Author Bios

Mary Elizabeth King is professor of peace and conflict studies at the UN-affiliated University for Peace and a Rothermere American Institute Fellow at the University of Oxford, in Britain. …

Adriel Luis is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York by way of Oakland. He is founder of the band iLL-Literacy and The Funky Pixel, a graphic design company …

Aaron M. Renn is The Urbanophile, an opinion-leading urban success strategist and writer. He is on a mission to help America's cities thrive in the 21st century global economy …

Dr. Robert Mackey, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired), is a combat veteran of the invasion of Panama, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was Assistant Professor of Military …

Brendan Fischer is the director of Campaign Legal Center's Federal Reform Program. Follow him on Twitter: @brendan_fischer.