James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, which presents easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. James also writes the 3-2-1 Newsletter, which has more than 2 million subscribers. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies, and his work is used by players and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB, and by executives and teams at corporations around the world.

Bari Weiss is founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 she was an opinion writer and editor at the New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at the Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet Magazine. Bari won the LA Press Club’s 2021 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism, and Reason Foundation’s 2018 Bastiat Prize. Her first book, How to Fight Anti-Semitism, won a 2019 National Jewish Book Award. She lives with her wife and daughter in Los Angeles.

Craig Biddle is cofounder and executive director of Objective Standard Institute, cofounder and editor in chief of The Objective Standard, and executive director of Prometheus Foundation. His books include Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It; Rational Egoism: The Morality for Human Flourishing; and the forthcoming Forbidden Facts: Moral Truths Your Parents, Preachers, and Teachers Don’t Want You to Know. His book-in-progress is on thinking in principles.

Eric Daniels holds a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has taught history, political science, and economics at Duke University, Georgetown University, and is currently the Assistant Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism at Clemson University. In addition to his contributions to The Objective Standard, he has published on the history of monopolies, American individualism, and economic freedom.

Max is the author of the New York Times bestseller Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life; The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary; and Genius Kitchen: Over 100 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Make Your Brain Sharp, Body Strong, and Taste Buds Happy. He is also the director of the film Bread Head, a documentary about dementia prevention through diet and lifestyle, and the host of the health and wellness podcast The Genius Life.

Timothy Sandefur holds the Duncan Chair in Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute, where he is the vice president for legal affairs. He is the author of several books including The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law (2010), The Conscience of The Constitution (2014), The Permission Society (2016), Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man (2018), The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski: The Life and Ideas of a Popular Science Icon (2019), and Freedom’s Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in and Age of Darkness (2022).

Kiyah Willis is a fellow at Objective Standard Institute focusing on cultural trends and their causes and consequences. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kiyah worked as a data analyst before transitioning to philosophy. Her hobbies include hiking, playing with her boxer, Apollo, and writing for her Substack. You can find her advocating reason, individualism, and liberty on Twitter (@growingtotruth).

Andrew Bernstein holds a PhD in philosophy from the Graduate School of the City University of New York and taught philosophy for many years at Marist College. He is the author of Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters (2020), Capitalism Unbound: The Incontestable Moral Case for Individual Rights (2010), Capitalist Solutions (2011), and Why Johnny Still Can’t Read or Write or Understand Math: And What We Can Do About It (2022).

Angelica is a fellow at Objective Standard Institute, an assistant editor and writer for The Objective Standard, and an Ayn Rand Fellow with Foundation for Economic Education’s Hazlitt Project. Her roles at OSI include co-hosting the podcast Innovation Celebration, course administration and development, writing and editing for On Solid Ground, and event organization. She holds bachelor’s degrees in horticulture and Spanish from Clemson University and enjoys reading, playing the piano, ballet, and traveling.

Martin Hooss is a German scholar and teacher focusing on the philosophy of Objectivism. He holds a master’s degree in English literature and Classical Philology from Trier University, in Trier, Germany, and a master’s degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from CEVRO Institute, in Prague, Czech Republic. He is also the educational content creator for Students For Liberty’s New Frontiers of Objectivism program. He is currently working on a PhD thesis on Ayn Rand.

Sahar Tartak is a student at Yale University and an active voice in the effort to combat race essentialism in American culture. Sahar’s activism at her hometown high school made national news as a fresh story on students using their voice to stand up for what they believe in. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and she has appeared in interviews on numerous outlets, including Fox News, the Quillette Podcast, and CPAC.

John Little is the author of over a dozen books on health, fitness, and exercise, including Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body, The Time-Saver’s Workout, and the co-author of Body by Science. He has been hailed by Ironman magazine as “one of the leading fitness researchers in the world.” He is an award-winning filmmaker of ten documentary films, and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, CNN, A&E’s “Biography”, “Unsolved Mysteries,” NPR, BBC, Global News, Variety, and the Hollywood Reporter.

Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch is author of Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music. After earning her Bachelor’s degree and Master of Music from the Juilliard School, she performed as a classical violinist in top international venues (including Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and the Ravinia, Verbier, La Jolla Summerfest, and Aspen music festivals) and toured with such legendary artists as Sir James Galway and jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. She then quit violin—which is kind of a long story—and started writing instead.

Luc Travers is the author of Stories in Paint: 50 Moving Artworks from American Museums and Touching The Art: A Guide to Enjoying Art at a Museum. He leads art museum tours around the world and teaches art appreciation and literature to all ages. Learn more about his work at www.TouchingTheArt.com.

Dan Sanchez is an essayist, editor, and educator. His primary topics are liberty, economics, and educational philosophy. He is the Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the editor-in-chief of FEE.org. He created the Hazlitt Project at FEE, launched the Mises Academy at the Mises Institute, and taught writing for Praxis. He has written hundreds of essays for venues including FEE.org, Mises.org, Antiwar.com, and The Objective Standard.

Kira Withrow is a lifelong student and teacher of dance, history, and mathematics. Since first discovering Swing dance in 2004, she has taught and competed in many styles of dance, including Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues, and Solo Jazz. She is currently writing a book on American dance culture and the power of dance in celebrating life.