Mary Katharine Ham is an editor and blogger with a background in both the mainstream media and conservative politics. she has blogged at HughHewitt.com, where she was named "Rookie Blogger of the Year" by a distinguished committee of one-- namely Hugh. But to be fair, Hewitt did write the book on blogging. In her job as managing editor of Townhall.com, she is in charge of the site's news content and generally gossiping with other bloggers.

John H. Hinderaker is a lawyer with a nationwide litigation practice. For fifteen years Hinderaker has written with his former law partner Scott Johnson on public policy issues including income inequality, income taxes, campaign finance reform, affirmative action, welfare reform, and race in the criminal justice system. Both Hinderaker and Johnson are fellows of the Claremont Institute. Their articles have appeared in National Review, The American Enterprise, American Experiment Quarterly, and newspapers from Florida to California.