About Jeff Brown Read to Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career It’s a common habit shared by many successful people throughout history. It’s responsible for unlocking limitless creativity and influence. It’s known to reduce stress, improve decision-making skills, and make you a better leader. What is it? Reading. And…

About Andrew Bacevich Andrew J. Bacevich Jr. is a historian specializing in international relations, security studies, American foreign policy, and American diplomatic and military history. He is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed…

Tim’s books include the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, which is the definitive account of America’s worst episode of racial violence. He’s also published a novel of the Greatest Generation, Every Common Sight; and another work of non-fiction, Of the First Class: A History of the Kimbell Art Museum, a behind-the-scenes account…

About Nicholas Wapshott Having worked on The Scotsman, The Times, The Observer, and The Sunday Telegraph, he was the national and foreign editor of the New York Sun, was part of the launch team for The Daily Beast, was editorial director of Oprah Winfrey’s website oprah.com and is now the International Editor of Newsweek. Alongside…

Stephen Kurczy is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, and Vice, among other outlets. He graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was a 2016–2017 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business Journalism. Kurczy has lived without…

About Hussein Al-Baiaty Hussein Al-Baiaty is a business owner and graduate of Portland State University’s School of Architecture. In 2016, he launched Refutees, creating graphic tees that expand awareness while donating much-needed items to local and international refugees. Hussein volunteers his time at many events and causes throughout the year, including serving on the Oregon…