 (compact).
    • Location: Tennessee

    Willy Thompson

    • Occupation/Position: Mortgage Banker
    • Education: BA
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Witness, When Character was King, Slouching Toward Gomorrah
    • Weapon of Choice: Winchester 101
    • Location: Tennessee

    Paul R. Turner

    • Occupation/Position: Attorney
    • Education: BS; MBA; JD; PhD
    • Favorite Founder: Thomas Jefferson
    • Favorite Books: Principles of Natural and Politic Law, Discourses on Government, Blackstone's Commentaries
    • Weapon of Choice: Colt .38 Special Agent
    • Location: Maryland

    Rick Ungersma

    • Occupation/Position: Retailer
    • Education: Two years of college followed by on the job
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Pillars of the Earth, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Flags of Our Fathers
    • Weapon of Choice: Sig Sauer 1911’s in .45 caliber
    • Location: Montana

    Tim W.

    • Occupation/Position: Information Security Architecture
    • Education: School of Hard Knocks
    • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
    • Favorite Books: The Essential Thomas Paine Collection, Art of War (Know thy enemy), The Son.
    • Weapon of Choice: FN Five Seven
    • Location: Texas

    John W. Wallace

    • Occupation/Position: 08, USAF(Ret), National Security Consultant
    • Education: BA; MS
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Portable Conservative Reader, The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates, The Art of Political War and Other Radical Pursuits
    • Weapon of Choice: F-15e at MaxV
    • Location: Texas

    Jonah Walton

    • Occupation/Position: Contributing Editor
    • Education: AVA
    • Favorite Founder: Samuel Adams
    • Favorite Books: An American Life: The Autobiography of Ronald Reagan, The Federalist Papers, A Synthesis of the Russian Textbook on Psychopolitics
    • Weapon of Choice: Barrett Model 82(A1) .50
    • Location: California

    Bruce E. Ware

    • Occupation/Position: Project Manager/Air Traffic Management Modernization Analyst/Specialist
    • Education: MS
    • Favorite Founder: George Mason
    • Favorite Books: Rights and Duties, The Bell Curve, Inventing Freedom
    • Weapon of Choice: My rapier-like wit, but if that doesn't deter anyone, I fall back on my FN-FAL 7.62mm
    • Location: Virginia

    C. Bradford Washington

    • Occupation/Position: Attorney
    • Education: BS; MAS; JD; LLM
    • Favorite Founder: Sam Adams
    • Favorite Books: Chronicles of Narnia, The book of Romans, It's a Sin to Bore a Kid
    • Weapon of Choice: Papermate, med. pt. blue
    • Location: Maryland

    Franklin Weber

    • Occupation/Position: Author — Constitutional History
    • Education: BS
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, The Light and the Glory, Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation
    • Weapon of Choice: Marlin .22
    • Location: Ohio

    George Wilson

    • Occupation/Position: Chief Technical Officer
    • Education: BA
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, Call of The Wild, Mere Christianity
    • Weapon of Choice: SIG P365
    • Location: Georgia

    Scott Winthrop

    • Occupation/Position: Principal Analyst at a Telecom Giant
    • Education: Bachelor's in Psychology
    • Favorite Founder: Ben Franklin
    • Favorite Books: God's Battle Plan for the Mind, The Mind Body Prescription, Span of Control
    • Weapon of Choice: 9mm Ruger Pistol
    • Location: Washington

    Victor C. Wolfe

    • Occupation/Position: Federal Investigator
    • Education: BS
    • Favorite Founder: John Adams
    • Favorite Books: The sermons of Charles Spurgeon, Whatever Happened to the Human Race, Ben-Hur
    • Weapon of Choice: HK Bennelli M1 Super 90 12 GA
    • Location: Washington, DC

    Ronald D. Yoho

    • Occupation/Position: Lt Col, USAF(ret), GS-15(ret), Patriot (full-time)
    • Education: BS; MSEE
    • Favorite Founder: George Washington
    • Favorite Books: Unbroken (Hillenbrand); John Adams (McCullough); By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission (Murray)
    • Weapon of Choice: Glock 19
    • Location: Virginia

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